This quarter, I’m awarding a grant to Mac Titmus and his co-volunteers of Long Island Genealogy.

Long Island Genealogy was established in 1993 as an online regional resource for the Long Island, New York area. Their surname database (Long Island Surnames) contains 3,024,279 people, 1,140,651 families and 159,235 sources. 99% of their information comes from the combined research of 3-4 individuals done over the past 20 years. A small group of dedicated researchers who believe family heritage makes us who we are, they respond to several hundred requests for information monthly. The site is totally maintained and paid for through donation; they never charge for information.

Long Island research can actually be quite challenging, so I’m really happy to support a resource I’ve found to be so helpful. Mac would like to file for not-for-profit status, which has a number of costs associated with it. If you’d like to join me in supporting the service they provide to researchers, you can donate at their site (you’ll find a donation button near the top of the home page).

To apply for a Seton Shields grant, fill out and submit the form here. You can see examples of past grant awards here.