The Alabama Historical Association presented the 2016 James Ray Kuykendall Award to the Covington Historical Society this past weekend in Montgomery.

Sue Bass Wilson, longtime officer of Historical Society, accepted the award on behalf of the local group. Fellow CHS members Nancy Robbins, Linda Castleberry, Norma King and Jim Wilson joined her in Montgomery.

Named for the late James Ray Kuykendall, AHA past president and founding president of Landmarks of DeKalb County, the award state honors a local historical society in Alabama for outstanding achievements and for significant contributions to a greater appreciation of community and state history. The award is given in even-numbered years.

Mrs. Wilson said the local organization’s nomination for the award included documentation of the historical society activities for the past 10 years, with samples of newsletters, and a list of every program presented in the past 40 years.

In notifying the local organization of the honor, the judges wrote, “We … could easily see you placed much time, love and labor to prepare and submit your application packet.”

The banquet was held at the Capitol City Club as part of the Alabama Historical Association’s 69th annual conference.