There are two venues of special interests to  students interested in  Missouri Folklore --

    -The Missouri Folklore Society Student Research Paper Contest, and
    -History Day

 

The Missouri Folklore Society Student Research Paper Contest, which began in
1995, has proven its value to student participants and to the Society. In
addition to the possibility of prizes and recognition, students are provided
an opportunity to develop professional skills by presenting their research
at the annual meeting, and submitting a finished written paper for
competitive evaluation. Top student papers are also considered for
publication in the MFS Journal. All Society members benefit by learning from
student research, which is often at the cutting edge of folklore
scholarship.

Requirements for the competition stipulate that the paper must be based on original
research on some aspect of folklore in the State of Missouri. The research
may be based on fieldwork (e.g., interviews or material culture
documentation) or on library research. The paper must be presented by the
student at the Annual Meeting of the Missouri Folklore Society. The length
of the paper should be appropriate for a twenty-minute oral presentation
(eight to ten double-spaced pages), and may be accompanied by illustrations.

Students wishing to enter the contest are encouraged to complete the "Call
for Participation" form received by all Society members  and applicants, and
to send their dues (reduced for students) to the address indicated on the
form. Students from any discipline may participate.

For more information, please contact Dr. Roger L. Jungmeyer (Lincoln University).
 

National History Day in Missouri is an educational outreach program of the state Historical Society of Missouri and the Western Historical Manuscript Collection  at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The Missouri program is affiliated with National History Day at the University of Maryland-College Park.

National History Day in Missouri's student paper comptetition encourages 6th through 12th grade students to conduct extensive research and to explore historical subjects related to an annual theme. Students advance through local, regional and state program levels before attending the National History Day event. The program culminates in the national event held each June at the University of Maryland-College Park.

In addition to acquiring useful historical knowledge and perspective, students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills that will help them manage and use information now and in the future. Participants present their findings in papers, exhibits, performances and documentary presentations at local History Day events, regional and state competetitions, and finally at National History Day.

For more information, please contact Sharon E. Brock at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection (University of Missouri-Columbia, Ellis Library).

There also are numerous contests for State History Day each April, including:

    Strickland African-American History Prizes

    AAUW Women's History Prizes

    Altrusa International, Inc., History of Women in Community Service Award

     Folk History Prize

    Friends of the Missouri State Archives Prize

    Local History Prize

    Jewish History Prizes

     Immigrants in Missouri Prize

     Missouri German Heritage Award

    Missouri Veterans Commission Awards

    Kansas City Prize

    St. Louis Prize

    Floyd C. Shoemaker Award
 

A note especially for teachers and professors:
The Student Research Paper Contest is an important opportunity for developing the younger generation of folklore scholars and enthusiasts who will see the Society into the future. The support of teachers and professors is critical to the success of the contest.  Please copy the "Call for Participation" sent to all society members and make it available to  potential student participants.

Information courtesy Donald M. Lance; updates to follow
 

LOMAN D. CANSLER FOLK HISTORY PRIZE WINNERS

Date  Winner(s)  School

1991 Prize not awarded

1992 Andrew D. Kohr    Delaware Elementary, Springfield
 Jr. Ind. Exhibit, “Here a Seed, There a Seed”

1993 Jeremy Ho, Young Sin Paik   Claymont Elementary, Ballwin
 Jr. Gr. Performance, “Songs Map a Trail to Freedom”
 
1994 Megan Pyle, Erika Peterson   Carthage Junior High School
 Jr. Gr. Exhibit, “Bald Knobbers

1995 Prize not awarded

1996 Brandon Middleton, Chad   Advance High School
Johnson, Garrett Broshius,
Liam Costello Jr. Gr. Exhibit, “NO MORE RISTINE: . . . Wayne Cryts

1997 Recardo Gibson, Carrine Allen   Brentwood High School
 Sr. Gr. Exhibit, “Howard Place & Evans Place”

1998 Dana Staley  King City R-I Schools
 Sr. Ind. Exhibit, “Migration of the Union Movement to the Farm”

1999 Prize not awarded

2000 Elizabeth Veale  Advance Junior High
 Jr. Ind. Performance, “Fiddler on the River”

2001 Alison Mollenhour, Tiffany Clark   Harrisonville Christian School
 Jr. Group Exhibit,  “A Frontier Family in Cass County Missouri”

