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Leo E. Wilt Historian of the Year Award

In 1992, the Bradford County Historical Society established two awards to honor those who have made great strides in preserving county history. These awards are presented at the Annual Meeting each year. Leo and Mary Wilt are to be remembered for keeping the society going when almost no one else was willing to help. This award is given to a Bradford County citizen who has shown diligence and leadership in recording, preserving or disseminating county history. A list of the award recipients can be found below.

  • 1992 - James Nobles 
  • 1993 - Henry Farley
  • 1994 - Doris Hugo
  • 1995 - Edna Watson
  • 1996 - Madelene M. Daugherty
  • 1997 - T. Robert Veleker
  • 1998 - Gladys Gay
  • 1999 - F. Marshal Case
  • 2000 - Ted Calkins, Jr.
  • 2001 - Linda English
  • 2002 - Harold Race
  • 2003 - Beryl Boardman Cleary
  • 2004 - Sara Edsell
  • 2005 - Anne Sturzen
  • 2006 - Susan Miller
  • 2007 - Guy & Martha Abell
  • 2008 - Marolyn Cole
  • 2009 - Sylvia Wilson
  • 2010 - Carolyn Russell
  • 2011 - Kurt D. Lafy
  • 2012 - Jay Cory
  • 2013 - Michael Kilmer
  • 2014 - Trudy Bull
  • 2015 - Deb Twigg
  • 2016 - Janet Ordway
  • 2017 - Todd Babcock
  • 2018 - No Award Presented
  • 2019 - (1) Mary Ellen Patterson Kunst; (2) Matthew Carl
  • 2020 - David Lenington
  • 2021 - Denise Golden
  • 2022 - J. Kelsey Jones
  • 2023 - Mary Skillings

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