Many Thanks!
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Newark Historical Society. Thanks to the dedication and efforts of our volunteers, we are able to manage and care for our collections, plan and create new exhibits, open our museum to the public, host events and participate in community activities. Many hours of work go into all of these things, so we thank our volunteers from the bottom of our hearts.
Newark Historical Society Annual Service Award
"For Outstanding Service to the Community through Historic Preservation"
Earliest Winners
1987 - Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Root
1988 - Mr. Thomas Sullivan
1989 - City of Newark
1990 - Dr. George Miller
1991 - Mr. Neil Thomas
1992 - Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gallagher
1993 - The Cooch Family
1994 - Mr. James Owen
1995 - The Newark Post
1996 - University of Delaware
Historical Winners
1997 - Mrs. Margorie Tilghman
1998 - Mr. Jeff Lang
1999 - Mr. Anthony Felecia
2000 - Mrs. Cindy DeEmedio
2001 - Mr. Robert Thomas
2002 - University of Delaware ​
2003 - Commonwealth Group ​
2006 - Mr. Robert Ashby
2008 - Vance A. Funk III
2009 - David L. Ames
Modern Winners
2010 - The Newark Post
2011 - Downtown Newark Partnership
2013 - Robert Barnes
2014 - Bill McLain
2015 - Mary E. Torbey
2016 - Beth Over
​2016 - Marilyn Minster
2017 - Linda Wollaston Lapointe
2018 - Jeremy Smith
​2019 - Jining Yu
2020 - No recipient
2021 - No recipient
2022 - Carol Smith