AASLH 2025 Historical Award winners – Aaslh
During the eighty year, the American State and Local History (AASLH) presented the history awards to determine and promote the protection and interpretation of the State and Local History (AASLH) to make all the people more meaningful in the past.
Today, AASLH announces the rewards of the winners for this year. 2025 Albert B. Corey Award winner and winner winners were previously announced.
Perfection Awards
The Excellence Award is to recognize excellence for projects (civil engagement, special projects, educational programs, exhibits, publications, exhibits, publications, etc.) and individual life achievements. This is the main prize of the Leadership in the History Awards program.
Arizona
Tubac Presidio and Museum, Inc.’s friends for The world in your schedule
Californium
Connie Young Yu For decades to protect and share Chinese American history in California
Japanese League of American Citizens for Historical Japanese American Cemetery Reddicization and Revitalizing
SFO Museum / SFO International Airport for Rosie Riveter: Women’s Power in Wartime
Connecticut
Gunn Memorial Library and Museum for Home Letters: Helen Wersebe, Second World War Army Nurse
Housatonic Art Museum and Sports interprets for Prepare an icon: Walter iooss and sports photography
Mystic Seafort Museum for Mainsheet: Multifaceted Marine Research Magazine
Wilton Library Association For the brubeck collection and digital archives
In the town of Columbia
Committee of arrested artists and writers for Prison RELAGINED: Presidential Portrait Project
Tudor Place History Home and Garden for Father’s places: People of African origin in Tudor
Illustration
Lincoln President Foundation for Strengthen our democracy: Lincoln’s high school address
Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition for Travel to Freedom: Illinois’ Underground Railway
McLean County History Museum for A fatal deception: ASBest tragedy in McLean County
Bayanne
Elkhart County History Museum for Tips through the lens
Kansas
Kauffman Museum in Bethel College for One day with birds: Community Science and Audubon Christmas Site
Kentucky
Louisville Story Program for I’m glad about it: Inheritance of the Bible music in Louisville, 1958-1981 * History Progress winner
Maryland
Maryland History Trust / Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum for Walville Witnesses
Massachusetts
Historic New England for Importance of being furniture: Four Bachelors at home
Padres Latinos de Somerville Public Schools and Somerville Museum for Museo InMegrante: Somerville’s Padres Latinos Sustainability Stories
United Lynn Pride for A reflection of Lynn’s LGBTQ + history with a rainbow lens * Albert B. Corey Award winner
Michigan
Detroit Historical Society for Hustle: To celebrate Detroit’s UNIVERSIVE entrepreneurs * History Progress winner
Michigan Historical Society for In the neighborhood: daily life in Hastings Street
Minnesota
Historical Society of Minnesota for Many voices, many stories, exhibition in a place in the historic Fort Snelling
Defend Glendale and Social Housing Coalition for We are still here: Glendale Townhomes 70th anniversary: 1952-2022
Mississippi
Katie Blount Mississippi archive and history department for decades for decades and inclusive leadership
Missuri
Lochmielller Group for Foot: A society remembered
Museum of National Toys and Miniatures for Childhood portraits: Black puppets from Deborah Neff collection
Nevada
Protect Springs for Nuwu Pahsats
New Jersey
New Jersey Historical Commission DBA Revolution for Tavern talks
Sotigsburg Sourland African American Museum for Head wearing the crown: black women’s headdresses from slavery to freedom
Sotigsburg Sourland African American Museum for 1899 Camp Meeting Reconstruction
New Mexico
Wingfield Heritage House Museum for Ruidoso back
New York
Geoffrey mill During decades to protect and share the Ulster County history
Seward House Museum for Rooted in reform
North Carolina
North Carolina State Capitol for Know from NAMING: Opening slavery in the capitol state of North Carolina
Ohio
Musseillon Museum for Northeast Northeast Ohio: Fashion & Fortune 1870-1900
Pennsylvania
Scott R. Becker For decades in the historical community of the railway
Historical Society of Pennsylvania for Sounds of Resurrection: Philadelphia Black Practice Podcast
Welcome and educational center of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum for Welcome and educational center of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum
Rhode Island
Newport Historical Society for One name, a voice, a life: black speech of the exhibition of 17-19th centuries
Tennessee
Belmont Mansion Association for Many of the recommendation of many: the story of bondage, free black and immigrant workers in Belmont Mansion
Tex
Bullock Texas State History Museum for Heroes of the Guadalupe Hidalgo Agreement
Neill-Cochran House Museum for Settlement with the past: The unspoken story of the competition in Austin
Virgia
Museum of Manassas for Manassas Museum (re) imaged
William & Mary Bray School Laboratory for Williamsburg Bray School: A date by notes, reflections and redesigns
The Valentine’s Museum for Valentine’s Studio Project
Washington
Whitman College and Sheehan Gallery for Description Family: Métis life in Walla Walla Valla
West Virginia
Society Coalition for Social Justice, Inc. (CCSJ) for Celebrating the 60th anniversary of civil rights experience of 1964 and West Virginians: How we close all
Wisconsin
Neville Public Museum for Tell our stories: LGBTQ + northeast Wisconsin sounds
Publishing Rewards
Great Press: Oblivion Worlds: Davies Manor a drill of released stories By Andrew Ross (Vanderbilt University Press)
Small Press / Independence: Oro Valley: The first fifty years By James A. Williams (independent published)
