Sonoma County Historical Society Past Awards Winners
Since 1984, the Sonoma County Historical Society has honored individuals, organizations, and students whose work has made lasting contributions to the preservation and understanding of Sonoma County’s history. Over the past four decades, more than 250 awards have recognized achievements ranging from historic preservation and cemetery restoration to scholarly research, publications, educational programs, and community history projects. The Society’s awards are open to both members and non-members, with recipients selected through nomination and approval by the Board of Directors. The list below presents past award winners by year, reflecting the wide range of people and projects that have strengthened Sonoma County’s historical record.
| Name | Award | Year | Awarded For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norm & Steve Piazzo | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1984 | For their efforts to 'clean up" the Occidental Druids Cemetery & for researching & organizing the records |
| Tish Levee | Editor's Award | 1984 | For her outstanding series of articles published in the Society's Journal |
| Teacher's Management Investment | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1984 | For efforts in preserving the Fountaingrove Round barn |
| Dan Lee Peterson | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1985 | For his historic rehabilitation of the Gobbi Building in Healdsburg |
| Michael Sherrell | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1985 | For publishing "The Californians" |
| Hector Lee | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1985 | For his lifetime contribution to the history and folklore of Sonoma County and of the American West |
| C. Raymond Clar | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1985 | For his lifetime contribution to the history of Sonoma County and California |
| Burt & Esther Howell | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1986 | For turning the dream of a County Museum into a reality |
| Adrian & Mary Praetzellis | Editor's Award | 1986 | For their outstanding article on the Hoag house |
| Tanner & Van Dine Architects | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1986 | For their historic rehabilitation of the Hotel Rosa |
| James Platt | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1986 | For their historic rehabilitation of the Hotel Rosa |
| John Adams | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1986 | For their historic rehabilitation of the Hotel Rosa |
| Major S. Phillips | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1986 | For his contribution to the preservation and encouragement of the history of Healdsburg and the Dry Creek Valley |
| Gaye LeBaron | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1986 | For their Scholarly history of Santa Rosa's 19th century |
| Dee Blackman | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1986 | For their Scholarly history of Santa Rosa's 19th century |
| Joann Mitchell | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1986 | For their Scholarly history of Santa Rosa's 19th century |
| William Wilson | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1986 | For their book " Penngrove's History Through a Child's Eyes" |
| Shirley Collins | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1986 | For their book " Penngrove's History Through a Child's Eyes" |
| Tom Joynt | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1986 | For their book " Penngrove's History Through a Child's Eyes" |
| Archdiocese of Santa Rosa | Mud Brick Award | 1986 | For their neglect of the Carrillo Adobe |
| Jared Wilson | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1987 | For inspiring an effort to save the Carrillo Adobe |
| Alfred Baxter | Editor's Award | 1987 | For their article "Railroads & Beach Umbrellas on the Russian River. The Growth of a Middle Class Tourist Resort" in the "California Historical Courier" |
| John Schubert | Editor's Award | 1987 | For their article "Railroads & Beach Umbrellas on the Russian River. The Growth of a Middle Class Tourist Resort" in the "California Historical Courier" |
| Western Sonoma County Historical Society | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1987 | For their restoration of the Luther Burbank cottage at Gold Ridge Farm |
| C. Edward Mannion | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1987 | For his contribution to the promotion of Sonoma County history and their preservation and fostering of the history of Petaluma |
| Bob Whiting | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1987 | For his contribution to the promotion of Sonoma County history and their preservation and fostering of the history of the county |
| Mercedes Stafford | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1987 | For his contribution to the promotion of Sonoma County history and their preservation and fostering of the history of the north coast |
| Dr. Richard Lerner | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1987 | For a series of publications on Warm Springs Dam |
