2024
Illinois State Historical Society
Best of Illinois
Superior Achievement Award for the
Nance Legins-Costley/William Henry Costley
Memorial Park
John Ackerman, Tazewell County Clerk;
Maureen Naughtin, Director,
YWCA Coalition for Equality;
Susan Rynerson. President,
Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society;
and Libby Tronnes, Board Member,
Illinois State Historical Society
A fantastic example of broad-based community collaboration centered on preserving and teaching local history. This memorial project shined light on an important but not widely known local story, a story with wider significance.
Creating a public space centered on these memorials is long-term community engagement with local history at its best. Bravo!
A sterling example of cooperation among many groups to commemorate important individuals and events in our state’s history.
—Illinois State Historical Society, April 20, 2024
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