American Heritage Committee Contest Winners 2026 - 1st Place Winners
Acrylic Painting
Sandra Wooddell Harris
Hatchie Chapter, Tennessee
Not My Cup Of Tea
Digital Art
Carol Martin
Edward Rutledge Chapter, Florida
Fractal/Algorithmic Art 51 Brave Women Rebelled
Drawing
Lisa Bauman
Anasazi Chapter, Arizona
Will You Sign?
Multimedia
Sarah Bland-Halulko
Amelia Island Chapter, Florida
Tolerable Tea-ranny
Oil
Janet Pietrobono
Sergeant Newton Chapter, Georgia
It’s Just A Cloth
Other Art and Sculpture
Patricia Sanftner (Morristown Chapter, New Jersey), Joanne Stoy (Old White House General Frelinghuysen Colonel Lowrey Chapter, New Jersey), Jolene Lichtenwainer (Old White House General Frelinghuysen Colonel Lowrey Chapter, New Jersey), Susan Bailey (Ferro Monte Chapter, New Jersey), Josephine Guscott (Ye Olde Newton-Nassau Chapter, New Jersey)
Alice Paul: American
Pastels
Dr. Jane D. Steelman
General James Moore Chapter, North Carolina
Riding For Freedom
Sculpture
Chelsea Brimer
Westport Chapter, Missouri
Forgotten Face of the Midnight Ride
Watercolor
Jan D. Courter
Colonel William Candler Chapter, Georgia
No Tea For Me!
Clay
Jennifer Weaver
Old Unicoi Trail Chapter, Georgia
Freedom Jar
Basketry and Caning
Gail S. Carten
Narrow Passage Chapter, Virginia
The Clothesline Code
Dolls, Cloth or Fiber
Debbie DeMeulle and Allison DeMeulle
Clara Barton Chapter, California
Abigail Adams:Remember the Ladies
Dolls, Other
Nancy Redifer Davis
Waightstill Avery Chapter, North Carolina
Penelope Barker
Paper, Books
Kimberly Dillard
Preston Trail Chapter, Texas
The Boston TrEAson Party
Paper, Dolls
Jorja K. Jean
Princess Anne County Chapter, Virginia
Helen Calvert Maxwell Read Paper Doll
Paper, Other
Jackie Nichols, Paula Roper, Sonja Webb, Nancy Mitchell, Sarah Hamiter, Mary Andries, Lisa May
Pelican Chapter, Louisiana
Esther deBerdt Reed - Rallying Women to Defy British Rule and Help Create a Nation
Other
Jackie Nichols
Pelican Chapter, Louisiana
The Patriot Women's Print Shop
Crochet
Denise Thomas
Williamsburg Chapter, Virginia
Threads of Liberty-Women Patriots and the Culpepper Spy Ring
Cross Stich
Marion Harden
Baton Rouge Chapter, Louisiana
The Road to Independence-Acts of Rebellion and Treason
Embroidery
Louise Burroughs
Peaks of Otter Chapter, Virginia
Birth of Liberty-“The Tinder is Lit”
Historic Dress
Ann Maliniak
Chesapeake Chapter, Virginia
Scarlet Silk Fleur de Lis gown ensemble with matching Turban and Reticule
Knitting
Dawn Silfies
Anan Harmon Chapter, Illinois
Benoni Harris Drummer Boy
Needlepoint
Ashley Seawell
Trenton Chapter, South Carolina
Betsy Ross - “Little Rebel”
Other
Maura Mackowski
Governor George W.P. Hunt Chapter, Arizona
The Scarlet Shortgown: Women Patriots in the Boston Food Riots
Quilt, Art Quilt
Mary Frankiewicz
Philadelphia Winn Chapter, Georgia
Agent 355 AKA Anna Strong
Quilt, Hand Quilted Quilt
Susan Frame
Rachel Donelson Chapter, Missouri
On the Road to Independence
Quilt, Quilt Top
Penny Simon Nielsen
El Presidio Chapter, Arizona
Turning Points in the American Revolutionary War
Hand Quilted Wall Hanging
Donna McDade
John Reily Chapter, Ohio
WORDS Catching Fire: The Story
Rug Making
Julia Majury
Perry County Chapter, Pennsylvania
HER Story is Our Story
Weaving
Gloria Hardy
Maricopa Chapter, Arizona
Freedom and Independence
Beaded Jewelry
Patricia Reeves
Hugh Rogers Chapter, North Carolina
“Pearls of Great Price”
Constructed with, or w/o stones
Patricia Tschetter
Davey Jackson Chapter, Wyoming
“Rose”
Other
Sherry Bynum
Martha Jefferson Randolph Chapter, Texas
“Two by Sea”
Sterling
Margaret Ann Ward Whalen
Col. William Candler Chapter, Georgia
“Midnight Ride Collection”
Wire Worked
Teresa Littleton
Alexander Keith Chapter, Tennessee
“Jewelry of Rebellion”
Drama
Kelly Rees
Columbian Chapter, Missouri
The Threads of Treson
Fiction, Short Story
Mary Vann
Emery Road Chapter, Tennessee
The Night the Harbor Turned to Sea
Non Fiction, Narrative
Laurie Sutherland
Canandaigua Chapter, New York
Treason in His Stockings, Liberty in His Heart
Poetry 1-15 Lines
Caitlen Green
Philadelphia Winn Chapter, Georgia
A Patriot’s Resolve
Poetry 16-30 Lines
Kellie Dunn
Rainbow River Chapter, Florida
“Then You Would Have the Women”
Instrumental March
Bonnie L. DiMichele
Chief Solano Chapter, California
America 250 March to Independence
Instrumental, Other
Bonnie L. DiMichele, Mary Robinson, Deborah Vanoni
Chief Solano Chapter, California
Pathway to Freedom
Other
Ann Kelly Holler
Fort Chiswell Chapter, Virginia
Daughters of Liberty
Vocal
LaNelle Gallant
Elizabeth Gordon Bradley Chapter, Texas
Through Martha’s Eyes
B/W Enhanced
Katte Judd
Denver Chapter, Colorado
The Flag of Defiance
B/W Unenhanced
Bonnie Thuma Henn
Edenton Tea Party Chapter, North Carolina
Torch of Illumination
Color Enhanced
Jennifer Halter
Rincon del Diablo Chapter, California
All Men are Created Equal
Color Unenhanced
Kathy Ann Ullman
Plymouth Chapter, Wisconsin
Out of the Mist
Art & Sculpture
Sandra Woodall Harris
Acrylic Painting
Hatchie Chapter, Tennessee
“Not My Cup of Tea”
Crafts
Jackie Nichols
Pelican Chapter, Louisiana
“The Patriot Women’s Print Shop”
Fiber Art
Mary Frankiewicz
Philadelphia Winn Chapter, Georgia
“Agent 355 AKA Anna Strong”
Music
Bonnie Di Michelle
Chief Solana Chapter, California
“America 250 March to Independence”
Photography
Bonnie Thuma Henn
Edenton Tea Party Chapter, North Carolina
“Torch of Illumination”
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