| Cotati and Rohnert Park unified School District | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1987 | For holding the first National History Day program in the Redwood Empire |
| Sonoma County Fair Board | Mud Brick Award | 1987 | For its failure to adequately support celebration of its 50th anniversary |
| Evelyn Pedroie | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1988 | For founding and sustaining the Monte Rio Historical Society |
| Frank Robertson | Editor's Award | 1988 | For his profiles on Sonoma County residents |
| SSU California Archeological Sites Inventory | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1988 | For establishing a repository for archeological and historical records of the North Coast |
| Dan & Gerry Peterson | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1988 | For their efforts in county preservation |
| Ralph Sturgeon | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1988 | For his lifetime Preservation, collection, and writing, including the preservation of a steam sawmill |
| Foley Bensen | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1988 | For his exhibition and cataloguing of the SR Junior College Library basket collection |
| Jim Alexander | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1988 | For his book and lecture series" Sonoma County Legacy and their Generations" |
| Molly MacGregor Murphy et al | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1988 | For their initiation of the Women's History Week project which has become a national event |
| Jack Howell | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1989 | For his longtime work with the Cloverdale Historical Society |
| John Shubert | Editor's Award | 1989 | For his article Journey of Discovery Bodega Quadra" in the SCHS Journal, Dec. 1 988 from his presentation at the Society's Nov' 88 Bodega Bay conference. |
| Don & Jackie Millke | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1989 | For their restoration of Hick's House in Graton |
| Susan & Don Silverek | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1989 | For their work in historic photo archives |
| Al Coset | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1989 | For his work with the Sonoma Genealogical Society |
| Clarice Stasz | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1989 | For her book "American Dreamers" |
| Linda Phillips | Floyd Baily National History Week Award | 1989 | For her SSU MA theisis on the impact of the railroad on the urban geography of Santa Rosa |
| Hannah Clayborn Howland | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1990 | For her guidance in restoring the Carnegie Library in Healdsburg for a historical Museum |
| Russ Kingman | Editor's Award | 1990 | For his Jack London anthology |
| Mary Robertson | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1990 | For her leadership in the successful effort to save the Guerneville Bridge |
| Sonoma County Wineries Ass | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1990 | For intiating the Sonoma County Wine Library |
| Sonoma County Grape Growers | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1990 | For intiating the Sonoma County Wine Library |
| Russian River Wine Road | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1990 | For intiating the Sonoma County Wine Library |
| Helen Lightfoot | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1990 | For her efforts in organizing a historical society and museum in Sonoma County |
| Eugenia Ohman | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1990 | For her research and publication in the field of county genealogy |
| Jeff Tobes | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1990 | For his fourth grade project of making adobe bricks and writing a book about it |
| City of Sonoma | Mud Brick Award | 1990 | For allowing the Dolcini Adobe to be destroyed |
| Al Baxter | Editor's Award | 1991 | For Volume VI "Annals of the Bohemian Club" |
| Brewster-Hill Historical District | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1991 | |
| Marjorie Miller | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1991 | |
| Todd Gracyk | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1991 | |
| North Bay Savings Bank | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1991 | For publishing a book with hostoric scenes and notes |
| John McKenzie | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1991 | For his many years of devotion to the history and preservation of Fort Ross |
| Simone Wilson | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1991 | For her book "Sonoma a River of Time" |
| Phylis Schmidt | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1991 | For her class which involved oral histories of some of the older residents, published as " The Past Came Alive" |
| To an anonymous Santa Rosa realtor | Mud Brick Award | 1991 | For allowing the Bethard House to burn in February 1990 |
| John Burton | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1992 | For his history and collection of Grace Brothers Brewery |
| John Riley | Editor's Award | 1992 | Of the Sebastopol newspaper |
| Ruth Marra | Honorary Award for Lifetime Contribution | 1992 | For her devotion to the Monte Rio Historical Society |
