The California Office of Historic Preservation announced the recipients of the 2015 Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards at a ceremony on Thursday in Sacramento.
This year, 11 projects statewide – including a documentary about Lake County – were awarded for their exemplary work in preserving California’s richly diverse heritage.
“The Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards provide an opportunity to celebrate the many individuals, organizations, and agencies engaged in important preservation work throughout the state, whose efforts may not otherwise be recognized,” said State Historic Preservation Officer Julianne Polanco.
The 30th annual event was held at Clunie Community Center in Sacramento's McKinley Park.
Among the honorees was “A Walk Through Time: the Story of Anderson Marsh.”
California State Parks, the Koi Nation of Northern California, the Advanced Laboratory of Visual Anthropology at California State University Chico, archaeologists Dr. John Parker and Dr. Greg White, and public stakeholders collaborated to create the 28-minute film, which had its debut in Lake County over the summer.
Parker, who attended the event, said California State Parks Director Lisa Mangat gave an overview of the program and Polanco did a slide presentation for each of the projects that were selected for awards this year.
Those on hand to receive the award for “A Walk Through Time” included Parker; the film's co-producer; Rob Morgan, Koi tribal historic preservation officer; Judy Morgan, Koi tribal secretary; Leslie Steidl, State Parks archaeologist and film executive producer; Eddie Guaracha, State Parks district director; Dino Beltran, Koi tribal executive director, film narrator and co-producer; and Dan Bruns of Chico Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology, the film's director, videographer and co-producer.
The other 10 award recipients included a policy paper, “Sustaining San Francisco’s Living History: Strategies for Conserving” (San Francisco Heritage); “Historic Pasadena” smart phone app (city of Pasadena); “A Napa Coloring Book” (Napa County Landmarks); Santa Barbara County Courthouse Clock restoration (Santa Barbara County Courthouse Legacy Foundation); Audrey Geisel University House rehabilitation (University of California San Diego); Coit Memorial Tower rehabilitation (San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, San Francisco Arts Commission); Presidio Officers' Club rehabilitation (Presidio Trust, San Francisco); Robert Pitcairn Jr. House and Rev. A. Moss Merwin House, rehabilitation and restoration (Westridge School, Pasadena); Dana Adobe restoration (DANA Cultural Center, Nipomo); and Carmel Mission Basilica restoration (Carmel Mission Foundation).
The Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards Program were established in 1986 by Gov. George Deukmejian.
The program emphasizes involvement by community groups; and it recognizes a broad array of preservation activities, from building rehabilitation to archaeology, education and preservation planning.
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'A Walk Through Time' receives Governor’s Historic Preservation Award
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