Recipients of the Martha Marlow Award for Historians

Above is the most recent version of the award, 2024.

Key factors in the Martha Marlowe award:
  • Shows consistent and significant support of the historian’s mission.
  • Assists other in learning how to retain and present history of the American Legion activities.
  • Develops new approaches to solving issues in maintain histories.

Historians do not like blank spaces. Please help us fill in the missing recipient years and districts.

  • Recipients
    • 2025/26
    • 2024/25 – Tim Yauck, Post 522, Hubertus (2nd)
    • 2023/24 – Morris Sadicario, Post 501, Madison, WI (3rd)
    • 2022/23
    • 2021/22
    • 2020/21
    • 2019/20 – COVID (no recipient)
    • 2018/19 – Fred Fink, Post 214, Darlington (3rd)
    • 2017/18
    • 2016/17
    • 2015/16
    • 2014/15 – Kendel Feilen, Post 415, Milwaukee (4th)
    • 2013/14
    • 2012/13 – Eric Brown, Boys State Historian
    • 2011/12 – Norm Bednarek, Post 47, Portage (2nd)
    • 2010/11 – James M. Rohan, Post 333, Sun Prairie (3rd)
    • 2009/10 – John Kovatch, Post 470, Saukville (2nd)
    • 2008/09 – Robert Moen, Post 498, Milwaukee (4th)
    • 2007/08 – Laurie Arendt, Auxiliary 355, Grafton (2nd)
    • 2006/07 – Leo P. Kulcinski, Post 310, Racine (1st)
    • 2005/06 – Denise Rohan, Post 333, Sun Prairie (3rd)
    • 2004/05 – Michael Wagoner, Post 52, La Crosse (7th)
    • 2003/04 – not awarded
    • 2002/03 – Donald C. Southworth, Post 469, Marathon (8th)
    • 2001/02 – Frank Mathison, Post 116, Chaseburg (7th)
    • 2000/01 – Robert C. Andersen, Post 345, Hingham (2nd)
    • 1999/00 – Robert W. Foley, Post 303, Winter (12th)
    • 1998/99 – Blanche Smith, Post 93, Tomahawk (11th)
    • 1997/98 – Jerry Casler, Post 185, Grantsburg (12th)
    • 1996/97 – Nellie P. De Baker, Post 262, Luxemburg (9th)
    • 1995/96 – Hubert Jakubovsky, Post 203, Milwaukee (4th)
    • 1994/95 – Loretta Miller, Post 70, Oshkosh (6th)
    • 1993/94 – Richard Zeitlin, Non-Legion
    • 1992/93 – Rosemarie Pitz, Post 70, Oshkosh, 6th
    • 1991/92 – Norbert Dziatkiewicz, Post 505, Milwaukee (4th)
    • 1990/91 – David Korth, Post 54, Marshfield (8th)
    • 1989/90 – Barbara Stuvengen, Post 209, Orfordville (1st)
    • 1988/89 – Arthur Heglund, Post 498, Milwaukee (4th)
    • 1987/88 – James Reininger, Post 333, Sun Prairie (3rd)
    • 1986/87 – Martin I. Bachhuber, Post 1, Milwaukee (2nd)
    • 1985/86 – Robert R. Filter, post 23, Milwaukee (5th)
    • 1984/85 – Ethel Matuschka, Post 448, Milwaukee (5th)
    • 1983/84 – Harold Van Dyke, Post 258, Little Chute, (9th)
    • 1982/83 – Hale Hunt, Post 52, La Crosse (7th)