Second Annual Four Rivers Heritage Awards
Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County held its second annual awards ceremony at Historic London Town & Gardens on November 2, 2005. Four Rivers congratulates this year's heritage award winners in the following categories:
Interpreter of the Year: Historic London Town & Garden's volunteer docent Eleanor Anderson is the Heritage Interpreter of the Year for her exemplary work with the educational and living history programs at that colonial tobacco port site on the South River.
Scholarly Publication: The Interpretation Award for Scholarly Publication goes to Dr. Michael Parker for his new book, Presidents Hill: Building an Annapolis Neighborhood 1664-2005, a rich and detailed history of an Annapolis community.
Local History: The Interpretation Award in Local History goes to Galesville resident Jean Siegert Trott for her book, Galesville, Maryland: The Legend…The Legacy, a unique and colorful accounting of 350 years of people, places and events in a small maritime village.
The Interpretive Product award acknowledges Annapolis Maritime Museum and Historical Interpretation Committee Chair Dr. William Dudley for building, leading, and bringing together a collaborative team of local historians and heritage site representatives to create a new historical interpretive plan for the Annapolis Maritime Museum.
Heritage Program: The Historic Annapolis Foundation and Chamber Music Annapolis share the Heritage Program award for sponsoring the Maryland Early Music Festival in 2004 and 2005, with special recognition of Carolyn Surrick and Geoff Giffin.
Heritage Event: Annapolis Maritime Museum's Maritime Market Days, a celebration of heritage preservation, economic development and diversity takes the Heritage Event award.
Best New Heritage Initiatives: Two Heritage Initiative Awards are presented this year: Annapolis Tours & Watermark Cruises for their new Bay Lighthouses Tour, a voyage featuring three Bay lighthouses and living history interpretation by Cliff Long; and the Galesville Heritage Society for their innovative Living History program as part of 2005's South County Sundays, featuring the stories of local veterans and teachers.
Heritage Professional: Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, Research Historian at the Banneker-Douglass Museum, receives the Heritage Professional Award for exceptional dedication to Maryland’s African American heritage, outstanding contribution to the Annapolis Maritime Museum’s Historical Interpretation Committee, and constant willingness to share her knowledge and expertise with the heritage community.
Legacy Awards: The Legacy Award for preserving a traditional craft or livelihood goes to David and Ginger Hildebrand for 25 years of researching, performing, and teaching colonial music; and to South County waterman John VanAlstine for his community minded efforts to educate children about the importance and heritage of Chesapeake Bay watermen.
Heritage Award: This year's Heritage Award for significant and long lasting contributions to local history and heritage goes to renowned photographer Marion Warren, for a lifetime of work documenting and preserving the visual heritage of the Chesapeake Bay.
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First Annual Heritage Awards Winners
November, 2004
Heritage Interpreter of the Year: Nancy Reams, volunteer with Historic Annapolis Foundation, Historic London Town, the Charles Carroll House, and Hammond Harwood House.
First Person Interpretation: Janice Hayes Williams of Legacy Promotions and Scotti Preston.
Site Interpretation: Hammond Harwood House, for its new brochure.
Scholarly Publication: Dr. Jean Russo and Mark Letzer for their edited book, “The Diary of William Faris: The Daily Life of an Annapolis Silversmith.”
Local History: Lois Nutwell for her book of historic images of Deale, “Ripple in the Wind: Down the Creek and Along the Shore in Deale, Maryland.”
Interpretive Tour: Jack Smith for his narrated boat tours of the historic West River.
Children’s Interpretation: Chesapeake Children’s Museum, Annapolis Department of Transportation and Ginger Doyel for the heritage activity booklet, “My Annapolis Adventure: Passport to Discovery.”
Educational Interpretation: Captain Salem Avery House, Discovery Village, the Shady Side Elementary School, Annapolis Maritime Museum, waterman John Van Alstine, designer Ruth Ann Thompson, and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Program for “Seasons of a Chesapeake Bay Waterman: An Activity Guide for Teachers.”
Heritage Event: Discovery Village for the Blessing of the Fleet Festival featuring the watermen of southern Anne Arundel County.
Heritage Program: Annapolis Maritime Museum for its summer long maritime concert series at the Annapolis City Dock.
Best New Heritage Initiative: Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society, the City of Annapolis, Annapolis Maritime Museum and Anne Arundel County for the Thomas Point Shoal Light Consortium that will preserve and interpret this Chesapeake Bay icon.
Heritage Professional: C. Jane Cox, Anne Arundel County cultural resources planner, for her work with Anne Arundel County’s Lost Towns Project, the Annapolis Maritime Museum, Anne Arundel County Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Thomas Point Shoal Light.
Legacy Award: Russell Steele, for his work using colonial building methods to reconstruct the Lord Mayor’s Tenement at Historic London Town & Gardens.
Heritage Awards: Paula Fishback, founder of Three Centuries Tours, and Peg Wallace, founder of the Annapolis Maritime Museum. |