2006 Award Winners Competitive Awards Volunteer of the Year William Widmer Mendota Museum and Historical Society Volunteer Institution of the Year Bronzeville Children’s Museum Evergreen Park Non-Competitive Awards Audio-Visual Programs Award of Excellence Tinker with History Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, Rockford Educational Programs Award of Excellence 1900 Rockford: An American Chautauqua Midway Village and Museum Center, Rockford Education Day Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford Second Grade History and Architecture Program Glencoe Historical Society, Glencoe The Excelsior Experience Gregg House Museum, Westmont Award of Merit Anime and Japanese Cultural Programming Lake County Discovery Museum, Wauconda Exhibits Superior Achievement Award The 99th Pursuit Squadron Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, Rantoul Presence, Pride, and Passion McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington Award of Excellence Murder on the Meadow Raupp Museum, Buffalo Grove Design Your Own Exhibit St. Charles Heritage Center, St. Charles Clothing in the 4 Seasons Aurora Historical Society, Aurora Award of Merit Kankakee Faces the American Century Kankakee County Museum, Kankakee Hard Roads and Motor Cars Beecher Community Historical Society, Beecher Lost Sycamore Sycamore Historical Society and Museum, Sycamore Popular Publications Superior Achievement Award Journey Through the Great Depression McLean County Museum of History, Bloomington The Autumns of My Life Lakeview Museum of Arts and Science, Peoria Award of Excellence Recipes and Recollections White County Historical Society, Norris City Award of Merit Historic St. Charles Walking, Biking, Driving Tour St. Charles Heritage Center, St. Charles Promotional and Informational Materials Award of Excellence Vliet Center Annual Campaign Vliet Center for Lake Bluff History, Lake Bluff Award of Merit Puzzles for Prizes Hinsdale Historical Society, Hinsdale Capital Campaign for the New Regional Museum Lakeview Museum, Peoria Scholarly Publications Superior Achievement Award From Slavery to Glory Aurora Historical Society, Aurora Special Projects Superior Achievement Award Wabash County Preservation Home Tour Wabash County Museum, Mt. Carmel Wetlands Native Plant Restoration Midway Village and Museum Center, Rockford Award of Excellence Walking in Lincoln’s Footsteps Vermilion County Museum Society, Danville Award of Merit Geneva History Center Timeline Geneva History Center, Geneva Lasting Memories of World War II Center for History, Wheaton A Treasures Trove Exploration Station, Bourbonnais Edgewater Historical Society Museum Garden Edgewater Historical Society Museum Anniversary Awards 100th Anniversary Award Kankakee Historical Society The awards will be presented on September 27, 2006, at the Annual Meeting/Awards Lunch at the River Center/Adler Theater in Davenport, Iowa, as part of the joint Illinois Association/Association of Midwest Museums/Iowa Museum Association Annual Meeting. Congratulations to all our winners!