recognition to a business or industrial firm

Activities meriting recognition:
Preservation or publication of significant collections of historical records
Cooperation with organized historical groups
Use of historical material in advertising
Financing of historical activities

Criteria:
Significance and extent of distribution of historical information
Scope of influence (other business, schools, historical societies, community organizations)
Quality and historical material (permanent or dated)
Extent of distribution of printed historical material, such as newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, etc.

for completed acts of restoration or preservation by organizations or individuals

Activities meriting recognition:
Restoration or preservation of historical buildings, landmarks, trails, monuments, documents, vehicles, costumes, art, armaments, etc.
Significant financial or material contributions advancing or enhancing historical restorations and preservation activities.

Criteria:
Scope of effort (time and cost, number of people engaged on project)
Historical importance of the restoration or preservation
Span of project (year started-year completed)
Nature of financing (individual, society alone, legislative grant or community effort)

recognition to a school, student, or individual for a significant historical project or research in Sonoma County history which has led to publication of a book or to a major education activity

Activities meriting recognition:
Publication of new or expanded historical material
Translations of historical material into English or other languages
Sponsorship of scholastic effort in historical research, writing, restoration or preservation

Criteria:
Historical significance-local, state, or national
Originality, quality of research, and evidence of sound scholarship
If a school project, how many students involved and how significant were results? what were the primary motivating factors, both for the sponsors and the participants

recognition for significant historical activities and accomplishments by an individual

Activities meriting recognition:
Significant service on behalf of organized historical groups or historical projects
Significant financial or material contributions to organized historical groups or historical projects
Leadership of organized historical groups or historical projects
Promotion of historical objectives in community, state, or nation

Criteria:
Duration of service, contributions, leadership
Influence of service, contributions, leadership
Scope of service, contributions, leadership

recognition to a municipal, county, state, or federal agency or individual for significant activities and accomplishments

Activities meriting recognition:
Legislative initiatives protecting historic cultural resources
Financial incentives or contributions to historical projects
Political leadership promoting history

Criteria:
Historical significance of the activities
Importance of the agency's or individual's role in achieving the completion of the activity
Impact of the activity on promoting history

recognition of an author's published article of outstanding historical merit

Criteria:
Historical significance-local, state, or national
Originality, quality of research, and evidence of sound scholarship

recognition to a full time student enrolled in an accredited college for a significant achievement which has expanded knowledge of Sonoma County's history

For Sonoma County history online

Activities meriting recognition:
Sonoma County historical information/data accessible via the internet

Criteria:
Scope of effort
Accuracy of information
Historical significance
Quality of information/graphics/links
Major search engine placement using search terms “Sonoma” and “history” (Google suggested)
Internet directory placement (Yahoo suggested)
No violation of copyright laws (including graphics)
Source information provided online (such as in link or footnote form)
Contact name or webmaster email address provided online     
Website online before 31 December date
Nominations by submitting hardcopy printouts of web pages postmarked by 31 January date