Organizations from the Mid-Atlantic Region were among the recipients of the 2023 Albert B. Cory Award and Awards of Excellence given by the American Association for State and Local History.
The Harrison Township Historical Society was chosen as the recipient for the 2023 Albert B. Corey Award for the Tornado Rapid Response Project. The award recognizes primarily volunteer-operated historical organizations that best display the qualities of vigor, scholarship, and imagination in their work and is the most prestigious award for all-volunteer institutions.
The Harrison Township Historical Society’s exhibition and oral history project documented the impact of a devastating EF-3 tornado in 2021 on the small community, preserving memories of this watershed event and helping the community process the trauma and shock of the disaster. Powerful images, interviews, and accessible exhibition techniques tell the experiences of local citizens and demonstrate the process of rebuilding a community.
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The Award of Excellence is presented to recognize excellence for projects and individual lifetime achievement. The Mid-Atlantic Region’s honorees are:
Pennsylvania
Beaver Area Heritage Foundation for Matthew Stanley Quay: Saint or Sinner? You Decide!
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for Pool: A Social History of Segregation
West Overton Village & Museums for Forging Ahead and Falling Behind: Industrial Growth in a Rural Community
Virginia
Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) for Material Memory: HBCU Library Alliance Tour
Virginia Museum of History & Culture for the Virginia Museum of History & Culture Reopening 2022