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Wyoming
State Historical Society
Lola Homsher Grant Program
2005
Grant Recipients
2005
Lola Homsher Awards
The
recipients of the 2005 Wyoming State Historical Society Lola
Homsher Award have been announced. Sixteen applicants
submitted requests totaling $18,939. Only $3500 in funding
is available each year. This year seven applicants received
funding to be used for Wyoming-related historical research.
Those individuals were
:
Patsy
Parkin of Wheatland, who received $1000 to aid in the publishing
of a 4th Grade Wyoming history textbook
Larry
Friedman of Green River received $750 to be used toward the
photographing of features along some of Wyoming’s pioneer
trails
Cat
Urbigkit of Pinedale received $500 to be used for a book about
the history of the wolf in Wyoming
Barbara
Costopoulos of Guernsey received $500 to help capture the
history of residents who lived in the mining town of Sunrise
Mary
Lee Harris of Jay Em has been awarded $400 to research the
history of entertainment at Ft. Laramie
Mary
Kelley of Gillette received $200 to assist in the publishing of
a document about the history of Campbell County street names
Rita
Burleson of Laramie was awarded $150 to assist in her research
of Sherman Coolidge, an Arapaho Indian and Episcopal Clergyman.
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State Historical Society
Lola Homsher Grant Program
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