The Pioneer America Society Historic Preservation Award annually recognizes the preservation, interpretation, instruction, celebration, or exhibition of American material culture.

Eligibility Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: • Restoring, rehabilitating, or otherwise preserving an important building, site, or artifact(s) representing North American material culture;

• Providing longtime stewardship of a property or artifact;

• Funding projects which preserve North American material culture;

• Instructing others in the field of North American material culture / preservation;

• Providing leadership and service in support of material culture / preservation at the local, state, or national level;

• Supporting activities (not including publications) which have substantially increased public understanding and awareness of material culture / preservation, such as educational programs, special events, exhibitions or media productions.

Who is Eligible?

Individuals, organizations, businesses, institutions, and public agencies are eligible for the Award

Nominations

Nominations are accepted annually from the region or area where the Pioneer America Society Annually Meeting is being held. Watch for future announcements about the next annual awards and how to obtain a nomination form.

Selection

One award winner and up to three honorable mentions may be chosen by a selection committee appointed by the Executive Director of the Pioneer America Society.

Awards

The Historic Preservation Award winner receives:

  1. an engraved plaque
  2. two free conference registrations
  3. two free banquet tickets
*4. a free one-year institutional PAS: APAL membership


Each Historic Preservation Runner-up receives:

  1.  a certificate of recognition
  2.  one free conference registration
  3.  one free banquet ticket
*4.  a free one-year institutional PAS: APAL membership

*In the rare case where the winner or runner-up is an individual, then the person shall receive a free one-year individual PAS: APAL membership instead of an institutional membership.

Deadline

Nominations must be postmarked by August 1st of any given year. The selection committee will not consider late or incomplete nominations.

Contact

Please send the name of your nominee along with relevant supporting materials, to:

Jeff Durbin
jdurbin384@aol.com

2007 Recipient: The Catoctin Center for Regional Studies, Frederick, Maryland

Honorable Mentions: The Dorchester Historical Society, Dorchester, Massachusetts, for its preservation and restoration of the circa 1650 James Blake House; St. John's Union Church, Thurmont, Maryland, for the preservation and restoration of its 1834 church building;  the Master of Arts in the Historic Preservation Program, Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland, for its outstanding accomplishment and excellence of instruction in material culture and preservation in North America

2006 Recipient: The Flatwoods School Project, Logan County, Ohio

2005: No Award Recipient.

2004 Recipient: Save The Speaker's House, Inc.

This award went to Save the Speaker’s House, Inc. of Collegeville, Pennsylvania for their work in saving the Frederick Muhlenberg House from demolition by a large pharmacy chain. The group plans to restore the house as a museum. Accepting the award were Al and Barbara Douglas.

2004 Honorable Mention:

(1) Franconia Historical Society for preventing the demolition of the Jonas G. Leidy House. Accepting the award were members Vickie Stauffer and Kate Nuss.
(2) Upper Moreland Historical Association for encouraging the adoption of local historic preservation ordinances and for organizing bus tours of local historic sites.

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Previous Years Winners

2003 Award
2002 Award
2001 Award
2000 Award