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Best Project on Western History

“For her prize-winning History Day project, Maya presented a re-enactment of Betty Herian telling her story and reflecting on its meaning. Reminiscing about Herian’s childhood on a family farm in Colorado, and her early ventures into the arena of local rodeos, Maya literally lent her own vitality and life force to bring her departed relative back into our company.”

-Patty Limerick,��Faculty Director and Chair of the Board

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Best Writing on Western History, Junior Division

“In her essay on the Central Pacific Railroad, Lindsey tells the complicated story of the development of the railroad and its impact on the lives of people out West and in the U.S. more broadly. She makes great use of primary sources so the whole process comes to life for the reader!”

-Brooke Neely, AV��ʪ Fellow

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Best Writing on Western History, Senior Division

“In her winning essay on Western American history, Katya shares the largely-untold story of Uravan, CO, a community that boomed with mineral mining in the early 20th century, later served as a key locale for the Manhattan��Project, but in the mid-1980s ceased to exist over worries about radiation exposure. With vivid details and a great sense of story-telling, Katya highlights how Euro-American mining interests, the rise of atomic science, and the unique geology in Southwestern Colorado intersected in fascinating and troubling ways for the people who lived in Uravan.”

-Brooke Neely, AV��ʪ Fellow

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