Local History Publication Awards

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. Please see the Guidelines for Submissions for more information.

2024 Award Winners

The Center for Archival Collections congratulates our 2024 Local History Publication Award winners! Be sure to attend the upcoming LHPA lecture series Oct. 29 through Nov. 7 featuring talks from each of our award-winning authors. All lectures are free and open to the public!

Ralph Lindeman

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION | BOOK CATEGORY

Confederates from Canada: John Yates Beall and the Rebel Raids on the Great Lakes (McFarland & Company, Inc., 2023)

Dr. Mary Natvig

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION | ARTICLE CATEGORY

"Samuel 'Golden Rule' Jones: Music and the Social Good in Progressive Era Toledo, Ohio" (American Music, Spring 2023)

Jack Legg

INDEPENDENT DIVISION | BOOK CATEGORY

Digging Up Devils: The Search for a Satanic Murder Cult in Rural Ohio (Pimingee Press, 2023)

Alexandra Bevins

INDEPENDENT DIVISION | ARTICLE CATEGORY 

"The Worthington Project: A Documentary History" (Defiance College, 2023)

View the complete list of Local History Publication Awards winners since the awards' inception in 1993.

Updated: 10/21/2024 04:49PM