STATE DRT HISTORY Award Rules, due dates, and Application Forms Student Essays 4th & 7th Grade History Teachers CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP Award Rules, due date, and Application Forms 2023 Scholarship Application Awards Announced: Date TBD
TEXAS HISTORY AWARDS
As part of its mission "to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved and maintained the independence of Texas and to encourage historical research into the earliest record of Texas, especially those relating to the Revolution of 1835 and the events which followed," The Daughters of the Republic of Texas sponsor: (1) annual awards to fourth and seventh grade students who are studying Texas history; and (2) an annual award to 4th and 7th grade Texas history teachers who have inspired and motivated their students in their pursuit of knowledge about the history of Texas.
The winners of the student essays and two additional guests are invited to attend the DRT Convention and are presented their awards at the Historical Evening Dinner. Each winner will receive a $500 monetary award, a medal, a flag flown over the Alamo and a certificate. The winners of the Texas history teacher awards and one guest are also invited to the DRT Convention. Their $750 monetary awards will be presented during the Historical Evening Dinner at the Convention. Information about the Student Essay Contest can be found here. All public, private and home schooled students studying Texas history in the fourth and seventh grades are eligible to participate.
FOURTH AND SEVENTH GRADE ESSAY TOPICS
Mary Hall Mantooth Chapter Scholarship
The Mary Hall Mantooth Scholarship Award provides scholarships to worthy and lineage-qualified students desiring to further their educations. The fund is perpetuated by contributions and fund raising activities of the members of the chapter.
DRT Texas History Trunk
Each of the 10 districts in DRT received a DRT History Trunk that had been researched and prepared by Dr. Bruce Winders, Historian/Curator for the Alamo. The trunk is maintained by the District Representative and is shared by all the chapters in the district. The contents include examples of the dress of the Republic of Texas period, eating utensils, tools, weapons, household implements, and children's toys and games. The trunk has been taken to schools, libraries, and historical events where the items are used to educate our youth about the daily lives of the people in Texas during this important era of history.
The Mary Hall Mantooth Chapter is working on building their own "History Trunk" using the district trunk as a guideline. This would provide year-round access to the instructional benefits of the trunk and bring Texas history to life for the school children in Angelina County.
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