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Woodbury County Fair
GENEALOGY OPEN CLASS DEPARTMENT ( 60 ) Superintendents Boyd & Connie Swearingen- ( 712 ) 889-2102
Phyllis McMillan- ( 712 ) 239-4029 All exhibitors must purchase a season ticket . Entries are limited to one entry per each 5-digit exhibit number . Entries will be submitted from 12 noon to 7:00 p . m . on Monday , August 1 , 2016 .
All entries must remain in place until 4:00 p . m . on Sunday of the fair .
All entries must be accompanied by information to show the exhibitors connection to the exhibit such as lineage , dates , places , identify people in pictures , etc . Exhibits must be identified to an ancestor and linked to you ( An Ancestor is one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in the line of decent than a grandparent ). Information should be placed on a card and attached to exhibit . Or use a pedigree chart . For books or booklets , it may be an introductory page . All entries should be ready for display ( all papers , unframed photos , jewelry ) should be in Protective sheets or plastic bags . Photocopies of originals are accepted and encouraged .
Ribbons will be awarded on the basis of genealogical value , NOT on the basis of age of exhibit . The more information supplied on the card , the better chance for a ribbon . You must show how you are blood related to the person / item in the exhibit . See example below or make a simple pedigree chart . Describe the Item Names , Dates and Places . You must show how you are related to the individual in the submitted item . EXAMPLE
F Robert Campbell and Minerva Craig were married in 1847 ( your great , great , great grandparents ) ( Person in the item ) in Jo Daviess County , Illinois . They moved to Dakota City , Humboldt County , in 1872 ; then on to Dakota County , Nebraska , where they died in 1896 and 1895 . They are buried in Emerson , Nebraska . Minerva Craig is the daughter of Rev . James Craig and Delinda Boone ( daughter of Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber , granddaughter of Col . Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan ). Robert A . Campbell and Minerva Craig Mary Elizabeth Campbell and George Washington Leedom ( married 1872 ) ( your great , great grandparents ). Robert J . Leedom and Lillie Diamond ( married 1908 ) ( your great grandparents ) Helen Leola Leedom and Elmer ‘ Dude ’ Bahr ( married 1932 ) ( your grandparents ) Jeannine Rae Bahr and Marvin Mayberry ( married 1949 ) ( your parents ) Peggy Lee Mayberry and David Lee Powell ( married 1967 ) ( exhibitor ) Sweepstakes exhibits can never be shown again . All entries must be worthy of display . Any exhibit deemed unworthy will not be placed for judging .
Premium money will be available in the Antique Department after 1 p . m . on Friday of the fair . Premium money will not be mailed . Premium money not claimed during the fair will be forfeited . Ribbons and exhibits will be released at 4:00 p . m . Sunday of the fair , after 6:00 p . m ., contact the fair office for exhibit release . Not responsible for exhibits left after 5:00 p . m . on Monday following the fair .
The Woodbury County Fair for the Genealogy exhibits will take special care and safety precautions , but the fair and the Genealogy Society will not be responsible for any loss or damage . Superintendents reserve the right to reclassify exhibits if necessary . There are two divisions : A – Adults and J – Juniors ( K-12 th grade .) PREMIUMS : $ 3.00 ( 1 st ) - $ 2.00 ( 2 nd ) - $ 1.00 ( 3 rd ).
Section 601 – PICTURES ( Prior to 1960 ) 60101 Ancestral portrait , single person , 10 ” x 12 ” or larger
60102 Ancestral portrait , single person , under 10 ” x 12 ”