Every year the RHSQ celebrates Queensland Day on 6 June. A feature of the dinner is the awarding of the John D Kerr Medal of Distinction as a tribute and witness of esteem to acknowledge excellence in historiography, historical research and writing in the context of Queensland history in any of its themes and disciplines.

The 2009 medal was presented on 6 June 2009, and the 2010 medal will be presented on Saturday 5 June 2010, the eve of the sixth day of the sixth month of the year when RHSQ celebrates Queensland Day. The Society greatly appreciates the generous sponsorship by Queensland State Archives of the 2010 eve of Queensland Day Dinner

List of winners of the John D Kerr Medal of Distinction.

The Royal Historical Society of Queensland greatly appreciates the Queensland State Archives (QSA) sponsorship again this year of the Queensland Day Dinner held on 6 June. This is the second year that the dinner has been sponsored by the Queensland State Archives. The RHSQ recognises the important role of the QSA in the preservation of Queensland’s history.