The Reuben Gold Thwaites Trophy recognizes an affiliated historical organization for continued excellence and overall service to its community over a period of at least five years. The Sauk County Historical Society (SCHS) has demonstrated excellence in collecting, preserving and sharing history since 1905. Reuben Gold Thwaites delivered a speech on the duties of a local historical society at the November 23, 1905 meeting of the Sauk County Historical Society. Articles of incorporation were filed the next day.

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L-R, Front: Executive Director, Paul Wolter, Christian Overland, Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society; President, Mona Larsen. 2nd Row: Seth Taft, Board Member; Rebecca DuBey, Curator; Bill Schuette, Board Member. Back: Linda Levenhaven, Off… — L-R, Front: Executive Director, Paul Wolter, Christian Overland, Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society; President, Mona Larsen. 2nd Row: Seth Taft, Board Member; Rebecca DuBey, Curator; Bill Schuette, Board Member. Back: Linda Levenhaven, Office/Research Manager, Beverly Simonds, Board Member.

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SCHS Award Highlights:

Diverse collection of historic buildings and cultural resources
Sauk County Investigators 4th grade history program
3rd grade Sauk County history modules
Website with over 400 pages of searchable history with 49K page views in 2019
Mobile app available in the App Store and Google Play Store
5th organization to affiliate with the WI Historical Society (1905)
Use of technology and other spaces to off access to county history
Participation in Indigenous Peoples Program and partnership with the Ho Chunk Nation to forward cultural awareness