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2009 HISTORICAL ESSAY CONTEST
The Most Historic Place In My Town
(Mini Historian of the Year and Contest Winners)
The Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission once again sponsored a local history composition contest for students. Compositions entitled The Most Historic Place in My Town dealt with a multitude of sites, i.e.: houses, public buildings, graveyards, barns, etc. Each participating school had cash prizewinners.
The rules for the Annual Essay Contest are as follows:
- Any fourth or third-grade student* residing in Hunterdon County may enter. (* Determined by the grade level in which state and local history is studied in each school.) CLICK HERE for printable form
- For the 2009 Essays were to be submitted to the Commission prior to the 4 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2009 deadline. Entries were mailed to:
Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission
PO Box 2900
Flemington, NJ 08822-2900OR hand-delivered to the Commission, located in the Flemington Children's Choir School building, 3 Chorister Place, Flemington.
- All essays MUST be on 8-1/2" X 11" paper. Report covers may be used, but loose-leaf ring binders will NOT be accepted.
- All essays MUST be neatly printed, typewritten, or computer generated.
- Compositions of any length should describe what the student believes is the most historic site in his or her own community. Students MUST include sources of information compiled, i.e.: authors, interviews, and titles of books used. If using deeds, the volume and page MUST be supplied.
- Each teacher MUST include a printed or typewritten sheet stating name of school, his/her name (include Mr., Miss, Ms., Mrs.) and an alphabetized list of participating students.
2009 AWARDS
Awards are given as follows:
- Every Entrant received a certificate of participation and appreciation.
- Honorable Mention received a light blue “Honorable Mention” ribbon
- 2nd Place School District received $10.00 and a purple “Second Place” ribbon
- 1st Place School District received $25.00 and a royal blue "First Place" ribbon
- 2nd Place County received $50.00 and a gold "Second Place - Hunterdon County" Ribbon
- Grand Prize received $100.00 and a gold “2009 Hunterdon County Mini-Historian” sash
Prizes will be awarded at the Freeholder meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in honor of National Historic Preservation Month. Reporters from local newspapers have been asked to cover the event with a staff photographer. Pictures and an article appear on the county's web site.
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