Regina Gail Phillips honored with 2024 Adelaide Sanchez Award for historic education in St. Augustine
May 13, 2024 | St. Augustine, St. Johns County , Florida
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The St. Augustine City Commission presented the 2024 Adelaide Sanchez Award for Historic Education and Interpretation to Regina Gail Phillips, the commission announced during a brief ceremony.
Commissioner Barbara Blonder, who nominated Phillips, said Phillips has led the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center at the historic Excelsior High School and helped transform the institution "from an all volunteer organization to a nationally recognized museum." Blonder noted the museum offers exhibits and programs that chronicle nearly 500 years of Black history and cited Phillips’s service on local boards and task forces, including a 2023 appointment to the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force by Florida House Speaker Paul Renner.
The award honors Adelaide Sanchez, a St. Augustine native who worked for the St. Augustine Record and later the Miami Herald and is remembered for promoting the city’s historic properties. The commission noted that two Adelaide Sanchez Awards are presented annually: one for preservation/restoration and one for education and interpretation.
Regina Gail Phillips, introduced by Blonder as the museum’s executive director, accepted the award and thanked commissioners, the mayor and the history community for the recognition. "Thank you for giving us an opportunity to tell the story of black history in Saint Augustine in a way that is unabridged and, you know, comprehensive," Phillips said, and credited volunteers, board members and partners for the museum’s work. She said she began as a volunteer about 10 years ago and emphasized continuing education, noting recent participation in a National Park Service interpretive guide course.
The mayor closed the ceremony, stating, "That concludes our ceremony for today," and announced the commission would adjourn its regular meeting at 5:00 p.m.
The presentation provided a public acknowledgment of the Lincolnville Museum’s recent growth and Phillips’s role in local historic interpretation. No formal vote or policy action was taken during the ceremony.
Commissioner Barbara Blonder, who nominated Phillips, said Phillips has led the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center at the historic Excelsior High School and helped transform the institution "from an all volunteer organization to a nationally recognized museum." Blonder noted the museum offers exhibits and programs that chronicle nearly 500 years of Black history and cited Phillips’s service on local boards and task forces, including a 2023 appointment to the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force by Florida House Speaker Paul Renner.
The award honors Adelaide Sanchez, a St. Augustine native who worked for the St. Augustine Record and later the Miami Herald and is remembered for promoting the city’s historic properties. The commission noted that two Adelaide Sanchez Awards are presented annually: one for preservation/restoration and one for education and interpretation.
Regina Gail Phillips, introduced by Blonder as the museum’s executive director, accepted the award and thanked commissioners, the mayor and the history community for the recognition. "Thank you for giving us an opportunity to tell the story of black history in Saint Augustine in a way that is unabridged and, you know, comprehensive," Phillips said, and credited volunteers, board members and partners for the museum’s work. She said she began as a volunteer about 10 years ago and emphasized continuing education, noting recent participation in a National Park Service interpretive guide course.
The mayor closed the ceremony, stating, "That concludes our ceremony for today," and announced the commission would adjourn its regular meeting at 5:00 p.m.
The presentation provided a public acknowledgment of the Lincolnville Museum’s recent growth and Phillips’s role in local historic interpretation. No formal vote or policy action was taken during the ceremony.
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