Congratulations to the recipients of the 2008 Colorado Historical Society James Hartmann Prize for best and second best historical exhibit, as announced at the Colorado History Day competition on Saturday, May 3. Students with first-place entries will receive $400 and second-place entries will receive $200. The funds will help offset the students' travel costs to the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland, College Park, June 15-19, 2008. The James Hartmann Prize winners are:

Junior Individual Exhibit:

1st prize: Blaire Mikesell, Our Lady of Fatima School (Lakewood), A Little Goes a Long Way: Agent Orange Use in the Vietnam War

2nd prize: Erin Aldog, Connect Charter School (Pueblo), Salem Witch Trials: How Social and Economic Conflict Fueled Mass Hysteria

Junior Group Exhibit:

1st prize: Sarah Pierce and Ryan Cruize, Hamilton Middle School (Denver), The Missouri Compromise: Conflicting Views of the North and South over Slavery and Representation

2nd prize: Marli Imes, Alexis O'Neil, Leigha Summers and Desiree Martin, Connect Charter School (Pueblo), The Bhopal Disaster; Compromising Safety for Economic Gain

Senior Individual Exhibit:

1st prize: Conrad Quade, George Washington High School (Denver), The Desecration of a Nation: How the Irish Civil War Tore Apart Ireland

2nd prize: Robert Harris, Rangeview High School (Aurora), Segregation, Desegregation: Now What?

Senior Group Exhibit:

1st prize: Alysha Navarra and Amy Hughes, Rangeview High School (Aurora), The Road to Integration

2nd prize: Leah Lieber, Madeleine Winslow, and Natalie Lays, George Washington High School (Denver), Making WAVES: Conflict and Compromise of Women's Acceptance with the U.S. Navy

In August, these finalists, as well as the 24 finalists in the paper, performance, website, and documentary categories, are invited to showcase their winning entries at the Colorado History Museum; performances are invited to stage their entries at the Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion.

Background

The Colorado Historical Society was established in 1879 and is headquartered at the Colorado History Museum in Denver. As the designated steward of Colorado history, the Colorado Historical Society aspires to engage people in our State's heritage through collecting, preserving, and discovering the past in order to educate and provide perspectives for the future. This educational institution contains History Colorado, the 12 museums and historic sites across the state, its public programs and services; the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, the Stephen H. Hart Research Library, and administers the State Historical Fund, a preservation-based grants program funded by limited stakes gaming tax revenues. For more information call (303) 866-3682 or visit www.coloradohistory.org.