Thursday, May 16, 2024
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania hosts the 2024 Founder’s Award Dinner on Thursday, May 16th. Join us as we honor Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, political commentator and author George F. Will with the Founder’s Award for exemplary service to the humanities.
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We will also honor the Philadelphia Phillies with the Heritage Award for their contributions to the history, heritage, and community of greater Philadelphia.
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This special evening – HSP’s largest fundraiser of the year – will include a cocktail reception, dinner, an awards ceremony and a live auction. The evening’s proceeds support HSP’s mission to collect, preserve, and ensure access to the irreplaceable historical evidence found within our collections.
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Business Attire
5:30 pm • Cocktail Reception with Live Music and Exclusive Pop-Up Document Display
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7:00 pm • Dinner by Catering by Design followed by Awards Program and Live Auction
Presenting Sponsor, The Haverford Trust Company
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Event Registration
About the Founder's Award
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania seeks not only to enrich and maintain the historical record but also to champion history’s uses and enhance its value to the public. As part of its 175th anniversary celebration, the Society established the Founder’s Award for exemplary service to History to recognize leaders in these causes.
Past Honorees
2023:
Jake Tapper
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2019:
Annette Gordon-Reed
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2018:
Jill Lepore
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2017:
James McBride
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2016:
Eric Foner
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2015:
Sue Monk Kidd
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2014:
Michael Beschloss
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2013:
Jon Meacham
2012:
David McCullough*
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2011:
Susan Eisenhower
2010:
Cokie Roberts*
Jerry and Marciarose Shestack
2009:
John C. and Chara C. Haas*
Joseph M. Torsella
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2008:
Al Dia
The Jewish Exponent
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Tribune
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2007:
The Honorable William T. Coleman Jr., Esq.*
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2006:
Andrea Mitchell
Denise Scott Brown
Robert Venturi*
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2005:
Robert Bogle
Ed Bradley*
Terry Gross
Al Hunt Trudy Rubin
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2004:
Donald G. Brownlow*
Mary Maples Dunn*
Sheldon Hackney*
Gary Nash*
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2003:
Ken Burns
2002:
James Billington*
Charles Blockson*
Vartan Gregorian*
Bette Bao Lord
2001:
Anne d’Harnoncourt*
Barbara and Henry Jordan
Jim Lehrer*
2000:
James Biddle*
Clayborne Carson
Lorene Cary
Hanna Holborn Gray
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*deceased
About the Heritage Award
The Heritage Award, created in 2005, is presented to those who have made significant contributions to history, heritage, and community in the Philadelphia region and to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in particular.
Past Honorees
2023:
Carmen Febo-San Miguel
The Connelly Foundation
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2019:
Charles T. Cullen
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2018:
Siobhan A. Reardon
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2017:
Alice L. George
John C. Van Horne
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2016:
Sam Katz
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2015:
Alice Lea Tasman
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2014:
Majid Alsayegh
Robert J. Rittenhouse
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2013:
Philip Price Jr.*
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2011:
Howard H. Lewis
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2010:
Henry Lafayette Collins
2009:
Barbara L. Greenfield*
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2007:
John C. Bogle*
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2006:
George W. Connell
Ira Harkavy, Ph.D.
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2005:
Bernard Guet
Andrew Speizman
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*deceased
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