HALH Awards for Personal Achievement

HALH PRESIDENT'S AWARD
FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN LOCAL HISTORY
IN HERTFORDSHIRE

Recipients of the HALH Award 2020

Gill Cordingley, active member and former chairman of Hertford & Ware Local History Society, local historian, local history volunteer and author. 'She has done much to foster the study of local history in the Hertford locality'

John Warwick, president and founding member of Codicote Local History, Society, author of local history articles, recorder of Codicote's oral histories and driving force behind the society's exhibitions. 'The powerhouse and inspriation for all the society's activities for 40 years'.

Mike Bass, local history photographer, founding committee member of Tring & District Local History & Museum Society and former newsletter editor, technical expert and publisher of pictorial histories of Tring. 'No Tring Christmas event would be the same without his extensive historic surveys of various aspects of Tring life'.

NOMINATIONS FOR AN AWARD FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Specific guidelines are laid down, and any kind of personal achievement will be considered by our Awards Panel. The practice of Local History is diverse, and the purpose of this scheme is to identify and publicise good practice in whatever form it appears within Hertfordshire.

Nominations must be made by submitting the nomination form (below), with the agreement of the person nominated. Each year the winners will be invited to receive their certificates at the Spring Lecture on the second Saturday in May.

The award for personal achievement will be given to those who have made a significant contribution to local history in Hertfordshire.

Criteria:
The candidate must have promoted local history actively, been a disseminator of local history and made a significant voluntary contribution to the work of a local society and advanced the cause of local history, e.g. acted as honorary curator of local museum, created data bases of local material, helped mount exhibitions, been involved in society publications, been an active committee and society member.

The candidate must have been active for at least 5 years although length of service is not a major criterion
The award will not be granted for publications only
The award will not be granted for academic achievement
The award will not be granted for professional achievement
A maximum of two awards will be made each year
The candidate does not have to be a member of HALH

Please note that nominations must be made on a Personal Achievement Award nomination form. Please use the form below, or if you prefer, print off a paper form and return to the address provided. If you would like to discuss a potential nomination please contact us

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Short Citation: in no more than twenty words, please say why you think this nominee should receive an award. *

Extended Citation: please provide a longer piece of no more than two hundred words about the nominee; this will be used during the selection process: both citations may be published to promote good practice in local history *

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Previous recipients of the HALH Award for Personal Achievement

2019

Jon Mein for his outstanding and far ranging work with St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society (SAHAAS) and his huge support and encouragement to other local historians.

2018

Mike Neighbour, local historian and author, with a passionate interest in the Fleetville area of St Albans, who has done much to research and promote its history.

2017

Robin Webb, custodian, team leader and guide at Cromer Windmill, who has made a huge contribution to its restoration and upkeep.

Alan Hickman, custodian, guide and honorary treasurer of Cromer Windmill, who has also made a huge contribution to the restoration and upkeep of the windmill.

2016

John Amess of the Stevenage Society

Tim Amsden, founder of the Tring & District Local History & Museum Society and the Tring Local History Museum

Colin Barker of Codicote Local History Society

Margaret Pomfret of Croxley Green, unofficial curator of local history, author for Croxley Green local history website

2014

Gordon Cox of Watford and the late Scilla Douglas of Hitchin

2013

Jean Riddell of Hertford and the late Les Casey of Harpenden