Awards Banquet Masonic Center Ballroom Marquette, Michigan June 7, 2019
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(Above) Mark Langenfeld (left) presents the 2019 Cherry Hunter Award to artist Sue Hand for her works featuring the historic anthracite breakers of northeastern Pennsylvania.Bob Wolensky (right) accepts the award on behalf of Sue Hand.
(Right) A collage of mining-themed paintings by Sue Hand.
Bob Wolensky (right) is back to receive the 2018 Rodman Paul Award for his two books on The Knox Mine Disaster.Johnny Johnsson is the presenter.
MHA President, Stephanie Saager-Bourret, introduces the Chairs of the various awards committees who will present the 2019 awards.
Eric Clements, Editor of the Mining History Journal, announces the 2019 John Townley Award winner, Gage McKinney for his 2018 article “Order L-208: The Closing of America’s Gold Mines during World War II.”
Stephanie Saager-Bourret (left) presents the 2019 Beselme-Orrell Mining Heritage Award to Eric Flesch of The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum of Platteville, WI, for the project “African American Lead Miners in Wisconsin.”
Johnny Johnsson (right) presents the 2019 Rodman Paul Award to Ed Raines (left) for his “Outstanding Contributions to Mining History.”
Ron Brown (right) presents the 2019 Clark C. Spence Book Award to Brian Leech (left) for his book on Butte, Montana, “The City that Ate Itself.”
Brian Leech returned to announce the 2019 winners of MHA Research Grants: Jenifer Dunn, Montana State University; Dr. Heather Green, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario; and Dr. Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Lafayette College.
It was also announced that the 2017-2018 winner of the Mary Lee Spence Award was R. Bruce Craig, Editor., for the book “Portrait of a Prospector: Edward Schiefflin’s Own Story.”
Evening Speaker, Jack Deo, presented “A 3-D Trip to the Mines in 1870,” featuring selections from his amazing collection of stereograph images. And yes, red and blue glasses were distributed to all. It was a truly amazing and innovative presentation.
