[Michlib-l] NEWS RELEASE: U.P. History Awards Presented to Lindsay Hiltunen and Center for Upper Peninsula Studies During Record-Setting Conference

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Historical Society of Michigan

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Lansing, MI 48911

Contact: Nancy Feldbush
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For Immediate Release


 


U.P. HISTORY AWARDS PRESENTED TO LINDSAY HILTUNEN AND CENTER FOR UPPER
PENINSULA STUDIES DURING RECORD-SETTING CONFERENCE


 


ST. IGNACE, Mich.- Lindsay Hiltunen and the Center for Upper Peninsula
Studies won top honors at the Historical Society of Michigan's 69th annual
Upper Peninsula History Conference for their outstanding efforts to preserve
and promote the history of the Upper Peninsula. 

Hiltunen, who hails from Hancock, Michigan, received the Charles Follo
Award, which acknowledges the work of an individual. The Superior Award,
which recognizes the achievements of historical societies, museums and other
history-related organizations, was awarded to the Center for Upper Peninsula
Studies. 

The awards were presented during the Society's Upper Peninsula History
Awards Banquet that took place at the Little Bear East Arena & Community
Center in St. Ignace, Michigan, on June 23, 2018, which was also the 190th
anniversary of the founding of the Historical Society of Michigan.

The Upper Peninsula History Conference, which took place Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, June 22-24, 2018, in St. Ignace, Michigan, proved to be a
record-setting event, attracting nearly 300 participants-an approximate 35%
increase over previous years' conference attendance. The Historical Society
of Michigan's Upper Peninsula History Conference pays particular attention
to Upper Peninsula history topics and explores the heritage of the host
area. 

>From the record-breaking attendance numbers; to a packed room for the
opening keynote "Behind Every Great Fur Trade Is a Woman" with Susan
Sleeper-Smith of Michigan State University; to popular sessions such as
"Through Ice and Water: Traversing the Straits Before the Bridge," "Slavery
at the Straits," "Schools of No Choice: Indian Boarding Schools" and "Dire
Straits: The Wrecks Beneath the Waves"; to the culmination of the conference
on Saturday evening with the Upper Peninsula History Awards Banquet-this
year's conference in St. Ignace was a multifaceted success.

For more information about the Historical Society of Michigan and its award
programs and conferences, visit  <http://www.hsmichigan.org/> hsmichigan.org
or call (517) 324-1828.

THE 2018 CHARLES FOLLO AWARD

The Charles Follo Award was established in 1979 and 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. This
award is presented annually by the Historical Society of Michigan to the
individual who has made the most outstanding contribution to the
preservation and promotion of Upper Peninsula history.

This year, the Society awarded the Charles Follo Award to 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 2018 SUPERIOR AWARD

Established by the Historical Society of Michigan in 2006, the Superior
Award recognizes historical societies, museums and other historical
organizations that preserve and advance Upper Peninsula history.

The 2018 Superior Award recipient was 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 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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