Affiliate Chapter Awards

Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Awards

Submission Deadline: February 28

Click here to access our online application.

The Georgia Historical Society recognizes achievement in the field of public history by Affiliate Chapter members of the Georgia Historical Society with the Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Awards. Named after former GHS president Roger K. Warlick, the award honors the efforts of Affiliate Chapters that go above and beyond in the field of public history. Submissions are accepted beginning January 1 and are accepted through the end of February. Recipients of the Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Awards will be notified in April.

The Georgia Historical Society accepts nominations from its Affiliate Chapters in the following areas:

Programs: This category includes any public educational program or programming for specific audiences. Submissions may include one-time or recurring programs. Acceptable formats include, but are not limited to, lectures, in-school presentations, living history performances, and media projects (videos, audio programs, and television programs).
Exhibits: This category includes temporary, permanent, or traveling exhibits. Nominations should include information regarding any supporting programming and/or media projects related to the exhibition.
Special Projects: This category includes projects that do not fall under the programming or exhibits categories. Acceptable nominations include, but are not limited to, submissions for archival excellence (records, artifacts, facilities, development, etc.), media projects that do not fit under the programming or exhibits categories, and publications that do not fit the breadth and scope of the requirements for the Georgia Historical Society publication awards.

Guidelines:

Affiliate Chapters may only submit one application per category.
All nominating parties must be active members of the Georgia Historical Society’s Affiliate Chapter Program. To join the Affiliate Chapter Program, please click here.
All nominations must be for a completed project and must not be more than two years old at the date of submission.

Application Instructions:

Applications must be submitted using the online application form. The application may be accessed by following this link.
A complete application consists of the following elements:
- Statement of nomination (no more than one page)
Please include information as to the overall scope and significance of the project
- Supporting materials (press releases, press clippings, videos, photographs, etc.)

Please Note

The Georgia Historical Society has the right to forgo giving an award in any category.
The Georgia Historical Society reserves the right to move applications into a different category if the Society sees that the nomination is a better fit elsewhere.

See below for a list of past Roger K. Warlick Local History Achievement Award recipients.

Contact the GHS Program Assistant for more information.

Previous Winners

2018

Tattnall County Archives – 2018 – Special Projects

2017

Sumter Historic Trust – 2017 – Programs

Historic Rural Churches of Georgia – 2017 – Special Projects

Woodward Academy/GMA Archives – 2017 – Exhibits

2016

Historic Oakland Foundation, Inc. – 2016 – Programs

The Columbus Museum – 2016 – Exhibits

Massie Heritage Center – 2016 – Media

2015

Thronateeska Heritage Foundation, Inc. – 2015 – Archival Excellence

Bulloch County Historical Society – 2015 – Exhibits

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta Civil War Roundtable, Augusta Museum of History, Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society, Center for the Study of Georgia History at Regents University, Historic Augusta, Inc. & Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, and Morris Museum of Art – 2015 – Programs

2014

Bulloch County Historical Society – 2014 – Programs

Georgia College and State University, and Old Governor’s Mansion – 2014 – Preservation Project

2013

Historic Augusta, Inc. – 2013 – Preservation Project

Cherokee County Historical Society – 2013 – Programs

Thomaston/Upson Archives and the Upson County Historical Society – 2013 – Archival Excellence

2012

The Columbus Museum – 2012 – Exhibits

2011

The Columbus Museum – 2011 – Exhibits

2010

Legacy Museum on Main and the Troup County Historical Society – 2010 – Exhibits

2009

Historic Augusta, Inc. – 2009 – Programs

Thomaston/Upson Archives and the Upson County Historical Society – 2009 – Media Project

Historic Augusta, Inc. – 2009 – Preservation Project

2008

Cherokee County Historical Society – 2008 – Archival Excellence

Columbus Museum and the Shaw High School Young Historians Club – 2008 – Exhibit

Georgia Public Broadcasting – 2008 – Media Project

Cook County Historical Society – 2008 – Preservation Project

Historic Columbus Foundation – 2008 – Programs

2007

Fayette County Historical Society – 2007 – Archival Excellence

Friends of Bulloch Hall – 2007 – Exhibits

Haralson County Historical Society – 2007 – Media Project

Historic Effingham Society – 2007 – Preservation Project

Upson Historical Society and the Thomaston-Upson Archives – 2007 – Programs

2006

Thomasville Genealogical, History, and Fine Arts Library, Inc. – 2006 – Archival Excellence

Old Governor’s Mansion – 2006 – Exhibits

Lost Worlds, Inc. – 2006 – Media Project

Old Governor’s Mansion – 2006 – Preservation Project

DeKalb History Center – 2006 – Programs

2005

Georgia Women of Achievement – 2005 – Media Project

Historic Augusta’s – 2005 – Preservation Project

Carroll County Historical Society – 2005 – Programs

2004

Tybee Island Historical Society – 2004 – Preservation Project

Historic Oakland Foundation – 2004 – Preservation Project

Augusta Canal Authority – 2004 – Programs

Affiliate Chapter of the Year

Each year GHS recognizes a member-institution within the Affiliate Chapter Program for exemplary leadership in the field of Georgia state and local history.