NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS: THE PROCESS

WHO 1. Nominations are 1. One completed nomination form SHOULD BE open. Nominations (See attached). can be made for ON THE individuals, 2. Nomination forms must be accompanied by organizations or a statement of nomination: a maximum of WALL OF businesses. one page which describes the nominee’s HONOUR? 2. A nominee maybe merits. Make sure to relate the relevant re-nominated over points of background, education, training, volunteerism, activity and organizational several years but can only receive a Wall of involvement, other recognitions and awards, SELECTION CRITERIA Honour Award once. Should a nominator achievements and contributions to our • Individuals, organizations, or businesses wish to use a past nomination application who have made significant contributions they may request to do so in writing to heritage community. or donations to the preservation of history Museum on the Boyne staff or Advisory in South or Museum on Committee. 3. Letters of support are encouraged. the Boyne. A maximum of three letters will be 3. The nominator completes the nomination accepted. • Those who have contributed significant form and assembles all of the required volunteerism over a period of time at the Museum on the Boyne or to South materials as part of the nomination Simcoe County history. package. 5. All Nominations must be received at the • Those who display, sustain, and exercise Museum on the Boyne annually by 4:00pm leadership in heritage preservation. on December 22nd each year.

No exceptions will be made. • Those who demonstrate vision, innovation or creativity in the presentation and 6. Museum staff may choose to verify learning from artifacts of our past. nomination information. The Museum on the Boyne Advisory Committee will review • Those who enrich and improve the quality nominations and final selection will be made of life in South Simcoe through the in the Spring. sharing of historical knowledge. 7. The Wall of Honour ceremony will be held on • Those who promote and support the the first Saturday during May is Museum expansion of heritage opportunities in our Month. community and Museum on the Boyne.

8. Notification of the ceremony and the name of • Those who have been nominated in the past but have not received a Museum on the award recipient(s) will be published in the the Boyne Wall of Honour Award. local media.

9. If selected, the nominee must provide a 5 x 7 photograph, additional information Please call the (if requested) and a list of invitees for the Museum on the Boyne at ceremony. 705-435-4030 x.1802 with any questions. NOMINATION FORM (PLEASE PRINT) DO YOU RECOGNIZE PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS? 2003 ~ Shirley Gibson Nominee Name: Founder of both Historical Society Address : and South Simcoe Pioneer Museum Committee.

2007 ~ Bert Platt City: Retired History teacher, local expert on the history of and author of Postal Code: Beeton 1874-1974 . Wall

Phone: 2009 ~ Mary Munnoch Member of the South Simcoe Pioneer E-mail: Museum Committee and credited with such of works as the Adjala history book and Cemeteries in Adjala-Tosorontio Township Nominator Name: Honour 2016 ~ David Chambers Address: Awarded the Lifetime Achievement award from Heritage Trust for work in heritage preservation and a member of the BWG Heritage Committee City: Postal Code: Phone: E-mail:

Deadline: December 22nd

The Museum on the Boyne is owned and operated by the Town of New Tecumseth. The Museum on the Boyne Wall of Honour was created in 2003 Museum on the Boyne to recognize the contributions, Location: 250 Fletcher Cres, Riverdale Park Mailing Address: 10 Wellington St. E. support, and/or promotion of the Alliston, Ontario history and heritage of L9R 1A1 South Simcoe County and the (705) 435-4030 x.1802 Museum on the Boyne. [email protected]