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AGLMH Awards

The Association for Great Lakes Maritime History is proud to encourage excellence in Great Lakes maritime history research, preservation and interpretation through its annual awards. AGLMH currently bestows the following annual awards:

The Henry N. Barkhausen Award for Original Research in Great Lakes Maritime History - Named for AGLMH founding member Henry Barkhausen, this award is given annually to the best original Great Lakes maritime history paper submitted for consideration. Click here for paper submission and judging guidelines.

The AGLMH Award for Historic Interpretation is awarded annually to an individual who has made a major contribution to the interpretation of Great Lakes maritime history, in furtherance of the goals of the Association. Click Here to submit a nomination.

The AGLMH Award for Historic Preservation is awarded annually to an individual who has made a major contribution to the preservation of Great Lakes maritime history, in furtherance of the goals of the Association. Click Here to submit a nomination.

Past Award Winners

 
Barkhausen Award
Historic Interpretation
Historic Preservation
2007
William Lafferty for a paper on the self unloader Hennepin Nancy Schneider, Great Lakes Historical Society Capt. Walter Rybka, Brig Niagara and Erie Maritime Museum
2006
Tom Lutz for a paper on Chicago Maritime man James Sears Dunham Frederick Stonehouse, Marquette Maritime Museum Dr. Charles E. Feltner, Detour Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society
2005
Art Chavez for a paper on the history and technology of Lake Michigan railroad car ferry sea gates C. Patrick Labadie, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Henry Barkhausen, maritime historian and institutional patron
2004
Kathleen Warnes for a paper on the life and work of Increase Lapham, a 19th century scientist and advocate for marine safety on the Great Lakes Ted Friedlander, Wisconsin Marine Historical Society Holly Holcombe, William G. Mather Museum
2003
Kimberly E. Monk for a paper entitled " From Prince to Pauper: Portrait of the Welland Canal Ship Sligo" John Burke, Great Lakes Historical Society Dick Moehl, Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
2002
Joseph D. Calnan for a paper on Moise Hillaret, the 17th century shipwright for the famed French explorer LaSalle    
2001
Art Amos and Dan Lindsay for paper entitled "The Discovery of the Schooner St. James"    

 

 

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