I am so very pleased to be here today to present the Archie K. Davis Award, an award that the Wachovia Historical Society established in 1999, twenty-five years ago. This award is in recognition of the contributions of the late Archibald Kimbrough Davis to the study and appreciation of the history of North Carolina and…
The Archie K. Davis Award has been presented every year since 1999, to honor the memory of a man long dedicated to the history of the Moravian communities here and the state of North Carolina. The award recognizes the contributions to history – the growth of knowledge and the sharing of it in ways that…
This year’s recipient of the award, Thomas A. Gray, was born into a family for whom service to museums and preservation organizations, and the appreciation and conservation of material culture was not only encouraged, but expected. He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and a master’s degree in Early American Culture from the Winterthur…
October 19,2021, the Wachovia Historical Society was pleased to present the 2021 Archie K. Davis Award to Evva and Travis Hanes, the well-known proprietors of Mrs. Hanes’ Cookies. Here is the text of the award presentation, which was delivered by Mo and Martha Hartley, winners of the 2011 Archie K. Davis Award. It is a…
The Archie K. Davis Award, named for the late banker, businessman and scholar, is awarded by the Wachovia Historical Society to honor an individual who has made significant contributions to regional and cultural history. The first Davis Award was presented to Mrs. Louise Kapp. Other past recipients have included the late Chester S. Davis, the…
The Archie K. Davis Award, named for the late banker, businessman and scholar, is awarded by the Wachovia Historical Society to honor an individual who has made significant contributions to regional and cultural history. The first Davis Award was presented to Mrs. Louise Kapp. Other past recipients have included the late Chester S. Davis, the…
“Those of you who knew Archie Davis, know he had a great love for history and a deep respect for those who were writers and teachers of history. If you add to writer and teacher a person who also appreciates local Wachovia history and has been a leader in the Wachovia Historical Society, you have…
Gwynne Stephens Taylor (left) presented the Archie K. Davis Awardby Sarah Hunter (right).
2009 Davis Award Recipient, John Larson
“Back in late 1980s in the days when I was in the PEC Office, I was wondering about exactly what were the connections between the old Unitas Fratrum and the Eastern Orthodox Church that are sometimes mentioned in Moravian history. I turned to a recent graduate of Moravian Theological Seminary who seemed to know a…