Former HPSD President and Bartlett Durham Award winner Myra Markham presented the 2007 Bartlett Durham Award to Jean Bradley Anderson (right). A historian and professional genealogist, Mrs. Anderson has written much about Durham, including Piedmont Plantation: The Bennehan-Cameron Family and Lands in North Carolina, the story of Stagville Plantation; Durham County: A History of Durham County, North Carolina; and The Durham Record. A Phi Betta Kappa graduate with a BA and MA from the University of Pennsylvania, she taught at both Duke University and NC Central University. She is a charter member of Preservation Durham and is also active in other local preservation organizations.
After the awards presentations, Preservation Durham President Ellen Dagenhart urged the membership to work in the coming year for the preservation of the rural heritage of Durham County, currently threatened by expanding development. |