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Rosie wins prestigious Governor's Historic Preservation
Award
Following a nomination prepared and submitted by Rosie
the Riveter Trust in April of 2007, a collaboration
of three public agencies and two non-profits has been
jointly awarded a prestigious historic preservation award
for work developing programs and infrastructure of the Rosie
the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in
Richmond.
A letter
received September 10, 2007, from California State Historic
Preservation Officer Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA,
included the following:
On behalf of governor
Schwarzenegger, I am pleased to notify you that the National
Park Service, City of Richmond, Contra Costa County,
Richmond Museum of History and Rosie the Riveter Trust
have been selected to receive a Governor’s
Historic Preservation Award for 2007 for the Rosie the
Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. This
prestigious award is the only official preservation award
presented by the State of California to worthy recipients
in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field
of historic preservation.
We will be making a brief announcement of the winners
at the November 9, 2007, meeting of the State Historical
Resources Commission in Palm Springs; directions to the
meeting
Recipients of the 2007 awards will be invited to a presentation
ceremony to be held in mid-November.
Again, congratulations
on receiving this very special award in recognition of
your exceptional historic preservation efforts on behalf
of California’s cultural heritage.
The Governor’s
Historic Preservation Awards are presented annually
under the sponsorship of the State Office of Historic
Preservation (OHP) and California State Parks to
organizations or public agencies whose contributions
demonstrate notable achievements in preserving the heritage
of California. Established in 1986, the Governor's
Historic Preservation Awards Program aims to recognize
meaningful achievements in historic preservation and
to increase public awareness, appreciation, and support
for historic preservation throughout the state. California's
history is embodied in buildings, structures, sites,
and objects that provide a tangible link to the people,
events, and patterns of history that have shaped California's
growth and development. Since 1986, more than
two hundred organizations, groups, and agencies
have been recognized for their outstanding commitment
to preserving those connections to California's cultural
and architectural legacies.
In 2006, only seven
projects in the entire State of California received Governor’s
Historic Preservation Awards.
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