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RECORD CROWD AT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY STATE FINALS
Editor’s Note: A full list of winners and photos can be found at http://www.hsmichigan.org/mhd.php. Students from the following communities were awarded: Ada, Ann Arbor, Bay County, Beverly Hills, Canton, Comstock Park, Eaton Rapids, Grand Rapids, Grant, Hancock, Hastings, Holland, Kalamazoo, Marquette, Painesdale, Plymouth, South Haven, West Bloomfield and Whitehall.
Over six hundred people were present as Michigan students received top honors at the Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan) State Finals on Saturday, April 28th in Dearborn at the Henry Ford.
This year more than 5,000 students competed in the History Day program in Michigan. Of these over 210 students reached the state finals, representing schools from all across the state. Finalists chosen at the state finals in the Junior and Senior categories now head to College Park, Maryland in June to compete in National History Day with their peers from the other forty-nine states and several US territories.
Michigan History Day is an educational program of the Historical Society of Michigan and hosted this year by the Henry Ford. Lead sponsors include Meijer Inc., the Cook Charitable Foundation, the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, and Alticor, Inc. In addition support was also provided by the Holland Area Historical Society, the Michigan Chapter of the Society for the War of 1812, and the membership of the Historical Society of Michigan.
“Each year the competition is growing as more teachers and students find out about this exciting opportunity” commented Larry J. Wagenaar, Executive Director of the Historical Society of Michigan. “Students a experts for the day to share what they have learned. They actively engaged our judges. History Day is hands-on education with students gaining phenomenal new skills.”
Winners at the National History Day Michigan State Finals included students from Ada, Ann Arbor, Bay County, Beverly Hills, Canton, Comstock Park, Eaton Raids, Grand Rapids, Grant, Hancock, Hastings, Holland, Kalamazoo, Marquette, Painesdale, Plymouth, South Haven, West Bloomfield and Whitehall.
Students in grades 4-12 competed in Allendale representing outstanding entries from each of ten districts throughout Michigan. Entries were in seven categories - Individual Paper, Individual Exhibit, Individual Documentary, Individual Performance, Group Exhibit, Group Documentary and Group Performance. Students compete in Youth, Junior or Senior divisions.
All entries in the competition were tied in some way to the National History Day theme for 2007, Triumph and Tragedy in History.
A full list of winners plus photographs from the state finals competition can be found at the Michigan History Day website (http://www.hsmichigan.org/mhd.php) or by calling the Historical Society of Michigan at (800) 692-1828.
Michigan History Day is an educational program of the Historical Society of Michigan, the state’s oldest cultural organization, founded in 1828. For more information contact the Society at 1305 Abbott Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 324-1828 or visit www.hsmichigan.org.
HSM Presents 2005 State History Awards
October 03, 2005
East Lansing: The Historical Society of Michigan handed out its annual State History Awards at the 131st State History Conference held in East Lansing recently. The conference focused on a wide variety of Michigan history topics. The Awards presentation at a special reception and banquet was one of the highlights of the meeting.
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Professor of History Wins Follo Award
June 17-19, 2005
Sault Ste. Marie: Dr. Russell Magnaghi, Professor of History at Northern Michigan University, was awarded the Charles Follo History Award at the 56th Annual Upper Peninsula History Conference held June 17-19.
The Historical Society of Michigan presents the Follo Award each year to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the preservation and promotion of Upper Peninsula history. It was established in 1979 to honor the memory of Charles Follo, an Escanaba schoolteacher who promoted and helped advance historical understanding of Michigan's U.P. Click here to read the full press release
HSM Presents 2004 State History Awards
October 19, 2004
East Lansing: The Historical Society of Michigan handed out its annual Awards of Merit at the 130th State History Conference held in St. Joseph recently. The conference, sponsored annually by the Historical Society of Michigan, featured focused on a wide variety of Michigan history topics. The Awards presentation at a special reception and banquet was a highlight of the meeting.
The annual State History Awards-Awards of Merit are prized statewide and are the highest recognition presented by the state's official historical society and oldest cultural organization.
Awards were presented in eight categories recognizing the contributions of local historical societies, distinguished volunteer service, distinguished professional service, Michigan history publications, media, restoration and preservation, special programs and education.
