Michigan Heritage Awards Ceremony
2004 Awards Ceremony (Legacy Stage)
4:30 Saturday

Since 1985, the Michigan State University Museum's Michigan Traditional Arts Program has recognized Michigan tradition bearers with a special Michigan Heritage Award, honoring them for maintaining with excellence and authenticity their family and community folk traditions.

Honorees have come from many different Michigan traditions and all over the state. For more information about the Michigan Heritage Awards program, including nomination forms and short biographies of previous awardees, see http://museum.msu.edu/s-program/MH_awards/mha.html

This year Stas Wisniach of Farmington will be honored for his mastery of traditional Polish accordion music, James Rice of Hudson, Michigan for his saddlemaking and leatherwork, and the Messiah Quilters of Marquette for their dedication to quiltmaking and community activity.

2004 Michigan Heritage Awardees

links to more information

Jim Rice- Hudson, Michigan
Saddles and Leatherwork

Stas Wisniach-Farmington, Michigan
Accordion

Messiah Quilters, Messiah Lutheran Church, Marquette, Michigan
Quilting for the needy

Previous Awardees demonstarting

at the 2004 Festival

Click on each name for more information

Deonna Green- African American Quilter

Dave Kober- Ice Fishing Decoy Carver

Tony Martinez- Ornamental Iron worker

Adelle Raisenen- Rag Run Weaver

Jay Stephan- Au Sable River Boat Builder

Bob Summers- Bamboo Flyrod Maker

Jim Wicks- Duck Decoy Carver

Interested in more information about the

Michigan Heritage Awards?

Here is a list of past awardees- dating back to 1985.

If you'd like to nominate someone:

Link to Traditional Artist Form (pdf)

Link to Community Leader Form (pdf)