2013 Essex Heritage Hero Award Dinner

Please join us to celebrate a legacy of service and commitment to the Essex National Heritage Area, our state and our military.

October 16, 2013

5:30pm Cocktail Hour

6:30pm Dinner

Willowdale Estate

24 Asbury Street, Topsfield, MA

Mrs. Joanne Holbrook Patton & The Patton Family:

General George Smith Patton, Jr. and Beatrice Ayer Patton, in memoriam

Major General George Smith Patton, in memoriam

Mother Margaret Georgina Patton

George Smith Patton, Jr.

Robert Holbrook Patton

Helen Ayer Patton

Benjamin Wilson Patton

Proceeds from the event (ticket sales and sponsorship) help sustain the many programs of the Essex National Heritage Commission which support heritage non-profit organizations and municipalities in Essex County, MA.

A special thanks to the 2013 Heritage Hero Honorary Committee.

About the Heritage Hero Award

The Essex Heritage Hero Award Dinner is an annual celebration that recognizes the special contributions of individuals or groups across Essex County whose passions embody the mission of Essex Heritage – to protect and preserve the region’s rich historic, cultural and natural resources.

Previous Honorees

 

2011 Honorees:
Mr. Thomas M. Leonard, President Emeritus, Essex National Heritage Commission

2011 Honorees:
Dr. Wayne Burton, President North Shore Community College
Kimberley Driscoll, Mayor of Salem
Mr. Wayne Marquis, Danvers Town Manager

2010 Honorees:
Nicholas Costello, Former Mayor of Amesbury
Byron Matthews, Former Mayor of Newburyport
Maria Miles, Founder of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce

2009 Honoree:
Thomas P. Costin, of Nahant

2008 Honoree:
Jim McAllister, the locally beloved historian, author, columnist and owner of Derby Square Tours in Salem, MA