NJ History Day Special Prizes Best Use of Newspaper Two awards will be given to projects in any category in both Junior and Senior Divisions. Best Use of Newspapers can be shown visually and/or be a significant part of the entry’s research bibliography. This award is not limited to historical use of local news, but includes all newspaper use as a primary resource. Best Use of the NJ Digital Newspaper Project, Sponsored by Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives One prize for the best usage of the Rutgers University collections of the Digital Newspaper archives. The New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project has contributed over 200,000 pages from New Jersey newspapers between 1852 and 1924 to the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America website (https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov). These newspapers demonstrate how communities shared information and talked about contemporary events, from the “big news” of the day—wars, politics, and innovations—to what was happening around town. To learn more about how to access these New Jersey newspapers, see https://blogs.libraries.rutgers.edu/njdnp/2019/10/24/finding-and-using-new-jersey-newspapers-in-chronicling-america/ Best Use of the Miriam Shapiro Archives, Sponsored by Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives One prize for the best usage of the Rutgers University Miriam Shapiro Archives, dedicated to collecting and preserving women artists' papers, publications, and organizations in the United States. The Miriam Schapiro Archives on Women Artists is one of the largest archival collections dedicated to collecting and preserving women artists' papers, publications, and organizations in the United States. Largely focused on collecting and documenting second wave feminist art from 1945 onward, the collections' strengths rest on our vast slide collections, oral histories, and documentation of feminist art organizations like the Feminist Art Program and the New York Feminist Art Institute. The New Jersey Militia, Heard's Brigade The New Jersey Militia, Heard's Brigade, is a company of living historians re-creating the life of the militia soldiers and civilians of the American Revolution. They are dedicated to educating the public. They strive to always continue our research efforts to provide the most accurate impressions. The New Jersey Militia, Heard's Brigade will offer one monetary prize each at the Junior and Senior levels for the projects that best exemplify the use of research and disseminate that information successfully to the viewer/listener on their subject of the American Revolution, its causes, events, people, and/or results. Students are encouraged to indicate in the title of the project the connection to the American Revolution and/or related topics. We will award a single prize of $250 to a Senior Level project anda single prize of $250 to a Junior Level project - either individual or group - if more than one student is involved in the winning project, the students can decide how to divide the single prize. Maritime History, Sponsored by the National Maritime Historical Society The National Maritime Historical Society sponsors Maritime Special Prizes at the New Jersey State Contest each year. Our goal is to encourage the study of maritime history by offering special prizes for maritime-related projects. Visit our NHD website. Prizes for 1st Place (ONE each for junior and senior divisions) include a $100 cash prize (divided equally for group projects), a one-year membership in NMHS which includes Sea History magazine, recognition on the NMHS website, and a certificate of achievement. The mentoring teacher will receive a one-year membership in NMHS and recognition on the NMHS website. New Jersey History, Sponsored by the NJ Historical Commission One prize at each level for the best project on a NJ History topic. Revolutionary War History, Sponsored by the Morristown Chapter of the Daughters of the American RevolutionThe Morristown Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution awards a prize in honor of Frances Babbitt Philhower, a prominent member of their chapter. The prize is presented to a project — in any category — that pertains to the role of New Jersey in the American Revolution and its era, including, but not limited to, the role New Jersey and its people played in the Revolution, the causes of the Revolution in New Jersey, the role of New Jersey women in the Revolution, the founding fathers (and mothers) of the Revolution, and the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Revolutionary War History, Sponsored by the North Jersey Revolutionary War Roundtable North Jersey American Revolution Round Table awards two prizes in honor of Harry Carpenter, a founding member of NJARRT. These two prizes are presented to projects — from any category — that pertain to the American Revolution and its era, including but not limited to the causes of the Revolution, the Revolutionary War, George Washington, the founding fathers, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Students are encouraged to indicate in the title of the project the connection to the American Revolution and/or the related topics. Women’s Suffrage, Sponsored by the 2020 Women's Vote Centennial Initiative One prize at each level for the best project on the history of Women’s Suffrage in the United States. The WVCI also defines the history of women's suffrage to include “...post-1920 activities by women of color seeking to access voting rights”.
