MARQUETTE, MI – The staff and board of directors could not be more proud of Kaye and her accomplishments. Not only is Kaye a wonderful leader for the History Center but she is a visionary for our community. She takes a hands-on approach in all aspects of running the Center and touches all who visit and work there. This award is well deserved. Congratulations Kaye!
From the Historical Society of Michigan website….
The Historical Society of Michigan awarded 15 top honors during its annual State History Conference, which was held in Big Rapids, Mich., Sept. 26-28, 2014. The Society presents the State History Awards every year to individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the appreciation, collection, preservation and/or promotion of state and local history. The awards are the highest recognition presented by the Historical Society of Michigan, the state’s official historical society and oldest cultural organization.
The State History Conference explores significant people, places and events in Michigan’s past through a diverse offering of keynote speakers, breakout sessions, workshops and tours. Each year, the conference moves to a different location within the Lower Peninsula to feature the local history of that area and to address notable statewide historical matters. The Historical Society of Michigan also hosts the Upper Peninsula History Conference, which focuses on the history of the U.P., and Michigan in Perspective: The Local History Conference, which concentrates on Southeast Michigan and statewide history.
The recipient of the 2014 State History Award in the Lifetime Achievement category is Kaye Hiebel from Marquette. For the past 34 years, Hiebel has been the driving force behind the Marquette County Historical Society’s (MCHS), now the Marquette Regional History Center’s (MRHC), dynamic and innovative educational programs and museum exhibitions. Hiebel began her career with MCHS in 1980, but her crowning achievement came after she was appointed executive director of the MRHC in 2005. At that time, she began the herculean task of finding a new building for the society’s museum and library, launching an incredibly successful $3.75 million capital campaign. Today, thanks to her efforts, the Marquette Regional History Center is a recognized state-of-the-art museum and historical research facility, second to none in the upper Great Lakes region.
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