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Junior Historian Competition announced

FALLBROOK — The Fallbrook Historical Society is proud to announce its inaugural Junior Historian Competition. Open to high school-age students, the competition strives to inspire civic pride in the community’s youth. Entrants are invited to submit a project that creatively illustrates an effort to learn about, document and/or preserve a significant aspect of the history of Fallbrook.

Subjects for project entries are numerous and can focus on a Fallbrook area, a building, monument, artifact, document, event, person or theme (agriculture, railroads or sports, for example) with historical significance to Fallbrook.

“Contestants should select a topic of personal interest and dig into Fallbrook’s history; the two will intersect at some point,” said Greg Dehm, youth coordinator on the Fallbrook Historical Society Board of Directors. “If an entrant is enthusiastic about the research subject, many townspeople will find the project interesting as well as informative.”

The deadline for entries is 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 29. Project entries accompanied by supporting research documentation must be submitted to the Fallbrook Historical Society at its museum, located at 260 Rockycrest Road. The museum may be reached by phone at (760) 723-4125.

Eligible entries will be judged by the Historical Society Board of Directors, with the winner announced in mid-May. The Junior Historian will be awarded a prize and receive a certificate of distinction by the Fallbrook Historical Society. Further, his or her name will be permanently displayed as the 2007 recipient on the Junior Historian plaque at the museum, where the winning project will be placed on display.

Questions about the Junior Historian Competition may be directed to Greg Dehm at (760) 443-6777 or [email protected]. The Fallbrook Historical Society is dedicated to the collection and preservation of Fallbrook history. The museum property is open Thursday and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m.

 

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