Past Award Recipients

Award: Richard Evans

  • Year of Award: 2023

    QAHN’s annual Richard Evans Award recognizes outstanding long-term contributions by an organization or group of volunteers to the preservation of Anglophone heritage in the province of Quebec.

  • Year of Award: 2022

    QAHN presented the 2022 Richard Evans Award to Fossmobile Enterprises of Burlington, Ontario.

  • Year of Award: 2021

    QAHN was pleased to present the 2021 Richard Evans Award to the Château Ramezay English-speaking Guides Association.

  • Year of Award: 2020

    QAHN was pleased to present the 2020 Richard Evans Award to the Montreal Irish Monument Park Foundation.

  • Year of Award: 2019

    At its 2019 convention, held in Knowlton, June 1-2, QAHN presented the prestigious Richard Evans Award to the Potton Heritage Association.

  • Year of Award: 2018

    The Richard Evans Award is presented annually to a group of volunteers or organization in the heritage sector that has made an outstanding contribution to its community and to the celebration and p

  • Year of Award: 2017

    Each year, QAHN is pleased to present the Richard Evans Award to a group of volunteers or organization in the historical / heritage sector that has made outstanding contributions to its community a

  • Year of Award: 2016

    QAHN is pleased to announce that the 2016 Richard Evans Award has gone to the Sherbrooke-based not-for-profit organization Murales Urbaines à Revitalisation d’Immeubles et de Réconciliation Sociale

  • Year of Award: 2015

    The 2015 Richard Evans Award was presented to the Scotch Road Cemetery Association, a not-for-profit profit organization dedicated to the maintenance, preservation and remembrance of the Scotch Roa

  • Year of Award: 2014

    In 2014, the Richard Evans Award was presented to the Missisquoi Historical Society (MHS) of Stanbridge East, Quebec.

  • Year of Award: 2013

    Founded in 1965 on the occasion of the 165th anniversary of the arrival of pioneer Elmer Cushing, the Richmond County Historical Society (RCHS) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012.

  • Year of Award: 2012

    The Richard Evans Award is presented by QAHN each year to a group of volunteers who, collectively, have contributed to preserving or promoting their community history, including some aspect of Queb

  • Year of Award: 2011

    This year, the Richard Evans Award has been presented to the Miner Heritage Farm / La Ferme Héritage Miner, of Granby.

  • Year of Award: 2010

    Over the past seven years, the Austin Cultural Committee has been responsible for the research, writing, translation and design of eight brochures describing different aspects of the municipality’s

Award: Marion Phelps

  • Year of Award: 2023

    2023 Phelps Award winner Joel Barter has been a director of the Bury Historical and Heritage Society for about ten years, and is one of the organization’s archivists.

  • Year of Award: 2022

    This year, QAHN was pleased to present this prestigious award to Margaret Phillips, the volunteer president of Cantley 1889, a heritage group in the Gatineau Valley.

  • Year of Award: 2021

    This year, QAHN was pleased to present the Marion Phelps ward to Steven Aulis, a volunteer with the Canterbury Committee of the Bury Historical and Heritage Society.

  • Year of Award: 2020

    QAHN was pleased to present the 2020 Marion Phelps Award to Mary Ducharme of the Hemmingford Archives.

  • Year of Award: 2019

    At its 2019 Convention, held on June 1-2 in Knowlton, Quebec, QAHN presented the coveted Marion Phelps Award to Joseph Graham of Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides.

  • Year of Award: 2018

    The Marion Phelps Award is presented annually by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) in recognition of outstanding long-term contributions by an individual to the preservation and promoti

  • Year of Award: 2017

    The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network's annual Marion Phelps Award recognizes "outstanding long-term contributions by an individual to the preservation and promotion of Anglophone heritage in the

  • Year of Award: 2016

    The Marion Phelps Award is presented annually by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) in recognition of outstanding long-term contributions by an individual to the preservation and promoti

  • Year of Award: 2015

    The winner of the 2015 Marion Phelps Award was Elaine Fuller, who has been a heritage activist in the local community for many years.

  • Year of Award: 2014

    In 2014, QAHN broke with tradition by awarding the Marion Phelps Award to two remarkable individuals – in fact, two siblings, Louise Hall and Adelaide Lanktree.

  • Year of Award: 2013

    Bill Young served as Director of Student Services at Vanier College in Montreal and later at Heritage College in Hull, until his retirement.

  • Year of Award: 2012

    The Marion Phelps Award is presented each year by QAHN to an outstanding volunteer in the heritage field. This year, we are pleased to announce that the recipient of this award is Michael Cooper.

  • Year of Award: 2011

    In 2011, QAHN is very pleased to announce that the recipient of the Marion Phelps Award is Carol Martin of the Gatineau Valley Historical Society.

  • Year of Award: 2010

    Phyllis Emery Skeats of North Hatley.

  • Year of Award: 2009

    A former elementary school teacher and author of The History of St.

  • Year of Award: 2008

    Roderick Hodgson is often referred to as the Hudson historian.

  • Year of Award: 2007

    Harry Isbrucker has been a member of the board of directors of the Stanstead Historical Society and has served as president, treasurer and chairman or member of many of the Society's most demanding

  • Year of Award: 2006

    Byron Clark is a genealogist with a keen interest in the history of the English-speaking people of the Magdalen Islands.

  • Year of Award: 2005

    In 1954, Norma Geggie came to Canada from her native Australia to fill a nursing position at the newly created Gatineau Memorial Hospital in the village of Wakefield, Quebec.

  • Year of Award: 2004

    Born August 18, 1914 at L’Anse aux Cousins, Kenneth Hugh Annett attended New Carlisle High School, followed by post-graduate education studies at MacDonald College and Bishop's University.

  • Year of Award: 2003

    Marianna O'Gallagher was born in Sainte-Foy to parents of Irish descent: Norma O'Neil and land-surveyor Dermot O’Gallagher. She taught for many years at St.

  • Year of Award: 2002

    Joan Bisson Dow is one of the founders of the Gaspesian British Heritage Village in New Richmond West.

  • Year of Award: 2001

    Marion Phelps was the daughter of William W. and Maude (McDougall) Phelps of South Stukely.

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