No fewer than 31 entries found their way to the jury of the prestigious DHV Prize of the Drenthe Historical Society. The five-member jury reduced that number to three nominees: this year, coincidentally, all three books.
There were plenty of submissions. From oeuvre to project and from event to book. As long as it took place or was released in 2025. The jury, with the mayor of Noordenveld Klaas Smid as chairman, had the task of reducing the entries to three.
The three entries that have a chance to win the DHV Prize are, in random order, the books: 100 years of TT Assen, The Great Atlas of Oosterhesselen and The Wonder of Meppel.
100 years of TT Assen was created by Mischa van den Berg, Asse Klein, Martin Hiemink and Sake Elzinga and Peter Gerding. The last two did the image selection. The book aims to be a ‘visual ode’ to motorcycle racing, the legendary drivers and their battle on the circuit, but also to the hundreds of thousands of visitors and thousands of employees who have made this event in Drenthe possible all along.
The great Atlas of Oosterhesselen was written by Harjen Abbing. Abbing has had a fascination with maps since childhood. The atlas consists of many different maps, in various themes, with photos and texts.
The Miracle of Meppel, subtitled The Battle for the Canals, the Bridges and the Bleeker Island, was written by Ed van Tellingen. It is a book about the city’s struggle to preserve its canals. Former journalist and historian Van Tellingen outlines how that history unfolded. He himself was also involved at the time.
