Sixth Annual Four Rivers Heritage Awards

The Sixth Annual 2009 Heritage Award ceremony took place at Historic London Town and Gardens on November 4, 2009. The award categories this year included: Heritage Professional, Legacy Award, New Initiative Award, Heritage Product, the Heritage Certificate of Merit, and the most prestigious award, the Heritage Award. Nominations for the 2010 Heritage Awards will be sought in the Fall of 2010. Please contact the Heritage Area staff with any questions, at 410-222-1805 or by e-mail at heritage_area@aacounty.org.

Four Rivers: The Heritage Area of Annapolis, London Town & South County is pleased to announce this year's annual Heritage Award winners. Four Rivers Heritage Awards recognize individuals, organizations, programs, and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching, and/or supporting our historical legacy. Four Rivers congratulates this year's Heritage Award winners in the following categories:

Heritage Professional: Scotti Preston, Historic Annapolis Foundation, Living History Performer and Educator, for her proven ability to make history come alive through first-person interpretation and education.

Heritage Professional: Dr. John Kille, Lost Towns Project, Londontown Foundation and Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation, for his continuing dedication and commitment to preserving and sharing the heritage of our area.

Legacy Award: Dr. Joan M. E. Gaither, Documentary Story Quilter, for inspiring new audiences to share in our regional heritage through documentary story quilts and collective quilting projects.

Legacy Award: Norman Hazard, Galesville, Waterman and Boatbuilder, for sharing the traditional skills of local watermen with the community of Galesville.

New Initiative Award: Waypoint Signage and Brochure Showcasing “Best Practices” in Environmental Conservation. Honorees: City of Annapolis Environmental Commission.

Heritage Product: Carr’s Beach Historic Music Festival, the first annual commemoration showcasing this historic African-American community’s musical heritage. Honoree: Larry Griffin, Festival Organizer.

Heritage Area Certificate of Merit: The Hanover Street Historic Streetscape Reconstruction Project, for reuse of pre-existing streetscape materials and incorporation of sustainable construction practices in historic streetscape reconstruction. Honorees: Century Design Engineers, Anchor Construction, Goodwin & Associates, and the Honorable Ellen O. Moyer.

Heritage Award: Mavis Daly, Shady Side Rural Heritage Society, for her boundless dedication and commitment to the heritage and community of Shady Side, Maryland.

Heritage Award: Dr. Al Luckenbach, Anne Arundel County Archaeologist and Founder of the Lost Towns Project, for his many accomplishments as Anne Arundel County Archaeologist that have brought national recognition to our area.

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