Libertyville DAR announces essay contest topic
The 2022-23 American History Essay contest sponsored by the Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, is now open to students enrolled in grades 5-8.
They must attend a public, private or parochial school; those who are home-schooled are also eligible. This contest is conducted without regard to race, religion, sex or national origin.
The American History Essay Contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about the nation's history and to learn about history in a new light.
This year's essay topic is about the Second Continental Congress. It met from May 10, 1775, to March 1, 1781, and included delegates from all 13 colonies. This Congress was instrumental in shaping what was to become the United States of America.
Participating students imagine that they are a delegate during 1775-76 and discuss which colony they are from and what will be important for them to accomplish for their colony?
Essays will be judged for historical accuracy, adherence to the topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and neatness. Depending on the student's grade, the essays may be from 300-1,000 words.
Essays must be submitted by Monday, Nov. 21.
One winner will be selected by the Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapter from each grade level. All winning essays selected by the chapter will advance to the Illinois State level competition. The state will send one winning essay from each of the four grades to be judged on a divisional level. The winning essay from each of the four grades will then be judged on the national level and the winners are announced.
All winners will be honored at Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapters Student Awards program in February 2023.
For more information about the essay contest, contact the American History Chairperson via email at ABC4DAR@gmail.com.
The Ansel Brainerd Chapter, NSDAR, is celebrating its 45th year. The chapter was organized in September 1977 in Libertyville by 17 members. The chapter has now grown to include more than 175 members. In 2021, the ABC chapter members logged in 7,705 volunteer hours in the communities in which they work and live.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its 190,000-plus members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide all have proved their lineage from patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War.
DAR members have committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world.
For more information about the Ansel Brainerd Cook Chapter, visit ildar.org/chapters/anselbrainerdcook or email ABC4DAR@gmail.com.
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