The Newfoundland & Labrador Historical Society Heritage Fellowship Award was instituted in 1976, when Paul O’Neill, in his annual President’s Report, stated that it was to be presented to the person or persons who, in the judgement of the Council has contributed significantly to the preservation and/or dissemination of the written record of the history of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Nominations may be made by any member of the Society. The winner is chosen by the Executive and Council from the nominees. It is hoped in this way to sometimes honour contributions to the written history of Newfoundland by persons who otherwise might be ignored.
The first recipient was the Society’s own Office Secretary, and staunch supporter, collector, preserver and disseminator of Newfoundland history, Bobbie Robertson. It has been awarded annually, with a few exceptions, since then, and in recent years to multiple recipients.
Heritage Award Recipients
2019 – 20
Larry Dohey(1959-2019)
2018—19
Them Days
2015—18
(no recipient)
2014—15
Trinity Historical Society
2011—13
(no recipient)
2010—11
James K. Hiller
2008—10
(no recipient)
2007—08
William F. Coaker Heritage Foundation
2006—07
(no recipient)
2005—06
Gordon Bradley
2004—05
(no recipient)
2003—04
James Tuck
Roland Abbott
Baccalieu Trail Heritage Society
2001—03
(no recipient)
2000—01
Alley O’Brien
1999—00
William J. Kirwin
1998—99
Ena Farrell Edwards
1997—98
Gilbert Higgins
Janet Story
Raymond W. Guy
1996—97
Paul Johnson
Marguerite Linthorne
1995—96
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland & Labrador
Gordon Handcock
1994—95
Naboth Winsor
Peter Neary
1993—94
Otto Tucker
1991—93
(no recipient)
1990—91
Leslie Harris
1989—90
Ed Coady
1988—89
Hal Andrews
1987—88
Burnham Gill
1986—87
(no recipient)
1985—86
Harry Cuff
1984—85
Paul O’Neill
Michael Harrington
1983—84
Doris Saunders
Joe Goudie
1982—83
George Story
1981—82
Louise Whiteway
1980—81
Frederick W. Rowe
1979—80
Ronald Seary
1978—79
Ted Drover
1977—78
Joseph R. Smallwood
1976—77
Agnes O’Dea
1975—76
Bobbie Robertson