| Sonoma County Law Library | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1992 | For presenting the 100th aniversary of the law library |
| Charlotte Von Gunten | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1992 | For presenting the 100th aniversary of the law library |
| Robert Coombs | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1993 | For the Laughlin House |
| Mr & Mrs Charles Duhring | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1993 | For restoring the Duhring Building in Sonoma |
| The Sonoma League For Preservation | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1993 | For restoring the Duhring Building in Sonoma |
| Glen Farris | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1993 | For "The Day of the Tall Strangers" published in "the Californians" |
| Margaret Wiltshire | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1993 | for long career as research and writer in Sonoma County |
| Janice Stenger | Mariano Vallejo Government Award | 1993 | for research on behalf of the Sonoma County Planning Dept |
| Bob Glotzbach | Editor's Award | 1993 | For "Childhood Memories of Glen Ellen" |
| Sherman Seelinger | B. B. Bonham National History Week Award | 1993 | For his study of Two Rock Cemetery |
| Lynne Collins | Lifetime Contribution | 1993 | For her years of devoted work on behalf of many Sonoma County Organizations |
| Western Sonoma County Historical Society | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1994 | For renovating the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad depot in Sebastopol for museum |
| Kay French | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1994 | For restoring fire damaged paintings at the Vallejo home in Sonoma |
| Cazadero historical Society | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1994 | For its two day program on Cazadero history |
| Alex Hunter | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1994 | For his book "Vallejo, a California Legend" |
| Lorraine Owen | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1994 | For her book " The Joys of Being a Country Girl" |
| Sonoma County Board of Supervisors | Mariano Vallejo Government Award | 1994 | For adding $15,000 to the Landmark allocation |
| Gaye LeBaron | Editor's Award | 1994 | For their book " Santa Rosa: a Twentieth Century Town" |
| Joann Mitchel | Editor's Award | 1994 | For their book " Santa Rosa: a Twentieth Century Town" |
| John LeBaron | Editor's Award | 1994 | For their book " Santa Rosa: a Twentieth Century Town" |
| J. Piccinotti | B. B. Bonham National History Week Award | 1994 | For panels depicting Mexican Land Grants |
| Katherine Johnson | Floyd Baily National History Week Award | 1995 | For her study of Penngrove |
| Don Meacham | Lifetime Contribution | 1995 | For his Sonoma County photography |
| Marion McMurtry | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1995 | For designing a coloring book for use in children's activies at the Sonoma County Museum |
| Tom Robertson | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1995 | For renovating Rosenberg's |
| Jack Bookwalter | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1995 | For his role in saving Rosenberg's |
| Paridise Ridge Winery | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1996 | |
| Glen Ellen Historical Society | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1996 | |
| Glen Ellen Winery | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1996 | |
| Janet Guidotti | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1996 | |
| Elwood "Hoppy" Hopkins | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1996 | |
| Evelyn McClure | Editor's Award | 1996 | For "Sebastopol, California" about the town's architecture |
| Barbara Warner | Special Award | 1996 | For "The Men of the California Bear Flag Revolt & Their Heritage" |
| Robert Lynch | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1998 | For his book " The Sonoma Valley Story" |
| City of Santa Rosa | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 1998 | For the Restoration of the Santa Rosa Railroad Depot |
| Roseland School | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 1998 | For their history of Roseland |
| Deborah Riddle | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1998 | For her work in Petaluma and heritage homes |
| Brian Kelleher | Editor's Award | 1998 | For his book "Drake's Bay" |
| Lillian Lapham | Special Award | 1998 | For years of dedicated work on the history of Sonoma County |
| Sherman Boivin | Special Award | 1998 | For years of dedicated work on the history of Sonoma County |
| John Shubert | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 1999 | For his book "Guerneville Early Days" |
| Gary Heck | Brainard Jones Preservation | 1999 | For the rehabilitation of the Valley of the Moon Winery |
| Amie Hill | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 1999 | For her book "An Historical and Anecdotal Walking Tour of the Small (But Fascinating) Village of Occidental" |
| Orrin Thiessen | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1999 | For his preservation of the town of Graton |
