Edward N. Tihen Awards and GrantsEdward N. Tihen Historical Publication AwardThe Edward N. Tihen Historical Publication Award promotes the publication of material on the history of Kansas by first-time authors. Funds for the award are provided by the Tihen Endowment, established in 1995 by Dr. Tihen's family and friends in his memory and in appreciation of his role as an amateur historian. The deadline for the Tihen Publication Award is April 1. The total amount available on a biannual basis is $1,000, with no single award to exceed $500. The award(s) are announced in the fall at the Society's annual meeting for works written during the previous calendar year. The Historical Society reserves the right not to award any Tihen grants based either on the availability of funds or the quality of the applications. For more information about Tihen Publication Awards, contact Elizabeth Page, epage@kshs.org. Past Recipients2003 - Rusty L. Monhollon, "This is America?": The Sixties in Lawrence, Kansas 1999 - William A. Dobak, Fort Riley and Its Neighbors: Military, Money, and Economic Growth, 1853-1895 1999 - David M. Bartholomew, Pioneer Naturalist on the Plains, The Diary of Elam Bartholomew, 1871-1934 1998 - Mark Kaplan and Jim McCreary, Lawrence, In Plain View: A Photo/Document of Old East Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas 1997 - Ruth A. Sorensen, Denmark, Beyond the Prairie Wind: History Folklore and Traditions from Denmark, Kansas 1996 - Allan R. Miller, Yankee on the Prairie: Howard Barnard of Kansas--Pioneer Educator Edward N. Tihen Historical Research GrantsThe Edward N. Tihen Historical Research Grants are presented annually to non-academic researchers for research in the collections of the Society. The deadline for the Tihen Research Grants Award is April 1. The total amount available is $750, with no single award to exceed $500. The award(s) will be announced each spring for research to be conducted in the collections of the Kansas Historical Society during the following fiscal year (beginning July 1). The Historical Society reserves the right not to award any Tihen grants based either on the availability of funds or the quality of the applications. Past Recipients2004 - Tisa M. Anders - project - The Life of Junius G. Groves (1859-1925) 2004 - Karen M. Heady, project - photographs and illustrations for a written history of Oskaloosa, Kansas 2003 - B. J. Alderman, Kansas City, Missouri, project - frontier lawman, James G. Weakley, and the mystery surrounding one of his prisoners 2003 - Mike Watowa, Lawrence, project - an annotated bibliography of material on the Kansas Folklore Society 1999 - Vera M. Hurst, project - Atchison county farm women, and Evelyn Reed, project - Dull Knife Raid in Comanche County 1997 - Robert Mossman, Tucson, Arizona; Carol Duer Cochran, Prairie Village; and Susan Croft, Herets, England 1995 - Dinah Faber, Baltimore; Leah Suzanne Hanson, Lawrence |
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