Jay Moore, who will start his 20th year teaching history at Abilene High School this fall, was honored by the American Association for State and Local History for his video series “History in Plain Sight.”
The series of five documentaries, which he wrote and narrated, chronicles the history of Abilene.
Moore is scheduled to receive the award Sept. 16 in Richmond, Va., during the annual meeting of the AASLH.
The AASLH will present an Award of Merit to Moore and 58 other people as part of its Leadership in History Awards, a program now in its 66th year. In its announcement, AASLH called the award “the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.”
The AASLH, which has headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., is a not-for-profit professional organization of individuals and institutions working to preserve and promote history.
The awards banquet is sponsored by the History Channel.
Earlier this year, Moore also was honored for “History in Plain Sight” series when he received the Maxine Perini Award from the Taylor County Historical Commission.
He was nominated for the AASLH award by the Abilene Preservation League.
Moore, who teaches U.S. history at AHS, launched the series in 2009 with a grant from the Dian Graves Owen Foundation to fund the first five titles. A second grant, Moore said, is providing funds for two additional videos.
The first five in the series are “The Bankhead Highway,” “Who Is That Street?” “Fair Park of Abilene,” “Wooten: An Abilene Life” and “Abilene Beginnings.” Video production was done by Rob Westman on the first edition and by David Gibson on the other four.
“I’m flattered,” Moore said of the latest award. “This is a national group so I feel honored. I was surprised, but pleased.
“I’ve always thought that educating people about local history is a way to build community,” he added. “The more you understand it, the more you are emotionally connected to it.”
Moore said the AASLH award recognizes the idea of preserving local history through a documentary video series. The AASLH said its awards program was initiated in 1945 “to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation and interpretation of state and local history.” The program “brings public recognition of the opportunities for small and large organizations, institutions and programs to make contributions in this arena.”
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