Congrats to all the winners!
BOOKS
- LEONARD J. ARRINGTON AWARD: Gregory A. Prince
- SPECIAL CITATION: The Joseph Smith Papers
- SPECIAL CITATION: Jessie Embry
- BEST BOOK AWARD: K. Mohrman, Exceptionally Queer: Mormon Peculiarity and U.S. Nationalism (Minnesota)
- BEST BIOGRAPHY AWARD: Ronald V. Huggins, Lighthouse: Jerald and Sandra Tanner: Despised and Beloved Critics of Mormonism (Signature)
- BEST PERSONAL HISTORY/MEMOIR AWARD: Michael Hicks, Wineskin: Freakin’ Jesus in the ’60s and ’70s (Signature)
- BEST BOOK ON INTERNATIONAL MORMON HISTORY: Caroline Kline, Mormon Women at the Crossroads: Global Narratives and the Power of Connectedness (Illinois)
- BEST INDIGENOUS STUDIES AWARD: Thomas Murphy, Simon Southerton, and Angelo Baca, “Science and Fiction: Kennewick Man/Ancient One in Latter-day Saint Discourse”
- ARDIS E. PARSHALL PUBLIC HISTORY AWARD: Norbert Kalogo Ounleu, “Church History Fairs in West Africa”
- ARDIS E. PARSHALL PUBLIC HISTORY AWARD: Newbury England Ward, Newbury, england Ward 180th Anniversary History Project
ARTICLES
- BEST ARTICLE AWARD: Jonathan A. Stapley and David W. Grua, “Rebaptism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” BYU Studies
- BEST ARTICLE ON WOMEN’S HISTORY: Emily Larsen and Heather Belnap, “Sure a Strong Devil’: Mabel Frazer, A.B. Wright, and the University of Utah Art Department’s 1937 Sexual Misconduct Case,” Utah Historical Quarterly
- BEST ARTICLE ON INTERNATIONAL MORMONISM: Catherine S. Freeman, “Drum Rhythms and Golden Scriptures: Reasons for Mormon Conversion within Haiti’s Culture of Vodou,” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
- BEST JOURNAL OF MORMON HISTORY ARTICLE: Mark L. Staker and Donald L. Enders, “Joseph Smith Sr.’s China Adventure,” Journal of Mormon History
- BEST DISSERTATION AWARD: Erik Freeman, “The Mormon International: Communitarian Socialist Politics and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1890,” University of Connecticut
- BEST UNPUBLISHED GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER: Jaclyn Foster, “When ‘Serious Charges’ Become ‘Pathological Fantasies’: Historical Approaches to an Allegation of Sexual Assault Against J. Reuben Clark
I’m so proud of the two winners of the public history award!
Norbert’s work in West Africa is introducing Saints there to the need and value of recording history, and is adding a documentary element to the traditional oral history. He collect a sister missionary’s journal, for instance, at one of his that will be a treasure in coming years.
The three leaders of the Newbury project worked with local non-LDS groups interested in their region’s history to produce a well written and heavily illustrated printed history, and an evening program to present their work to the ward and community. This is a perfect example of what almost any dedicated group can do.
As you become aware of ANY successful project in 2023 that is addressed to the public rather than solely to academics, please let us know — my contact information can be found at https://keepapitchinin.org/ . It can be hard for us to learn about such projects, especially those at a distance from Salt Lake City, so your suggestions are eagerly solicited.
Comment by Ardis E. Parshall — June 14, 2023 @ 4:26 pm