Beach to Bay Heritage Awards
The Beach to Bay Heritage Area (BBHA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve, protect, and promote the natural, historic, and cultural assets on Maryland’s lower shore. We are seeking nominations to recognize exemplary individuals, organizations, exhibits, programs and products that contribute significantly to the community by interpreting, promoting, preserving, researching or supporting our historical legacy. We are seeking nominations in three heritage award categories.
Nominees may reside outside the heritage area, but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area.
Heritage Award Categories
Legacy Award: This award recognizes an individual, group, or organization who preserves a tradition that affirms our culture or who continues or preserves a traditional craft or livelihood-a craftsperson, waterman, farmer, quilter, musician, boat builder, etc. Nominees may reside outside the heritage area, but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area
Heritage Award: This award recognizes very significant and long-lasting contributions to the community by interpreting, preserving, promoting, researching, and/or supporting local history and heritage. Nominees may reside outside the heritage area, but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area. An individual or organization may be nominated.
Tee O'Connor Heritage Professional Award: This award recognizes an individual who is an author, archaeologist, architect, exhibits/publications designer, historian, landscape designer, preservationist, professional staff person, or researcher-for significant contributions to enhancement of local history and/or heritage tourism. Nominees may reside outside the Heritage Area but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area.
Nominees may reside outside the heritage area, but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area.
Heritage Award Categories
Legacy Award: This award recognizes an individual, group, or organization who preserves a tradition that affirms our culture or who continues or preserves a traditional craft or livelihood-a craftsperson, waterman, farmer, quilter, musician, boat builder, etc. Nominees may reside outside the heritage area, but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area
Heritage Award: This award recognizes very significant and long-lasting contributions to the community by interpreting, preserving, promoting, researching, and/or supporting local history and heritage. Nominees may reside outside the heritage area, but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area. An individual or organization may be nominated.
Tee O'Connor Heritage Professional Award: This award recognizes an individual who is an author, archaeologist, architect, exhibits/publications designer, historian, landscape designer, preservationist, professional staff person, or researcher-for significant contributions to enhancement of local history and/or heritage tourism. Nominees may reside outside the Heritage Area but the work must take place within and contribute to the heritage area.
Deadline and Submission
- Nominations will be accepted until April 20, 2026.
- Nominations can be submitted through the form below, or by downloading the nomination form and emailing the completed form to [email protected] .
- Awards will be presented on May 16, 2026 at our annual event at Asbury United Methodist Church in Salisbury celebrating our Gospel roots with Dr. John Wesley Wright, Tenor, Annabelle Midley and American Idol star Jay Copeland.
