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Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area Recognizes 2023 Heritage Award Honorees

On Thursday, November 2, Chesapeake Crossroads celebrated its 20th Annual Heritage Awards at Historic Baldwin Hall in Millersville. The honorees are listed below. Our warmest congratulations to all the honorees! HERITAGE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD – Christine Simmons, Anne Arundel Genealogical Society HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD – Archaeology of Jug Bay: Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section, Lost Towns Project HERITAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD – Michelle Doerr, United States Naval Academy Business Services HERITAGE INTERPRETER OF THE YEAR AWARD – Diane Rey, Historic Annapolis GERTRUDE MAKELL...

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Join Chesapeake Crossroads for the Twentieth Annual Heritage Awards on Thursday, November 2

Celebrate history, heritage and excellence as the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area celebrates its Nineteenth Annual Heritage Awards! These awards recognize individuals, organizations, programs and achievements that contribute to our community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. Please join us as we gather again to reconnect and celebrate this year’s outstanding honorees! HERITAGE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Christine Simmons, Anne Arundel Genealogical Society HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD - Archaeology of Jug Bay: Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section, Lost Towns Project HERITAGE PROFESSIONAL...

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Join Chesapeake Crossroads for the Nineteenth Annual Heritage Awards on Thursday, November 10

Celebrate history, heritage and excellence as the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area celebrates its Nineteenth Annual Heritage Awards! These awards recognize individuals, organizations, programs and achievements that contribute to our community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. NEW THIS YEAR: This year we will be recycling and composting – making our event zero-waste! Many thanks to Annapolis Green for their guidance and support and to Annapolis Compost for handling the compost details! Please join us as we gather again to reconnect and celebrate this year’s outstanding honorees! HERITAGE TOURISM...

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Save the Date! Chesapeake Crossroads Nineteenth Annual Heritage Awards is Coming on Thursday, November 10

Celebrate history, heritage and excellence as the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area celebrates its Nineteenth Annual Heritage Awards! These awards recognize individuals, organizations, programs and achievements that contribute to our community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. The event will be held on Thursday, November 10th at 5 p.m., in the Blue Heron Room at Quiet Waters Park. Tickets are $10 per person at Eventbrite or at the door. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us as we gather again to reconnect and celebrate this year’s outstanding...

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Call for Nominations for 19th Annual Heritage Awards

Do you know a great heritage practitioner? An outstanding heritage-related project? Perhaps a valuable staff member or dedicated volunteer you would like to publicly acknowledge? The Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area seeks nominations for its Nineteenth Annual Heritage Awards. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. In 2022, nominations are invited in eleven categories, including Heritage Tourism Product Award, Heritage Volunteer Award, Heritage Partnership Award, Heritage Sponsor of the Year, Heritage Professional of the Year,...

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Nov 09 2021

Four Rivers Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards Ceremony Recognizes Excellence and Marks 20th Anniversary

Tim Leahy, Chair On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Four Rivers Heritage Area held its Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards Ceremony at Historic London Town and Gardens, under the tent. This event also celebrated the organization's Twentieth Anniversary of its certification as one of Maryland's first Heritage Areas, in October of 2001. The Chairman of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Secretary of Planning Robert McCord, was on hand to share remarks about the Heritage Areas program and to congratulate the organization on reaching this milestone. Tim Leahy, the Chair of Four Rivers'...

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Nov 02 2021

Four Rivers Announces 2021 Heritage Awards Honorees

Four Rivers Heritage Area will hold its Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards on Thursday, November 4, 2021, 5 p.m., at Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, under the tent. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. The honorees have had a lasting impact on authentic stories and experiences at our museums and historic attractions, the sustainability of local organizations, and the preservation of the history and heritage of the local community. At the...

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Join Four Rivers in Celebrating Annual Heritage Awards and 20th Anniversary

Celebrate history, heritage and excellence as the Four Rivers Heritage Area celebrates its Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards and Twentieth Anniversary! These awards recognize individuals, organizations, programs and achievements that contribute significantly to our community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. Thursday, November 4th 5 p.m., at Historic London Town and Gardens, under the tent. The address is 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD. Tickets are $10 per person at Eventbrite or at the door. Light refreshments will be served. Please join us as we gather again...

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Oct 07 2021

Due Friday! Nominations for 18th Annual Heritage Awards

The nominations deadline for our Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards is THIS FRIDAY, October 8, 2021. Do you know a great heritage practitioner? Perhaps a valuable staff member or dedicated volunteer you would like to publicly acknowledge? Four Rivers Heritage Area seeks nominations for its Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. In 2021, nominations are invited in ten categories, including Heritage Tourism Product Award, Heritage Volunteer Award, Heritage Partnership Award,...

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Call for Nominations for 18th Annual Heritage Awards

Do you know a great heritage practitioner? Perhaps a valuable staff member or dedicated volunteer you would like to publicly acknowledge? Four Rivers Heritage Area seeks nominations for its Eighteenth Annual Heritage Awards. These awards recognize individuals, organizations, partnerships, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and/or supporting our historical legacy. In 2021, nominations are invited in ten categories, including Heritage Tourism Product Award, Heritage Volunteer Award, Heritage Partnership Award, Heritage Professional of the Year, Heritage Interpreter of the Year, Legacy Award, and Public/Private Initiative...

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