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The Aurora Historical Society has developed new requirements for awarding its annual $1,000 Veron Biggar Scholarship. Students will now be asked to attend an orientation at the museum and archives so that they can become acquainted with our artifacts and archival material. They must use at least three primary sources from our collection which will encourage more young people to visit the museum and look through our resources. In the past, AHS required that students submit an essay about Aurora history. As of 2011, AHS is now asking students to submit a video, PowerPoint presentation, or exhibit about Aurora’s early history, Aurora’s early founders, the local historic district and its architecture, local modes of transportation, local business or industry, or Aurora’s cheese and butter industry of the late 19th century.
A panel of AHS members will judge the submissions on their originality, quality, accurateness, presentation, grammar, scholarship, and proper citation of all sources using Chicago Style, a reference style favored by historians. All submissions become the sole property of the Aurora Historical Society and may be used to promote the museum, Aurora history, as teaching tools, in advertisements, etc., and will be available for patrons and members to view. Presentation of the scholarship will be done at an AHS dinner meeting.
These new requirements will encourage more students to visit the museum and use its archives while they delve into the fascinating past of Aurora’s history. It will also provide the historical society with exhibits and programs that can be used in promotion of the museum and Aurora’s past.
If you know of any Aurora High School graduating senior, please encourage him or her to apply for AHS’s Veron Biggar Scholarship by submitting a video, PowerPoint presentation, or exhibit about Aurora’s past. As we all know, higher education is expensive and this scholarship could help a new college student pay for books, computer fees, or housing. The scholarship money could certainly help one of Aurora’s students in their first year of college. For additional information or an application, please contact the Director, Marcelle Wilson, at marcelle10@juno.com or visit our web site at www.aurorahistorical.org
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