From THE CENTER OF ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS AT BGSU
The Center for Archival Collections at BGSU will host a lecture series featuring the 2024 Local History Publication Awards winners. All lectures are free and open to the public.
The winners and lecture dates are:
- Independent Division, Article Category: Alexandra Bevins, “The Worthington Project: A Documentary History.” Author lecture Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 4:15 p.m., Pallister Conference Room, University Libraries. Learn about the long-forgotten history of an African American cemetery in Defiance County, and recent efforts to commemorate and preserve the cemetery site.
- Independent Division, Book Category: Jack Legg, “Digging Up Devils: The Search for a Satanic Murder Cult in Rural Ohio” (Pimingee Press, 2023. Author lecture Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 3:30 p.m., Pallister Conference Room, University Libraries
- Professional Division, Book Category: Ralph Lindeman, “Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes” Author lecture Thursday, Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. via Zoom. Please register to attend.
- Professional Division, Article Category: Mary Natvig, “Samuel ‘Golden Rule’ Jones: Music and the Social Good in Progressive Era Toledo, Ohio” Author lecture Thursday, Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m., Pallister Conference Room, University Libraries
View the complete list of Local History Publication Awards winners since the awards’ inception in 1993.
The CAC is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Local History Publication Awards. Works published between Jan. 1, 2024 and Dec. 31, 2024 will be accepted for consideration. All submissions must be postmarked by Feb. 28, 2025 in order to be considered.
The Professional Division will include works prepared and submitted by authors who exclusively or primarily make their living as a scholar and/or writer. The Independent Division will include works prepared and submitted by independent or local researchers, amateurs, and other creative writers who do not claim history as a profession. Each Division winner will receive a $300 cash award and plaque.
View Guidelines for Submissions for more information.
