Following a nomination prepared and submitted by Rosie the Riveter Trust in April of 2007, a collaboration of three public agencies and two non-profits has been jointly awarded a prestigious historic preservation award for work developing programs and infrastructure of the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond.

A letter received September 10, 2007, from California State Historic Preservation Officer Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, included the following:

On behalf of governor Schwarzenegger, I am pleased to notify you that the National Park Service, City of Richmond, Contra Costa County, Richmond Museum of History and Rosie the Riveter Trust have been selected to receive a Governor’s Historic Preservation Award for 2007 for the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. This prestigious award is the only official preservation award presented by the State of California to worthy recipients in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of historic preservation.

We will be making a brief announcement of the winners at the November 9, 2007, meeting of the State Historical Resources Commission in Palm Springs; directions to the meeting

Recipients of the 2007 awards will be invited to a presentation ceremony to be held in mid-November.

Again, congratulations on receiving this very special award in recognition of your exceptional historic preservation efforts on behalf of California’s cultural heritage.

The Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards are presented annually under the sponsorship of the State Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) and California State Parks to organizations or public agencies whose contributions demonstrate notable achievements in preserving the heritage of California. Established in 1986, the Governor's Historic Preservation Awards Program aims to recognize meaningful achievements in historic preservation and to increase public awareness, appreciation, and support for historic preservation throughout the state.

California's history is embodied in buildings, structures, sites, and objects that provide a tangible link to the people, events, and patterns of history that have shaped California's growth and development. Since 1986, more than two hundred organizations, groups, and agencies have been recognized for their outstanding commitment to preserving those connections to California's cultural and architectural legacies.

In 2006, only seven projects in the entire State of California received Governor’s Historic Preservation Awards.