Lamar Awards for Excellence
About the Awards
Named for Clara Pendleton Lamar, remarkable Georgia Dame and longtime national officer of the NSCDA, the Lamar Awards recognize outstanding corporate society projects and programs in our three mission areas: museum properties, historical activities, and patriotic service. The goal of the prestigious Lamar Awards is to bring together our members from across the country to share projects, inspire one another, and reach new heights.
Qualifications
Projects are judged on the following criteria:
- Success in supporting our mission
- Ability to engage NSCDA's members
- Ability to educate the public about historic preservation and Colonial history
- Potential for replication in other locations
- Overall accomplishments
Past Recipients
Wyoming, "We the People, Constitution Day"
2024 Lamar Award for Excellence,
Historical Activities & Patriotic Service
Photo Credit: Stephen Howard Tucker, Bighorn Films
Florida Society, "FOAR From Home"
2022 Lamar Award for Excellence, Patriotic Service
Illinois Society, "No Dough Dinners"
2022 Lamar Award for Excellence, Patriotic Service
South Carolina Society, "Veterans History Project"
2022 Lamar Award for Excellence, Patriotic Service
North Carolina, "Outlander in the Cape Fear"
2022 Lamar Award for Excellence, Historical Activities
West Virginia, "Mark Twain Comes to West Virginia"
2022 Lamar Award for Excellence, Historical Activities
Georgia "Tasting Traditions: African American Foodways"
2022 Lamar Award for Excellence, Museum Alliance
Texas, "The Slave Quarters Experience: A Weekend for Community"
2022 Lamar Award for Excellence, Museum Alliance