[Michlib-l] NEWS RELEASE: WINNERS OF THE 2018 UPPER PENINSULA HISTORY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Tue Jun 5 08:16:09 EDT 2018

Historical Society of Michigan

5815 Executive Dr.

Lansing, MI 48911

Contact: Nancy Feldbush
(517) 324-1828
 <mailto:hsm at hsmichigan.org> hsm at hsmichigan.org

For Immediate Release

WINNERS OF THE 2018 UPPER PENINSULA HISTORY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

LANSING, Mich.-The Historical Society of Michigan announces the winners of
its 2018 Upper Peninsula History Awards, which will be presented during its
69th annual Upper Peninsula History Conference in St. Ignace, Michigan, June
22-24, 2018. Each year, the Historical Society of Michigan presents two
awards at the Upper Peninsula History Conference: the Charles Follo Award
for individuals and the Superior Award for historical organizations based in
the Upper Peninsula. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that
have made outstanding contributions to the preservation and promotion of
Upper Peninsula history.

The 2018 Charles Follo Award winner is Lindsay Hiltunen of Hancock,
Michigan. Hiltunen transformed the Michigan Technological University
Archives and enhanced the access, research, and outreach programs. As the
university archivist, she introduced the university's archival collections
to K-12 students with school programs and activities, spearheaded projects
focusing on underrepresented aspects of Upper Peninsula history, and worked
with newsrooms to introduce Upper Peninsula topics into stories and news
features throughout the state. The Charles Follo Award, established in 1979,
is named in honor of Charles Follo, a school teacher from Escanaba who
worked to establish historical societies and promote the history of the
Upper Peninsula.

The Historical Society of Michigan established the Superior Award in 2006 to
recognize historical societies, museums and other historical organizations
that have preserved and advanced Upper Peninsula history. This year's
recipient is the Center for Upper Peninsula Studies (CUPS) in Marquette.
Since its founding in 1994, CUPS has provided public and scholarly attention
to the distinctive, rich culture of Michigan's Upper Peninsula through the
collection and transcription of oral histories, hosting the annual
Sonderegger Symposium, the publication of "Upper Country: A Journal of the
Lake Superior Region," and serving as a press for monographs specific to the
Upper Peninsula.

           The Upper Peninsula History Conference pays particular attention
to U.P. history topics and themes. The conference moves to a different
location in the Upper Peninsula each year to explore that area's heritage.
The 2018 Upper Peninsula History Conference's major sponsor is The Meijer
Foundation. The conference is also sponsored by the Michilimackinac
Historical Society, Mackinac State Historic Parks, the Museum of Ojibwa
Culture and St. Ignace LaSalle High School.

The Historical Society of Michigan, publisher of Michigan History and
Chronicle magazines, is the state's oldest cultural organization, founded in
1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A
nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses on publications, conferences,
education, awards and recognition programming, and support for local history
organizations to preserve and promote Michigan's rich history.

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