| Suzzanne Brangham | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 1999 | For the restoration of the Bullis Estate |
| Brian McGinty | Editor's Award | 1999 | For his book "Strong Wine, the Life and Legend of Agoston Haraszthy" |
| Sonoma County Board of Supervisors | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 1999 | For funding the Sonoma County Landmarks Commission |
| Ernest E. Peninou | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2000 | For the study "History of the Sonoma Viticultural District" |
| Dick Soule | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2000 | Sea Ranch Association |
| Audrey Herman | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2000 | For maintaining the Sonoma County Library's History Annex |
| Carmen Finley | Carmen Finley Historical Website Award | 2000 | For her work creating databases and websites |
| Jack Withingtion | Editor's Award | 2000 | For his book "Historical Buildings of Sonoma County, A Pictorial Story of Yesterday's Rural Structures" |
| Santa Rosa Parks and Recreation Department | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2000 | For restoring and maintaining the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery |
| Vonnie Mathews | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2000 | Researcher for the Press Democrat |
| Jack W. Florence | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2001 | Legacy of a Village - Italian Swiss Colony Winery and the People of Asti |
| Vonna Holz | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2001 | For her work on artifacts at the Sonoma County Museum |
| Jim Piccinini & Sonoma County Sheriff's Department | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2001 | For the publication of their history in issues of " the Legacy" |
| Thea Lowry | Editor's Award | 2001 | For her book "Empty Shells, a History of Sonoma County's Poultry Industry" |
| Paul Geiger | Carmen Finley Historical Website Award | 2001 | For the West Sonoma County Historical Society website |
| Geets Vincent | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2002 | |
| George Smith | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2002 | For the preservation of Georgetown |
| Pauline Pfandler | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2002 | For her play "Chutzpah" |
| Rich McGlinchey | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2002 | For his work as County Public Relations officer |
| Jim Voss | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2002 | |
| Dick Lieb | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2002 | |
| Boone Morrison | Editor's Award | 2002 | For his video on Sturgeon's Sawmill |
| Robin Joy | Carmen Finley Historical Website Award | 2002 | For the Fort Ross website |
| Lee Torliatt | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2003 | For his "Sports Memories and Golden Memories of the Redwood Empire" and for indexing the Historian |
| Golden Compass Properties | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2003 | |
| Linch Jewelry | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2003 | For renovating their building in Petaluma |
| Jeremy Nichols | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2003 | For his research on Sonoma County Cemeteries |
| Harry Lapham | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2003 | For his decades of service |
| Jeff Kraft & Aaron Leventhal | Editor's Award | 2003 | For their book " Footsteps in the Fog" |
| Katie Olson | B. B. Bonham National History Week Award | 2003 | For her History Day project on the Warsaw Ghetto |
| Jeff Tobes | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 2003 | For his work his History Day |
| Cloverdale Historical Society | Carmen Finley Historical Website Award | 2003 | For their website |
| Shauna Tolin and Ashley Marshall | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2004 | Restoration of and research on the Faught Cemetery |
| Dave Martin | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2004 | Western Refrigeration Company |
| Jim Nelson | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2004 | Western Refrigeration Company |
| Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2004 | For the restoration of a caboose |
| Joann Mitchell | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2004 | For her work on the Sonoma County Landmarks Commission |
| Ray Anderson | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2004 | For his work in the archives of the Pacific Coast Air Museum |
| Pacific Coast Air Musuem | Carmen Finley Historical Website Award | 2004 | For their website |
| City of Petaluma | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2004 | For restoring the exterior of the Petaluma Depot |
| Anika Petrunoff | B. B. Bonham National History Week Award | 2004 | For her project of scanning historical photographs |
| National Women's History Project | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2005 | For 25 years of women's history |
| Lucy Kortum | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2005 | |
| Credence Construction | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2005 | For the reuse of the Penngrove Hatchery |
