The Henry H. Douglas Distinguished Service Award of the Pioneer America Society was developed for the purpose of honoring individuals who have made very significant contributions in furthering the goals of the Pioneer America Society through teaching, publication, promotion of historic preservation and service to the Society. The first Distinguished Service Award was given to Henry H. Douglas, founder of the Pioneer America Society, in 1987.

The purpose of the Henry Douglas Distinguished Service Award is to honor individuals who have made very significant contributions in furthering the goals of the Pioneer America Society. Among the criteria for receiving the award are research and publications, lobbying on behalf of historic preservation, administrative work involving material culture, and administrative, editorial, or other work in service to the Pioneer America Society.

Marty C. Perkins is Curator of Research and Interpretation at Old World Wisconsin. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in American History from Carroll College and a Master of Arts degree in Urban Affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Upon graduation, Marty began working as a Restoration Specialist at Old World Wisconsin. Over the years, he worked as a Research Analyst and Chief of the Research Section until he became Curator of Research and Interpretation.

Marty has consulted on a number of projects including the Master Plan of Development for Old Falls Village for the Menomonee Falls Historical Society in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; the Master Plan of Development for Kline Creek Farm for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Illinois; the Historical, Functional and Structural Analysis of Log Structures with Recommendations for Interpretation for the Minnesota Agricultural Interpretative Center in Waseca, Minnesota and the Master Planning Sessions for California Citrus State Historic Park for the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

He has also assisted in preparing National Register of Historic Places nomination forms for the Sewell Andrews House, the Unitarian and Universalist Church and the Mukwonago High School in Mukwonago, Wisconsin.

Marty has written several book reviews for Wisconsin Magazine of History and Material Culture, written articles for Wisconsin Architect, Old House Journal and Pioneer American Society Transactions and authored several chapters in edited publications including

• "The History of Agriculture in Waukesha County, 1834-1983" in the book From Farmland to Freeway: A History of Waukesha County Wisconsin edited by Langill and Loerke published in 1984.

• "The Three-Bay Threshing Barn" co-authored with Charlie Calkins in the book Barns of the Midwest edited by Noble and Wilhelm published in 1995.

• "The Buildings of Old World Wisconsin in the book Buildings of Wisconsin published by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in 2005.

Over the years, Marty has presented a number of professional papers at the Annual Meetings of the Wisconsin Federation of Museums, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Midwest Open-Air Museums Coordinating Council, the Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums, American Association of State and Local History, Pioneer America Society and various other state and local historical societies and associations. His topics have included museum exhibits, barns, cobblestone buildings and restoration of historic structures.

From 1990 through 2005, Marty was the editor of the PAST—Pioneer America Society Transactions.

Barbara B. Mooney, Chair   barbara_mooney@uiowa.edu
David Kimmerly   kimmerly@comcast.net
Keith Sculle   keith_sculle@impa.state.il.us

Award Presentation

The Douglas Award is presented at the annual meeting of the Pioneer America Society, held in October or November of each calendar year.

Deadline for Nominations

The deadline for submitting nominations, accompanied by supporting materials, is July 1st of each year. Please submit nominations to the chairperson of the Awards Review Committee.

Contact

If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please send the name of your nominee, along with relevant supporting materials by July 1, 2006, to

Barbara B. Mooney, Chair
School of Art & Art History
E100 Art Building
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 335-1785
barbara-mooney@uiowa.edu