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Wyoming
State Historical Society
Lola Homsher Grant Program
2005
Grant Recipients
2007
Lola Homsher Awards
The Wyoming
State Historical Society recently awarded $6,000 in Homsher
Research Grants to several individuals and organizations that are
researching and documenting various events in the history of the
state.
This year’s recipients are:
William Bauer Jr. of Laramie who received $800 to
research elderly American Indian populations in the West. He
plans to write a scholarly article for publication.
The Crimson Dawn Association of Casper received $600 to
create a video about Neal Forsling, a longtime resident of
Casper Mountain.
The Dubois Museum has been awarded $800 to research
vanishing communities of that area.
Lynn Johnson Houze of Cody has received $700 to collect
photographs of the Cody area for a book.
From Thermopolis, Mary Ellen Lee received $700 to
research Wyoming petroglyphs for a PBS documentary
Linda Orrell of Meeteetse has received $1000 to collect
information for a display about A.A. Anderson, the first
superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.
Powell High School teacher, Karen Roles, was awarded $600
to assist with a multi-media classroom project that will
document the school’s history.
Juliette Rule, a resident of Cheyenne, has been awarded
$300 to research and write about a 1905 trip taken to
Yellowstone National Park by Mrs. Hadzor.
John Shields, also from Cheyenne, has received $500 to
research and write about the history of the Wyoming Water
Association.
The Homsher Research Grants are made possible from the
endowment that prominent Wyoming historian Lola Homsher created
for the purpose of promoting the research of Wyoming history.
Members of the committee include Chairman John R. Waggener,
Laramie; Chuck Lanham, Cheyenne; Dave Taylor, Casper and Dick
Wilder of Cody. Waggener said the application process for
the 2008 round of grants will begin in December. To learn
more about the Homsher Research Grants or other programs of the
Wyoming State Historical Society visit the website www.wsysh.org.
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State Historical Society
Lola Homsher Grant Program
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