Students can enter DAR essay contest

Posted September 15, 2019 11:00 pm

Submitted by Nancy Alban

The Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is sponsoring an American History Essay Contest.

Students in grades 5-8 are invited to participate in this national contest. All winners will be honored at the chapter's student awards program in February 2020.

The winning essays will advance to district, state and national competitions. Entries submitted independently are welcome and due Nov. 15. Cook Memorial Library and Fremont Public Library have materials on reserve relating to the topic.

The title of the essay is "The Voyage of the Mayflower."

2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of the Plymouth Colony. Essay writers are given the following instructions:

"Imagine you are one of the passengers on the Mayflower. Knowing what materials were available in 1620, what would you have packed to prepare for the trip and starting a new life in the wilderness? After experiencing more than two months at sea, then finally landing at Plymouth Colony on Nov. 9, 1620, do you think you would have made different choices, and why?"

Length should be 300-1,000 words (depending on grade level).

For information, contact Nancy Alban at albanfamily4@gmail.com.

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