The Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council


The Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council's Past Heritage Award Winners The Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council wishes to recognize exemplary individuals, organizations, exhibits, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching and /or supporting our historical legacy. 2009 - 5th Annual Heritage Awards Heritage Winner Lisa ChallengerFor tireless work and devotion for Heritage Tourism in all three counties for over 20 years, supporting projects too numerous to name, as well as a founding member of the Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council Heritage Winner Chris Tyler For her work in the City of Crisfield, that include heritage projects of the J Millard Tawes Museum, Tawes Library, and development of highly successful Crisfield Elderhostel Heritage Interpreters of the Year Sallie and David Ridgway - for their extensive work and research as Mr. & Mrs. Teackle as at the Teackle Mansion in Princess Anne Heritage Tourism Event/Program Award The Maryland Coastal Bays, Carrie Samis and Delmarva Low Impact Tourism, Jim Rapp - for the Coastal Steward Program Heritage Interpretation Award Pemberton Hall Foundation - Reconstruction for the circa 1780 sawn log milk house and dairy at Pemberton Hall: Frank Stroik, Bill Wilson, Dr.Ed Otter Heritage Event Award Winner Harbor Day at the Docks, the partnership of Worcester County Tourism, Lisa Challenger, the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce- Melanie Pursel, Lisa Dennis the Ocean City Hotel Motel Restaurant Association, Ruth Waters. OC Chamber President John Gerig. Tee O'Conner Professional Award Linda Duyer - Extensive work researching African American History on the Lower Eastern Shore Legacy Award Winners The Zionaires for their dedicated musical talents for spiritual purposes for the past 56 years. Kevin Phillips Taylor, Gregory Handy, Dennis Brady Sr, O. Wendall Brooks, Jasper Handy Jr 2008 - 4th Annual Heritage Awards 2008 Heritage Interpreter Award Mary Ada Marshall State of Maryland Dessert - Smith Island Cake 2008 Heritage Interpretation Award Delmarva Discovery Center 2008 Heritage Tourism Program/Event Award Mardela Springs Christmas Heritage Tour 2008 Best New Heritage Initiative Award Smith Island Cake 2008 Tee O'Conner Heritage Professional Award Samuel H. Dyke 2008 Tee O'Conner Heritage Professional Award Tom Patton 2008 Legacy Award MeTompkin Bay Oyster Company The Todd Family 2008 Heritage Award Newell & Tanya Quinton -John Quinton Foundation 2007 - 3rd Annual Heritage Awards 2007 Heritage Interpreter Award James and Sudie Gatling- Sturgis One Room School, Museum & Heritage House 2007 Heritage Tourism Program/Event Award Becky Payne - Blessing of the Combines 2007 Best New Heritage Initiative Award Kathy Fisher - Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum 2007 Tee O'Connor Heritage Professional Award Dr.Clara Small - Oral History, African American History 2007 Legacy Award Granville Trimper - Trimper's Amusement Park 2007 Heritage Award Jerry Gerlitzki -Graphic Designer, Photographer, Historian 2006 - 2nd Annual Heritage Awards 2006 Heritage Interpreter Award Patricia Johnson Taylor - Edward H. Nabb Research Center 2006 Heritage Interpretation Award Alice West Jackson - Homage to Strawberry Workers Paintings 2006 Heritage Tourism Program/Event Award Julia A. Purnell Museum "Fiber Fest" 2006 Best New Heritage Initiative Award Worcester County Tourism "Berlin Audio Walking Tour" 2006 Tee O'Connor Heritage Professional Award Sylvia Bradley 2006 Legacy Award Earnest L. Jones, II and Earnest L. Jones, III 2006 Legacy Award Wayne "Hon" Lawson 2006 Heritage Award Azinith Williams 2006 Heritage Award Pemberton Hall Foundation 2005 - Heritage Award Winners Heritage Interpreter of the Year Bob Stevens, Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum Heritage Interpretation "From Bridge to Boardwalk", Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation Heritage Tourism Program/Event Ward Museum - Wildfowl Expo Best New Heritage Initiative Jesse Turner & Barbara Purnel - Revitalization of the Germantown School Tee O'Connor Heritage Professional Award Brice Stump Paul Baker Touart, Somerset County Historical Trust Legacy Award Janice Marshall Heritage Award James Lane (Individual) Westside Historical Society (Organization)