UGA Chapter Service Award to Zachary Hamilton

Zachary is the owner of Briick Family Research. A specialist
in Southern US research and military records, Zachary has worked for and
contracted with some of the leading genealogy companies in the world, including
Ancestry.com and The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Zachary
holds a BA in History and an AAS in Office Management. Zachary has also been a
contributing researcher to the Emmy-nominated television series, Who Do You
Think You Are?

The Chapter Service Award is given in recognition of
outstanding service to or for a UGA chapter. The award was created in 1999, and
has been given only eight times since. This year we were pleased to honor Zachary Hamilton, who has dedicated
countless hours to ensuring the success of our UGA local chapters, Zachary
Hamilton.

Zachary spearheaded the renewal of the Salt Lake City
Chapter and grew it from a few periodic attendees to a thriving community that
met monthly at the Family History Library. After serving for a year as Salt
Lake City Chapter President, he was elected to the UGA Board of Directors and
became co-chair of the Chapter Support Committee. Zachary designed an annual multi-chapter
event which is now held every November, and has assisted the individual
chapters in marketing, technical support, training, acquiring speakers,
budgeting, and other activities. His service has been invaluable, especially
as we have transitioned to holding chapter meetings online during the Covid-19
Pandemic.

In addition to his research experience, Zachary is a
lecturer at regional conferences across the country, including RootsTech and
has been a guest speaker for genealogy courses at Brigham Young University –
Idaho and at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Zachary currently serves on the Board of Directors for the
Utah Genealogical Association and as Registrar for the Salt Lake Institute of
Genealogy. Zachary is a member of the Utah Genealogical Association and
Association of Professional Genealogists.

We are pleased to honor Zachary for his dedication to our
UGA chapters.

Congratulations!