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Wisconsin local history awards honor five individuals and groups
At the Wisconsin Council for Local History convention two societies and five individuals received history awards. The Wauwatosa Historical Co won the Reuben Gold Thwaites trophy for its long record researching the city’s history and educating the public though its 1977 founding. Menasha Historical Society earned an Award of Merit for educating youths with school curricula. Individuals honored included Phil Kallas of Whiting for cemetery preservation work, John Holzman of Waupaca for organizing oral histories and publishing them, plus others from Wausau Franklin and Mazomanie.
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Wisconsin Council For Local History
Wauwatosa Historical Co
State Historical Society
Reuben Gold Thwaites
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Menasha
Phil Kallas
Whiting
John Holzman
Waupaca
Steve Schaller
Wausau
Vernon Barg
Franklin
John Dallman
Mazomanie
Kallas
Wisconsin
Holzman
H. Nicholas Muller III