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April 30, 2009 2009 Missouri Conference on History Awards AnnouncedCongratulations to the winners and thank-you to all those who submitted an entry. As usual the scholarship was outstanding and a decision was not easily made. Best Book AwardThe Politics of Everyday Life in Vichy France: Foreigners, Undesirables, and Strangers Best Article Award“‘Tom, You’re Not Going to Get [It] On a Silver Platter’: The Inaugural Senate Campaign of Thomas F. Eagleton,” Missouri Historical Review, April 2008 Best Graduate Student Paper“‘This Is Not a Cotton-Picker’s Dream’: The National Commission on Constitutional Government and the Formation of the ‘New Right’” posted @ 2:09 PM April 24, 2009 MoHiP Theatre Development WorkshopDue to scheduling difficulties, the May MoHiP Theatre workshop date has been changed to May 12 (from May 19).We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you love history and theatre, you won’t want to miss the next Missouri History in Performance Theatre (MoHiP) workshops. For information, call (573) 882-2476. posted @ 2:34 PM April 21, 2009 Students Explored the Individual at National History Day State ContestOn Saturday, April 4, more than 500 young history enthusiasts participated in the National History Day in Missouri state competition. This annual, all-day event encourages the learning of history by young adults in grades 6-12 through student-created projects. This year’s theme was “The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.” [pdf]Over 2,500 students participated in regional contests across Missouri with the hope of making it to the state contest, and first- and second-place winners in each division qualified for the National History Day contest finals on June 14-18. Prizes are awarded at all levels, including college scholarships for national winners. National History Day is a yearlong program dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of history in elementary and secondary schools. The annual competition is the nation’s oldest and most highly regarded humanities contest for students in grades 6-12. NHD is open to all types of students—public, private, parochial, and home-school; urban, suburban and rural. National History Day in Missouri is an educational outreach program of The State Historical Society of Missouri and the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. posted @ 11:18 AM April 09, 2009 Roundtable Honoring Keith Crown to be held May 2 at the SocietyWatercolorist Keith Crown has touched the lives of many people during his seventy years as an artist and teacher. Join some of these friends, family members, and colleagues as they share stories and memories of the artist during “Travels with Keith Crown: A Roundtable Discussion of the Life and Art of an Extraordinary Painter” on May 2 at 2:00 p.m. in The State Historical Society of Missouri’s Main Gallery. “Travels with Keith Crown” complements the exhibit Keith Crown: A Retrospective, now on display in the Society’s Main Gallery. Although Crown has called Columbia home for 25 years, he spent 37 years teaching art at the University of Southern California after earning degrees from the Art Institute of Chicago and serving in World War II. He also served as president of the National Watercolor Society, helped found the Los Angeles chapter of Artist’s Equity, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Watercolor USA Honor Society in 2003. Crown’s work hangs in museums and art centers across the country. He has been the subject of a biography, Keith Crown Watercolors, by Sheldon Reich, and his paintings and influences have been discussed by many authors during his career. Society art curator Joan Stack will lead the discussion, as the panel provides personal insight into Crown’s aesthetic philosophy, working methods, and life history. “Travels with Keith Crown” is free and open to the public. The State Historical Society of Missouri is located in Ellis Library at the intersection of Hitt Street and Lowry Mall on the University of Missouri campus, with parking available in three nearby garages.
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