| Fort Ross State Park | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2005 | For the restoration of the Call House and Gardens |
| Bank of Petaluma | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2005 | For their use of historic materials in advertising |
| Vera Communications | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2005 | For their use of historic materials in advertising |
| Pru & Lloyd Draper | Editor's Award | 2005 | For their book "Images of America- Cotati" |
| Sue Doherty | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2006 | Sonoma Stories and the Song Wong Bourbeau Collection |
| Simone Wilson | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2006 | For 14 years as editor of the Historian |
| 6th Street Playhouse | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2006 | For the reuse of the Del Monte Warehouse |
| Wally and Angie Wallace | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2006 | For the restoration of the Imwalle Mansion |
| City of Petaluma | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2006 | For its role in relocating an early 20th century livery stable |
| Stephen Stillman | Editor's Award | 2006 | For his book "Lost Laborers in Colonial California" |
| Breck Parkman | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2007 | |
| Christopher Wasden | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2007 | |
| Dan Markwyn | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2007 | |
| Joseph Honton | Editor's Award | 2007 | |
| Anna Warick Sears | Editor's Award | 2007 | |
| Tom Whitworth | Editor's Award | 2007 | For his biography of Robert Cannard |
| Tessa james | B. B. Bonham National History Week Award | 2007 | For excelling in the National History Day competition |
| Jeff & Gro Tomasini | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2008 | For rebuilding the historic Rex hardware Store |
| Carmen Finley | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2008 | For her contributions to Sonoma County history and genealogy communities |
| Petaluma Sesquicentennial Committee | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2008 | For production and publication of celebrating Petaluma |
| Petaluma Visitors Program | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2008 | For production and publication of celebrating Petaluma |
| Lee Torliatt | Editor's Award | 2008 | For his publications on Sonoma County history and as editor of the Historian |
| Yanran Lu & Yiren Lu | B. B. Bonham National History Week Award | 2008 | For excellence in student historical work |
| Sean Bressie | Carmen Finley Historical Website Award | 2008 | For redesigning the SCHS website |
| Harlan Osbourne | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2009 | For his historical columns in the Petaluma Argus-Courier |
| Pru Draper | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2009 | For her leadership in the projects of the recently formed Cotati Historical Society |
| Dennis Harris | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2009 | For his longtime service in numerous SCHS activities, including his years as president |
| Sonoma County Landmarks Commission | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2009 | For its historic preservation efforts |
| Cloverdale Historical Society | Editor's Award | 2009 | cloverdale Historic Book? |
| Joan Wagele | Editor's Award | 2009 | cloverdale Historic Book? |
| Marge Gray | Editor's Award | 2009 | cloverdale Historic Book? |
| Penny Hutton and Forestville HS | Editor's Award | 2009 | Forestville Book? |
| Jonathan Nangle | B. B. Bonham National History Week Award | 2009 | |
| Steve Lehmann | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2010 | For his many years of support of historical records, on the occasion of his retirement from the Sonoma County Recorder's Office, and for his leadership of the Windsor Historical Society |
| George Greeott | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2010 | For his support of the Hembree House Cultural Center, home of the Windsor Historical Society and in honor of his 100th birthday |
| Katherine Rinehart | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2010 | For her support of Petaluma history, the Petaluma Historical Museum, and the Arcadia book Petaluma: A History in Architecture |
| Lynn Rudy | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2010 | Honoring her for the publication of her book The Old Salt Point Township |
| Barbara Ray | Editor's Award | 2010 | For her many years of service as a founder of the Windsor Historical Society, the editor of its newsletter, and the author of the Arcadia book "Images of America: Windsor, California" |
| Cloverdale Historical Society | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2010 | For their new Cloverdale History Center |
| Laguna Foundation | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2010 | For their work in creating the Laguna Learning Center and restoring the 1872 simplified Greek Revival (aka Homestead) style farm house on the historical "Stone Farm" near the Laguna de Santa Rosa |
