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By Sam Wood
BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Museum of History has announced its 2017 History Makers award recipients.
Craig Hart, Charles and Jeanne Morris, Judy Stone and Jesse Smart will be honored at the sixth-annual History Makers Gala on Thursday, June 15 at Illinois State University’s Brown Ballroom.
The award recognizes, “senior citizens whose outstanding, lifelong contributions of time and talents have helped to make McLean County a better place to live.”
MCMH Executive Director Beth Whisman said the award isn’t just a lifetime achievement award – it serves as an oral history.
“We take all of the research that our volunteers and professionals have been doing and we present a dramatic interpretation of the lives,” she said.
Whisman added that this year’s recipients have had a monumental impact on the community.
“With these individuals, there certainly are accolades that can be celebrated, but it’s beyond the award,” she said. “This is about the impact they have had as individuals on the larger community beyond themselves. “
Tickets to the Gala will be available May 1, 2017 and can be obtained at the Museum in downtown Bloomington, by phone at (309) 827-0428 or online at www.mchistory.com.
Tickets are $60 for the general public and $50 for Museum members. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Museum’s educational programs.
