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LOCAL HISTORY AWARDS 2009

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PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

Barbara Applin, Basingstoke, Hants: founder member of Basingstoke Archaeological & Historical Society, and Basingstoke Talking History Group; author, editor and playwright.
Alistair Davidson, Colinton, Edinburgh: founder member of Colinton Local History Society, and coordinator of major local research projects.
John Hargreaves, Halifax, West Yorkshire: for contributions to local history, especially as editor of the Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, and as general secretary of the Wesley Historical Society.
Joan Schwitzer, Hornsey, London: founder member of Hornsey Historical Society and instrumental in developing its role as a force in the community.
Diana Winterbotham, Lancashire: for continuing support and encouragement of local historians and groups, since retirement as Lancashire Local Studies Librarian.
James Wisdom, Chiswick, London: for his dedication and inspiration in encouraging interest and promoting local history, particularly through Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society, and Friends of Gunnersbury Park & Museum.

AWARD FOR A SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
Dunning Parish Historical Society for The Dunningite


AWARDS FOR RESEARCH & PUBLICATION
• [overall winner] Greg Finch, ‘Dotland deserted’ (Hexham Historian no.18, August 2008)
Robert Fenwick, ‘Occupations of ordinary folk in pre-industrial Auchtergaven’ (Scottish Local History no.73, Summer 2008)
Christiane Kroebel, ‘A hypothesis on the origins of St Oswald’s church and Lythe parish 650-1100’ (Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society Transactions no.40, 2007)
Karen Ounsley, ‘From mill worker to musical conductor: Mr S.W. Rogers and the Bridlington Quay Parade Band, 1882-1897’ (East Yorkshire Historian vol.9, 2008)
Rebecca Roberts, ‘Fashion, consumption and production in the Shottery home, 1556-1624’ (Warwickshire History vol.13 no.5, Summer 2007)

• [short article award] Keith Bailey, ‘Clapham Junction swallows a street’ (Wandsworth Historian no.86, Autumn 2008)






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