| Joe Noriel | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2011 | For creating the Fred Wiseman Airmail Flight 100th Anniversary exhibition for the Petaluma Historical Museum |
| Jim Shere | President's Special Award | 2011 | For re-activating the Glen Ellen Historical Society and beginning research on the historical materials found at the Serres Ranch |
| Stacey Olson | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 2011 | For winning California state honors and going on to the nationals in the 2010 History Day competition |
| Alexandra Dotti | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 2011 | For winning California state honors and going on to the nationals in the 2010 History Day competition |
| Vivienne Sosnowski | Editor's Award | 2011 | For her book "When the Rivers Ran Red" |
| David Franzman | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2011 | For creating the Santa Rosa High School History Club. |
| John & Jennifer Webley | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2011 | For their restoration of the McDonald Mansion. |
| Richard Hovden | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2011 | For his leadership and perseverance in restoring the Church Built From One Tree and the De Turk Round Barn. |
| Rich & Trisha Young | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2012 | For saving the home at 314 Bodega Avenue in Petaluma. |
| Brad DaVall | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2012 | For repairing tombstones in Sonoma County cemeteries. |
| Diane Smith | President's Special Award | 2012 | For her work with Sonoma Valley History |
| Eric Stanley | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2012 | For keeping Sonoma County history alive |
| Sonoma and Petaluma State Historic Parks Association | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2012 | For its many years of supporting state historic parks in Sonoma and Petaluma |
| ERFA Historical Committee of Sonoma State | Editor's Award | 2012 | For its book commemorating the 50th anniversary of Sonoma State University. |
| Michael Davis | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2013 | He volunteers with the NWPRRHS’s archives team, helps with railroad car restoration, and posts videos of local rail events on his YouTube page. |
| Dee Blackman | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2013 | Has been a long-time contributor to the preservation of the history of Sonoma County. She was co-author with Gaye LeBaron, Joann Mitchell and Harvey Hansen of the classic history “Santa Rosa, a Nineteenth Century Town |
| Valley of the Moon Natural History Association | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2013 | Is the first nonprofit organization to assume management of a California State Park |
| Pacific Coast Air Musuem | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2013 | For its contribution to Sonoma County history |
| Marg Torliatt | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2013 | For her work as our membership chair and her above-and-beyond efforts to make the annual meeting and especially the silent auction of the last three years a success |
| Ray Owen | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2014 | For his contributions as a researcher on the history and especially the people of Sonoma County |
| Stacey Olson | Alice Brown National History Week Award | 2014 | Stacey holds the record for Sonoma County History Day in qualifying for the National History Day competition for the last five years in three different categories, as well as winning the California poster division in 4th and 5th grade |
| Stephen Coates | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2014 | For recognition of his role in the extensive rehabilitation of Jack London Village |
| Sharilyn and Roy Parmeter | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2014 | For their work restoring the Duncans Mills Cemetery |
| Evelyn McClure | Editor's Award | 2014 | For contributed a great deal to the history of Sonoma County over the past 20-plus years. |
| John P. (Jack) Taylor | Jack Taylor Media | 2014 | Over a period of fifteen years, interviewed many of the men and women who built the Santa Rosa of today |
| Marco Diana & Karin Hoehne | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2015 | For restoring the Marshall House in Santa Rosa, home of Ca’ Bianca Ristorante Italiano. |
| Paula Freund & Jim McCormick | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2015 | For creating the “Petaluma Viticulture History & Heritage: Celebration of Wine & Community” exhibit at Petaluma Museum. |
| Tony Hoskins | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2015 | For his 11 years of service as the Local History and Genealogy Librarian at the Sonoma County Library. |
| Robyn Kasper | Jack Taylor Media | 2015 | Kasper for her video “Camp Windsor,” the Depression-era migrant laborer camp that housed German prisoners during World War II. |
| Shaun Ralston | Editor's Award | 2015 | For creating the Sutter baby book |
| Henry Trione | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2015 | For his autobiography “Footprints of the Baker Boy" |
