John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Awards of the Centre County Historical Society

Sunday, January 19, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
Pennsylvania Match Factory in Bellefonte

2024 John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Award Recipients

Since 1988, the Centre County Historical Society has annually recognized individuals and organizations for their outstanding work in preserving and interpreting Centre County history.

We congratulate this year’s lineup of dedicated Award recipients:

Preservation and Restoration
Liz Grove
Pine Grove Hall
For the restoration and reuse of the historic Old Oak Tavern, originally the Odd Fellows Lodge, in Pine Grove Mills built in 1900. Pine Grove Hall now enhances the community as a dining and gathering place with live music, craft cocktails, and local beer.

History and Heritage
Potter Township Heritage Days Committee
Potter Township 250 Heritage Days 2024
For planning and hosting a township-wide celebration for the 250th founding of Potter Township.

Education and Advocacy
Bellefonte Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Centre County American Revolution Soldiers and Patriots by Nancy Stover
For their notable contribution to research, compile, and publish an extensive index to raise awareness of Centre County Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution.

Support and Volunteerism
Renea Nichols
For significant contributions to historic preservation in Centre County through her gifts of time, talent, and project leadership to numerous county historical organizations and efforts including the Bellefonte Union Cemetery, and Black History in Centre County, Pennsylvania, A collaborative public history and arts project centering Black experience in Centre County, Pennsylvania, 1800-1950.

2024 CCHS Awards
Jacqueline J. Melander Award
Philip Ruth
For the outstanding and long term commitment to historic preservation activities in Centre County as an architectural and public historian through his leadership in several county historical organizations such as Bellefonte’s Historical Architectural Review Board, the Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association, and the Roland Curtin Foundation.

President’s Award
Penn State Alumni Association
Penn State Historical Marker Program
For the preservation and interpretation of Centre County and Penn State history through the Penn State historical marker program totaling 68 historical markers on the University Park campus, and 17 at commonwealth campuses and other locations, including most recently, the Centre Furnace Mansion.

Thank you to this year’s award recipients and contributors to the John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Awards of the Centre County Historical Society.

With special thanks:
C-NET Sponsor: Centre County Government

Graphic Design: David Lembeck • Venue: American Philatelic Society
Awards Program Committee • Co-chairs: Katie O’Toole and Ford Risley
Awards Program Committee Members: Rebecca Inlow, Matt Maris, Sue Hannegan, Jackie Melander, Bob Hazelton and Dick Pencek, Mary Sorensen, Executive Director and Johanna Sedgwick, Marketing and Events Coordinator

The Pennsylvania Match Factory/American Philiatelic Society is located at 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PA. Directions may be found at this link: https://stamps.org/contact/visits-tours. Follow the parking lot to the left of the buildings, the entrance for the American Philatelic Society is located at the rear of the complex. 

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Nomination Information

Have you noticed people that are preserving history or historic sites in Centre County? Let us know! Nominations for 2024 will be due by May 1, 2024. Start looking around! For more information about the John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Awards and to submit a nomination, click on the button below:

You may also download the nomination form below and send by May 1 to the
Historic Preservation Awards Committee
Centre County Historical Society
1001 E. College Avenue . State College, PA 16801
Or email to info@centrecountyhistory.org with HP Award Nomination in the subject line.

See past recipients of the John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Awards and Award Nomination Form:

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