Call for Nominations: AASLH Leadership History Awards

 

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is seeking nominations of North Carolinians or North Carolina historical organizations that have excelled in the collection, preservation or interpretation of state and local history. Nominees will be considered for the Leadership in History Awards, offered each year by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH).

The association bestows these awards annually to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation and interpretation of state and local history throughout the United States. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards recognize exemplary work by federal, state or local historical societies, museums, institutions or agencies, or specialized societies in the areas of oral history, genealogy, folklore, archaeology, business history, or others.  Privately owned museums or foundations, individuals, junior historical societies, and related agencies also may apply.

Winning North Carolina organizations in 2011 included the Greensboro Historical Museum, the University Library at UNC-Chapel Hill, the State Archives in Raleigh, the Outer Banks History Center in Manteo, and the N.C. Museum of History.

Nominees do not have to be members of AASLH, and self-nominations are encouraged.  Visit AASLH awards to download a nomination form and to learn more about the award guidelines and the documentation that must accompany the forms.  Please send nomination forms and other required information by March 1 to:  Laura Ketcham, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, 4610 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4610.

The American Association for State and Local History is a nonprofit organization of individuals and institutions working to preserve and promote history.

About the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources

The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources annually serves more than 19 million people through its 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, the nation’s first state-supported Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the N.C. Arts Council, and the State Archives.

Cultural Resources champions North Carolina’s creative industry, which employs nearly 300,000 North Carolinians and contributes more than $41 billion to the state’s economy.

To learn more, visit www.ncculture.com.