The Gloucester Historical Commission invites the public to the 2015 Preservation Awards ceremony. At the ceremony, members of the Historical Commission will introduce recipients and present award certificates. Slides will be shown, and recipients will talk briefly about their projects. This program is free and open to the public.

This year’s recipients of preservation awards include the following individuals, families, and groups:

• Robert Apse, in the category of Education and Outreach for his short documentary video, The Stones of the Quarries, which will be shown in full.
• “Jackie” Ellis Jameison, in the category of Local Preservationist, for her role in the restoration of the Meetinghouse Plain park on Ashland Street.
• Rachel Meyer, Joshua Gerloff, Crystal Daley, and Kathryn Khanwalkar, in the category of Restoration and Rehabilitation, for their volunteer work in the rehabilitation of the First Parish Burial Ground and Clark Cemetery.
• Pam and Fred Grote, in the category of Restoration, for their authentic restoration of a First Period colonial home, the William Haskell House on Lincoln Street.
• Joe Roman, in the category of Restoration, for his restoration of a single-family Victorian house on Tolman Street.
• The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, in the category of Adaptive Reuse, for their historically sensitive conversion of a church into a community center and art gallery.
• Enduring Gloucester, the blog, in the category of Education and Outreach, for their preservation of Gloucester’s history through public media in photographs, paintings, and articles.
• Bryan and Rebeccah Wells Sparkes, in the category of Restoration, for their restoration of an Arts and Crafts style house on Haskell Street.
• Barbara and Lawrence Maver, in the category of Restoration, for their restoration of another house on Haskell Street built around 1900.
• Aaron Carpenter and Rebecca Loos, in the category of Restoration, for their restoration of a Shingle Style house on Thurston Point Road.
• Steve Pardee, in the category of Lifetime Achievement, for his years of work on the Historical Commission and many contributions in preserving the City’s historic resources.