2002 Brian Hawkins  Harrisonvile Christian School
 Jr. Ind. Documentary, “James Scott, Ragtime Composer

 
MISSOURI FOLKLORE SOCIETY PRIZE (HISTORY DAY)

Date  Winner(s)  School

1998 Ernest E. Garrett  Brentwood High School
 Sr. Ind. Exhibit, “Migration to the Promised Land”

1999 Prize not awarded

2000 Melissa Mullin, Jinna Nash   Rolla Junior High
Amanda Schubring
Jr. Gr. Performance, “Elvis Presley: A Turning Point in Music”

2001 Katie Mueller   Holy Infant School, Ballwin
 Jr. Ind. Performance, “Rosie the Riveter Goes to Work”

2002 Jennifer Lewis, Jaclyn Gilliam,  Cuba Middle School
 Crystelle James
 Jr. Gr. Exhibit, “Dress Codes: Women vs. the World”
 

MISSOURI FOLKLORE SOCIETY STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER PRIZE

1988. (presented in Jefferson City, 1987)
1. Barry A. Kirk, Jefferson City, on the Brookshire House, Boone County [published in MFSJ 11-12, 1989-90]
2. Clare Ann Wefelmeyer, Columbia, on the Harmonie Saengerbund of St. Louis
 

1995. Trenton
1. Janet Blohm Pultz, graduate student, Kirksville, "Missouri Folk Pottery" [to be published in MFSJ 23, 2001]
2. Rose Johnson,St. Louis,MU graduate student, "A New Bandstand for Hannibal." [published in MFSJ 17, 1995]
 

1996. Columbia
1. Brett Rogers, Ph.D. Student, MU Department of History  "The World the Caves Made: A Missouri Slave Community in Freedom" [to be published in MFSJ 23, 2001]
2. Rose J. Johnson, MA Student, MU Department of Art History and Archaeology  "The Augusta Harmonie-Verein, Its Dance Hall and Its Bandstand"
3. Rob Clement, MA Student, MU Department of History  "The Pyramidal Cottage: A Distinct Regional House Type in the Black Dust of the Chariton"
3. Becky Snider, MA Student, MU Department of Environmental Design  "The Round Barn Form: Functionality, Spiritualism or Aesthetics?" [published in MFSJ 22, 2000]
3. Katherine Wiehagen, Senior, MU Department of Art and Archaeology "Historic Bridges of Columbia, Missouri" [to be published in MFSJ 23, 2001]
Jennifer Breuer, Senior, MU Department of Anthropology  "I Have to Have a Day When I'm Just Plain Marie: Examination of a Folk Group and its Function in a Rural Community"
Kenn DeShane, Ph.D. Student, MU Department of English  "Consciously Moving Toward the Margins: The Politics of Gender in a Women¹s Folklore Class"
 

1997. Stockton
1. Tara Christopher Crane, a doctoral student in textile and apparel management at MU, "Scottish Folk Costume in Ethnic Identity" published in MFSJ 22, 2000]
2. Brett Rogers, a doctoral student in history at MU, "Murphy's Forty Acres and the Rise of Morocco"
3. Charles Anthony Stewart, "The Nail Trade in Missouri: Archaeological Evidence at the Hickman House" [published in MFSJ 22, 2000]
 

1998. Hannibal
1. Joyce Starr Johnson, "Matters of the Heart: Determining the Value of a Quilt"
2. Shannon Berry, "Textile Conservation"
3. Carrie J. Watson, "A Day on the Boonslick Trail" [to be published in MFSJ 23, 2001
 

1999. Sikeston
(No entries)
 

2000. Fulton
1. Karen Highland, Truman State University,  "Hunting for Raggy-Lug."
2. Jesse Pasley, Truman State University, "Myth in the Martial Arts: An Analysis of a Unique Oral Subculture in America."
3. Jennifer Creer-Hatala, Truman State University, "Baby Slings as Praxis in Attachment-Parenting Communities"
 

2001 Independence
(no entries)

2002 Potosi

Kenneth Lineberry, Truman State University. “Folklore in Motion: Military Cadence Calls”

2003 Kirksville

1. David Allred, University of Missouri-Columbia: “Shoot and Be Damned: Violence, Self-Defense and Folklore in the 1838 Mormon War”

2. Brock U. Fisher, University of Missouri-Columbia: “Golden Hubcaps, Golden Teeth and the Golden Rule: The Representation of Preachers in Modern Black Cinema”


 
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