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Iron Mountain history activist wins 2004 Follo Award
June 25, 2004
East Lansing: An Iron Mountain history activist, the late Donnell R. Mitchell, was awarded the Charles Follo History Award at the 55th Annual Upper Peninsula History Conference held June 18-20. The Historical Society of Michigan presents the Follo Award each year to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the preservation and promotion of Upper Peninsula history. It was established in 1979 to honor the memory of Charles Follo, an Escanaba schoolteacher who promoted and helped advance historical understanding of Michigan's U.P. Click here to read the full press release
Michigan Historian: Wolverines are Native to Michigan
June 1, 2004
East Lansing: Michigan historian Larry Massie contests the commonly held belief that Wolverines were never native to Michigan in the latest issue of the Historical Society of Michigan's Chronicle & Newsletter. The article, "Wolverines in Michigan," is featured in the spring, 2004 issue released today.
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Michigan Students Receive Top Honors For History
April 26, 2004
East Lansing: Over sixty Michigan students received honors for their outstanding history projects at Michigan History Day (National History Day in Michigan) on Saturday, April 24. The annual event is sponsored by the Historical Society of Michigan and was hosted this year by The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The Michigan History Day state finals were made possible through financial support from the Michigan Department of History, Arts & Libraries, Alticor Inc., Michigan Labor History Society, Siemens Inc., Holland Area Historical Society and The Henry Ford.
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Local Historical Society Grants Cut from State Budget
December 12, 2003
EAST LANSING: As a result of additional cuts to the state budget included in Gov. Granholm's December 10, 2003 Executive Order, the $100,000 grant program that was to be administered by the Department of History Arts and Libraries has been eliminated for this fiscal year. Funds to support Michigan History Day were also eliminated. While these cuts will eliminate this funding for FY 2004, the Historical Society of Michigan will be actively involved in working to reinstate these funds for the next budget year.
Local Society members and officers are encouraged to contact their state senators, representatives and Governor Granholm's office to let them know how critically these funds are needed and how important that they be either reinstated in any later supplemental spending bill (should the state's revenues improve) or in the budget for FY 2005.
For more information please feel free to contact HSM at (517) 324-1828 or e-mail us at hsm@hsmichigan.org
State History Awards Presented in Port Huron
October 7, 2003
Port Huron: The Historical Society of Michigan handed out its annual Awards of Merit at the 129th State History Conference held in Port Huron, Michigan Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 5. The conference, sponsored annually by the Historical Society of Michigan, featured over twenty-five speakers who focused on Michigan history topics. The Award of Merit is the highest award presented by the state's official historical society and oldest cultural organization, the Historical Society of Michigan. Awards were presented in eight categories including contributions of local historical societies, distinguished volunteer service, distinguished professional service, Michigan history publications, media, restoration and preservation, as well as special programs and education.
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Archivist from Houghton Wins Follo Award
June 27, 2003
CEDARVILLE: Archivist Theresa Sanderson Spence, of Houghton, was awarded the prestigious Charles Follo Award at the 54th Annual Upper Peninsula History Conference on Saturday, June 21 in Cedarville, Michigan.
Arranged alphabetically by community and including a full index, the Michigan History Directory is used widely in libraries, schools, museums, historical societies, genealogical groups and many other organizations. Historical resources can be found easily using the extensive contact information listed with each entry.
The 2004-2005 edition is fully updated with new information. The Michigan History Directory lists the name, address, phone, fax, contact names, e-mail addresses, website, hours, collection information, and a description of each organization.
"This is an important reference volume for our state," commented Historical Society of Michigan Executive Director Larry Wagenaar. "Not only is it very helpful in finding information on a local museum, historical society, or other historical organization it is also very useful for those interested in heritage tourism and learning more about Michigan by visiting our historical resources."
Copies of the Michigan History Directory are available to members for $7.95 or to non-members for $9.95 plus tax and $3 shipping by contacting the Historical Society of Michigan, 1305 Abbott Rd, East Lansing MI 48823 or calling toll-free at (800) 692-1828. An order form is available here, which can be mailed or faxed. Secure on-line ordering with a credit card is available here. Trade discounts are available to retailers and gift shops that order the Directory for resale.
