Joan Whiston Volunteer Award

Established in 2017 to award members for their outstanding service over time. Preference is given to members who are not currently on MGS Council. Joan delighted in helping people get started on their family history journey and educated many through her classes and workshops. Joan passed away in 2016. She loved her Scottish roots, hailing from Edinburgh, and travelled back to fulfill her passion for family history many times and was thrilled to have had one last trip with her son shortly before her passing.

Award Recipients

2022 Robert “Bob” Allebone
2021 Aleta Foreman
2020 Norma Forsman (Beautiful Plains Branch of MGS)
2019 No award given.
2018 Stephanie Wood
2017 Elaine Chadney

Presented to Elaine Chadney by Iain Whiston