| Susan and Larry Zeni | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2015 | For their restoration of the Spring Hill Cemetery |
| John Burton | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2016 | For his work to preserve the history and artifacts of the Grace Brothers and the beverage industry |
| City of Sonoma | Marianno Vallejo Government Award | 2016 | For its efforts to preserve and celebrate the city’s heritage, use historic assets for economic development, and encourage people to experience and appreciate local historic resources. |
| Tony Pires | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2016 | For restoring the Gilliam and Green Valley cemeteries and for preserving their records. |
| Nancy Sandborn | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2016 | For restoring the Gilliam and Green Valley cemeteries and for preserving their records. |
| Faith Ross | Robert Thompson Commercial Award | 2016 | For creating the exhibits “The Many Faces of Petaluma” and “A Salute to our Veterans” for the Petaluma Museum. |
| Fern Harger | Special Goodwill Ambassador Award | 2016 | For her tireless efforts in spreading historic good will between Sonoma County and Kagoshima, Japan. |
| Harry Lapham | SCHS Service Award | 2017 | For a lifetime of service for SCHS |
| Arthur Dawson | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2017 | For work as regional historian and historical ecologist and author |
| Frances Rivetti | Editor's Award | 2017 | For her books "Fog Valley Crush" and "Fog Valley Winter" |
| Larry Peter | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2017 | For the restoration of the Washoe House |
| Don Cambou | Jack Taylor Media | 2017 | For the Movie "Chosen Spot of All the Earth" |
| Mike Grace | Jack Taylor Media | 2017 | For the Movie "Chosen Spot of All the Earth" |
| Historic Society of Santa Rosa | Jack Taylor Media | 2017 | For the Movie "Chosen Spot of All the Earth" |
| Susan Muscatell & Mike Deverell | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2017 | For restoring their home on 6th st Petaluma |
| Arnold Krause | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2018 | Forestview Cemetery |
| David Lightfoot | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2018 | Sonoma County Heritage Network Secretary |
| Greg Sarris | Editor's Award | 2018 | For the "Book How a Mountain was Made" |
| Press Democrat Newspaper | Editor's Award | 2018 | For the Coverage of the 2017 Wine Country Fires |
| Lee Torliatt | Editor's Award | 2018 | For his work as editor and publisher of the Sonoma Historian |
| Perry Patel | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2019 | For the preservation of the historic Carlson-Currier Silk Mill |
| John Sheehy | Gaye LeBaron Editor's | 2019 | For his book "On a River Winding Home" |
| Scott Hiss | Gaye LeBaron Editor's | 2019 | For his book "On a River Winding Home" |
| Gaye LeBaron | Gaye LeBaron Editor's | 2019 | For their book "The Wonder Seekers of Fountaingrove" |
| Bart Casey | Gaye LeBaron Editor's | 2019 | For their book "The Wonder Seekers of Fountaingrove" |
| Jesse and Amy Stearn | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2019 | For the restoration of the historic Sheridan Ranch |
| Teresa Murphy | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2019 | For gathering and preserving historic documents and artifacts at the SDC |
| Leslie Graves | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2020 | for the work she has done on behalf of the Sonoma County 2020 Women's Suffrage Project |
| Dr Peter Meyerhof | Campbell Augustus Menefee Scolastic | 2020 | in reconcognition of his many significant historical research projects and presentations about Sonoma County history |
| Bernardo Ruiz | Jack Taylor Media | 2020 | in reconcognition of his production of his film "Harvest Season" |
| Tamera & William Honeybourne | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2020 | in reconcognition of their restoration & preservation of the Nicolas Carriger Estate in Sonoma Valley |
| Hugh Furtrel | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2022 | for preservation of the Empire Building in Santa Rosa |
| Faith Stackhouse Daly | Gaye LeBaron Editor's | 2023 | For writing Crushing Prohibition: Northern California’s Wine, Women, and the Fight for Repeal |
| Whitney Olson | Gaye LeBaron Editor's | 2023 | For writing A Revolution for Human Dignity: California Human Development and the Fight for Farmworkers |
| Lee Torliatt | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2024 | for a lifetime of work as a Sonoma County Historian |
| Alan Butler | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2025 | For co-writing the book "The Petaluma River" |
| Katherine J. Rinehart | Jeanne Thurlow Miller | 2025 | For co-writing the book "The Petaluma River" |
| City of Sonoma | Mariano Vallejo Government Award | 2025 | For Partnering with the Sonoma Valley Historical Society for the work done on the Sonoma Mountain Cemetery database and website |
| Bob Sturgeon, Harvey Henningsen, & Tom Schaeffer | Brainard Jones Preservation | 2025 | The Restoration and Preservation of an Antique Steam Powered Sawmill in Sonoma County |