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THE
DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS
ANNUAL AWARDS 2008
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2009 WINNER, THE JUNE FRANKLIN
NAYLOR AWARD
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Award
presented to Tracey E. Fern
for her book,
Buffalo Music
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Award also presented
to Lauren Castillo
for her illustration
of the book, Buffalo Music |
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PRESS RELEASE
Fern and
Castillo win the 2008 June Franklin Naylor Award
San Antonio, TX:
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Library Committee is pleased to announce the 2008 June
Franklin Naylor Award for the Best Book for Children on
Texas History is awarded to author, Tracey E. Fern and
illustrator, Lauren Castillo for Buffalo Music,
published in 2008 by Clarion Books, New York. The
announcement was made Friday evening, May 15, by Connie
Impelman, Chairman of The Daughters of the Republic of
Texas Library Committee, at the 118th Annual
Convention of The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, in
Killeen, Texas.
A three-member panel of judges comprised
of historians, educators, and librarians judge the
entries. The 2008 committee included its chairman Dr.
Barbara Immroth, professor in the School of Information,
the University of Texas at Austin, and committee members
Dr. Viki Ash, Coordinator of Children's Services, San
Antonio Public Library, and Linda Plevak, Adjunct
Librarian, Northeast Lakeview College, Universal City,
Texas.
When Mary Ann Goodnight and her husband Charles settled
in the Palo Duro Canyon in 1876, the “music of the
buffalo” was the background score of their lives.
However, the buffalo hunters quickly decimated the
herds, much to Mary Ann's dismay.
Inspired by
real people and events of Texas history and writing as
“Miss Molly” herself, Tracey E. Fern tells the story of
one woman's efforts to save the American Bison.
Although she began with only two orphaned buffalo
calves, Miss Molly's conservation efforts ultimately
assisted in the repopulation of buffalo in Yellowstone
National Park.
The Naylor
Award Committee notes that the book should appeal not
only to children interested in the rich anecdotes that
comprise Texas history but also those young readers with
interests in nature and endangered species.
The June Franklin Naylor Award for the
Best Book for Children on Texas History, endowed by the
family of June Franklin Naylor and sponsored by The
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, is given
annually to the author/illustrator of the most
distinguished book for children and young adults, grades
K-12, that accurately portrays the history of Texas,
whether fiction or nonfiction. Mrs. Naylor, for
whom the award is named, was a former schoolteacher and
long-time resident of Odessa, and she served as
President General of The Daughters of the Republic of
Texas, Inc., from 1989-1991.
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2008 WINNER,
THE VIRGINIA M. LAW AWARD
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Helen Hemphill
receives the 2008 Virginia M. Law Award |
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Hemphill wins the
2008 Virginia M. Law Award
San Antonio, TX:
The Daughters of the Republic of
Texas Library Committee is pleased to announce the
2008 Virginia M. Law Award for the most
distinguished book for young adults on Texas history
is awarded to author, Helen Hemphill for The
Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones, published
in 2008 by Front Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
The announcement was made Friday evening, May 15,
by Connie Impelman, Chairman of The Daughters of the
Republic of Texas Library Committee, at the 118th
Annual Convention of The Daughters of the Republic
of Texas, in Killeen, Texas.
A three-member panel of judges
comprised of historians, educators, and librarians
judge the entries. The 2008 committee included its
chairman Dr. Barbara Immroth, professor in the
School of Information, the University of Texas at
Austin, and committee members Dr. Viki Ash,
Coordinator of Children's Services, San Antonio
Public Library, and Linda Plevak, Adjunct Librarian,
Northeast Lakeview College, Universal City, Texas.
Thirteen-year-old Prometheus Jones wins a horse with
a raffle ticket he earned by breaking Tennessee
Colonel Dill's filly. When Dill's sons, Pernie
Boyd and LaRue, try to cheat him out of the prize
horse, he sets off for Texas with his 11-year-old
cousin, Omar. The African-American boys find
work with a Texas cattle drive and encounter
thundering stampedes, raging rivers and natives,
both friendly and hostile. While learning
cowboy ways, Omar dreams of striking it rich in
Deadwood and Prometheus longs to meet his father,
purported to live in Texas.
The lively dialogue and authentic characters make
this an appealing adventure story for middle school
readers. Creative teachers of Texas history
will find this a compelling read aloud.
The Virginia M. Law Award for the Most Distinguished
Book for Young Adults on Texas History, endowed by
Mrs. Law’s daughter, Nancy M. Law and sponsored by
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, is
given annually to the author/illustrator of the most
distinguished book for young adults, grades 7-12,
that accurately portrays the history of Texas,
whether fiction or nonfiction.
Mrs. Law, for whom the award is named, was an active
member of the Alamo Mission Chapter, The Daughters
of the Republic of Texas, an enthusiastic supporter
of the purposes and efforts of The DRT, and a strong
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2009 WINNER,
MAMIE WYNNE COX AWARD FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH
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Rita M. Rogers, 2009
Frontier Chapter,
Abilene
Residence, Sequim,
Washington
Author of
Opening
Doors, the Connelly Expedition
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Award presented
by Historian General, 2008-09
Sylvia B.
Kennedy
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The 2009 Mamie
Wynne Cox Award for Historical Research was
created to encourage members of The Daughters of
the Republic of Texas (The DRT) to research Texas
history.
The essay
contest is open only to The DRT and awarded
annually at the Historical Dinner at State
Convention. A wall plaque is displayed in
The DRT Republic of Texas
Museum that contains the winnersʼ names
since 2005. (Previous winners' names appear
on two engraved silver trays also displayed at the
Museum.)
Entrants should
submit an unpublished monograph or essay of merit
in the field of Texas history, preferably during
or before the period of the Republic. Any
subject may be addressed. If no essay of
sufficient merit is submitted, an award will not
be made that year. A member may submit more
than one entry.
Entries will be
judged by a group of qualified historians who are
not members of The DRT. The Historian
General shall place the original of the winning
paper in The DRT Library at the Alamo in
San Antonio within
thirty days after Convention. Submission of
entries for the Mamie
Wynne Cox Award gives The DRT the right to publish
winning essays.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Essays
must be in scholarly form and must be based for
the most part upon the use of source material,
properly documented. Explicit notations as
to sources must accompany important statements,
and a complete bibliography shall be appended.
Essays are to consist of no less than 1,000 words,
typed (word-processed), double- spaced, with a 1.5
inch margin on the left side of all pages for
binding. In making the award, the judges
will consider the effectiveness of research,
originality of thought, accuracy of statements,
excellence of style, and value of the contribution
to Texas .
A sealed
envelope must be attached to each entry containing
the author's real name, address and title of
entry, with the entrant's nom de plume and title
of essay on the outside of the envelope.
Contestants should
retain duplicate copies of their manuscripts.
The deadline
for entries is the thirty-first of March, and all
essays must be in the hands of the Historian
General by that date. Entrants will be
notified of competition results before the first
of May.
DEADLINE
FOR ENTRIES IS MARCH 31, 2010
SEND ESSAYS TO:
Historian Gen. Karen
Thompson
7203 S Ute Trail
Austin,
Texas 78729-7755
H#
512-258-5688
Questions? gravelady@sbcglobal.net
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