From: "Seymour, Janet I - WHS" <Janet.Seymour@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:09:08 -0600 Subject: WHS Award Nomination due April 2, 2012! Message-ID: <488E289A5C909049B0E55F6B651B5B3502468B8BD4AC@MEWMAD0PC01G02.accounts.wistate.us>
Call for Nominations for Annual Society Awards
Each year the Society recognizes outstanding achievements in collecting, documenting and preserving Wisconsin history in many forms. If you know of individuals or organizations that are doing exceptional work in any field of Wisconsin history, consider nominating them for one of 12 awards the Society offers. The deadline for entries is April 1, 2012.
Book Award of Merit
Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/book.asp or contact Michael Edmonds at michael.edmonds@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 264-6583.
Genealogy/Family History Book Award of Merit
Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/genealogy.asp or contact James Hansen at jamesl.hansen@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 264-6535.
Governor's Archives Awards (three awards)
The Society offers three awards in this category: for archival achievement, archival innovation and archival advocacy. Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/archives.asp or contact Simone Munson at simone.munson@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 264-6470 for more information.
Historic Preservation Awards (two awards)
The Society offers two awards in this category: for historic restoration and historic preservation. Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/hpaward.asp or contact Joe DeRose at joe.derose@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 264-6512.
Museum Exhibit Awards (two awards)
The Society offers two awards for historical exhibits with Wisconsin themes: one for museums with an annual operating budget exceeding $50,000 and one for museums with an annual operating budget of less than $50,000. Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/
exhibit.asp or contact Jennifer Kolb at jennifer.kolb@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 261-2461.
Public Program Award
Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/publicprogram.asp or contact Dawn St. George at dawn.stgeorge@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 264-6566.
Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy for Local History
Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/localhistory.asp or contact Amy Norlin at amy.norlin@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 264-6579.
Wisconsin History Website Award
Visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards/website.asp or contact Paul Hedges at paul.hedges@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 264-6451.
For complete criteria for each of the award categories, nomination procedures and nomination forms, visit wisconsinhistory.org/about/awards.
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