Wall of Honor
Celebrate your family by adding a family member to the North Okaloosa Historical Association's Family Heritage Wall of Honor.
This program honors unsung individuals of Okaloosa County who have been recognized by family and friends for their positive effect on their family and community, and/or their contributions to the history, formation and continued well-being of our county.
Who is Eligible
Individual(s) who have:
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Lived or worked in Okaloosa County
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Made a contribution to the formation, or positive enhancement to our communities in Okaloosa County
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May be nominated posthumously
Each nominee will be an honored guest at a special ceremony hosted by the Baker Block Museum where their names will be placed on the Family Heritage Wall of Honor.
Requirements
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Photo, preferable 5x7
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Biography (see example)
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$30 donation for a single nomination, $50 for multiple family members
A picture and short biography will be placed in the Heritage Family Wall of Honor binder in the Museum library as well in the commemorative program available at the ceremony.
Entries may be listed as individual or dual family entry:
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Mr. John L. Smith
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John L. and Mary T. Smith
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The Smith Family.
For information or assistance writing the biography, contact the Museum at
(850) 537-5714 or email at bakermuseum@aol.com.
Previous Inductees
2012
Dora Catherine Steele Cadenhead Nathan, Linda, Jeb & Jeff Chessher Velma Jones Conyers
Opal B. Hogg Enzor
Margaret Gebauer
W.A. “Jake” Jernigan
Leon C. & Mildred Johns
Charlie & Clyde Powell
George H. Price
Ronald & Carolyn Jeffries Senterfitt
2013
Isaac W. Barrow
Ruth Griner Cadenhead
Neal Cobb
Jeanette Cook
Lille Ward Price Fuller
Leon R. “Buck” Greene
Annie Carrol Jackson
Claire Covell Jernigan
Sarah Enzor Lee
Boston M. & Alice Hill Merritt
Buford E. & Helen Taylor Williams
2014
Cecil L. Anchors, Sr.
John P. & Mildred Hoffman Bishop
Mack Brooks
Dorthea Griffith Woods & Charles Griffith
Danny & Claudene Cook Hall
Tommy A. & Delean Austin Holloway Dorothy “Louise” Walton Lovell
Elton E. & Edie McCurley
Lucile Chessher Steele
Lucille Wanewright Wickliffe
2016
Clarence L. Fleming
Rosa Nelle Moore Hilton
Jack C. Nichols
Morris H. Rogers, Sr.
Martha Wooley Rogers
Rev. George E. Skipper
2017
J.T. & Elsie Boyette Garrett
Maggie Spoon Griner
James T. Whitaker
2019
Marion Allen Fortune
2020
Caroline Baker Allen
Dr. George W. Barrow, Jr.
Roger Robinson
2021
Roy F. Foy, Jr.
2022
Charles and Jeanette Henderson
2023
Maragrete Allen Shelby