Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area Recognizes 2023 Heritage Award Honorees

On Thursday, November 2, Chesapeake Crossroads celebrated its 20th Annual Heritage Awards at Historic Baldwin Hall in Millersville. The honorees are listed below. Our warmest congratulations to all the honorees!

HERITAGE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD – Christine Simmons, Anne Arundel Genealogical Society

HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD – Archaeology of Jug Bay: Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section, Lost Towns Project

HERITAGE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD – Michelle Doerr, United States Naval Academy Business Services

HERITAGE INTERPRETER OF THE YEAR AWARD – Diane Rey, Historic Annapolis

GERTRUDE MAKELL DEIA IN PROGRAMMING AWARD – Corey Lewis, Maryland State Archives

PUBLIC/PRIVATE INITIATIVE AWARD – Anne Arundel County Historic Marker Program: Arundel County, Office of Planning & Zoning – Cultural Resources Section; Anne Arundel County, Department of Recreation and Parks; Anne Arundel County, Department of Public Works – Traffic Engineering Division; Heritage Sites and Historians, including: Friends of the Rising Sun Inn, Columbia Improvement Association, Galesville Heritage Society, Odenton Heritage Society, Goshen Farm Preservation Society, Northern Arundel Cultural Preservation Society, Freetown Improvement Association, Lloyd Keaser Community Center, Anne Arundel Genealogical Society, and Friends of Kinder Farm

PATRICIA BARLAND LEADERSHIP AWARD – C. Jane Cox