AASLH Announces Winners of the 2025 Leadership In History Awards of Excellence: Tudor Place is Recipient
District of Columbia winners:
Tudor Place Historic House & Garden for Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place
Today, the American Association for State and Local History announces the winners of the 2025 Leadership in History Awards of Excellence. These awards recognize superior and innovative achievements in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local his
tory that make the past more meaningful to all people. We encourage you to look through this year’s award winners, which can serve as models and inspiration for your organization or career. The awards cover many different types of projects, including publications, exhibits, public programming, and more, as well as individual lifetime achievement. The winners come from all over the country, from organizations of all kinds, sizes, and budgets. From sharing the roots of local foodways in Arizona (Friends of the Tubac Presidio and Museum, Inc.) to preserving civil rights history in West Virginia (Community Coalition for Social Justice, Inc.), this year’s winners showcase the immense creativity and contributions of public history to local communities everywhere.
Awards of Excellence
The Award of Excellence is presented to recognize excellence for projects (including civic engagement, special projects, educational programs, exhibits, publications, etc.), and individual lifetime achievement. This is the main award in the Leadership in History Awards program. Among the 2025 winners this year, in the District of Columbia, was Tudor Place for the 2024 groundbreaking installation and guided tour, Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place.
