Gregg County Historical Museum
Essay Contest
Deadline January 1, 2024
For additional information, email education@gregghistorical.org.

Students are responsible for the design, research, and creation of your entry. You may seek guidance from your teachers as you research and analyze your material but conclusions must be your own. Two (2) copies of the required material must be submitted by January 1, 2024. Entry materials will be sent to members of the Education Committee and winner will be announced the week of January 15, 2024.

The Gregg County Historical Museum must be used as a primary source.
Entries must include 2 copies of the following written materials in the following order:

• Title page
• A properly documented paper no less than 1,500 words and no more than 2,500 words in length. The word limit does NOT apply to annotated bibliography, illustration captions, and supplemental/appendix material. Materials must be typed, computer printed, or legibly handwritten in ink on plain, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins on all sides. Pages must be numbered consecutively and double-spaced with writing on one side and with no more than 12 characters per inch or no less than 10-point type. Materials must be stapled in the top left corner and should not be enclosed in any cover or binder.
• Photographs, maps and illustrations are encouraged with each paper.
• An annotated bibliography is required, MLA format. Citations are used to credit the sources of specific ideas and quotations. The annotations for each source must explain how the source was used and how it helped you understand your topic.
• For example:
  Bates, Daisy. The Long Shadow of Little Rock.
  New York: David McKay Co. Inc., 1962
  
  Daisy Bates was the president of the Arkansas NAACP and the one who met and listened ot the students each day. The first hand account was very important to my paper because it made me more aware of the feelings of the people involved.