As we begin our 91st
year of service, let us follow the National President’s Theme: "The Power of
One": One Member, one Unit, one Department and one Auxiliary. Also our
Department President Nancy’s Theme: "United We Stand, in ‘Service not Self’"
for God and Country.
The purpose of the
Department of New York Historians is to accurately record the
accomplishments and significant events that occur in their Department,
County, Unit and Junior organization. Keeping good records is very important
. Never leave to memory all the facts as
they occur. You must become journalists and carry that small pad and pen,
jotting down the happenings for future members to read. A well-recorded
history is the Key to a brighter future.
Notes from
the National Historian:
1. The Historian should
develop a system to archive Department communications such as newsletters,
guidebooks, brochures and program information.
2. Encourage Senior and
Junior Historians to participate in the Veterans History Project. (http://www.loc.gov/vets/kit.html).
a. Work with the
Junior Activities Chairman to promote the Veterans History Project through
Facebook, e-mails and during meetings.
b. Stress the
importance of collecting the history and the ease of participating in the
project through all communications.
c. Highlight details
of the project on the National Historian’s webpage.
NATIONAL HISTORIAN AWARDS
1. Senior History
Awards:
a. National Toomey
Trophy: engraved plaque presented to the Department Senior Historian
submitting the best Department history.
b. Division
Certificate of Merit: presented to the Department Senior Historian who
submits the best Department histories in each of the five Divisions.
c. Certificate of
Participation: presented to each Department Senior Historian who submits a
Department history for competition.
d. Certificate
presented to each Senior Department Historian who forwards a copy of the
veteran’s history using the Veterans History Project.
2. Junior History
Awards:
a. National
Certificate: presented to the Department Junior Historian Division winner
accumulating the highest score for her history.
b. Division
Certificate of Merit: Letter from National President and National
Historian presented to the Department Junior Historians submitting the
best history in each of the five Divisions.
c. Letter from
National President and National Historian presented to one Junior member
in each Division who submits the best (250-word minimum) essay of why she
chose to participate in the Veteran’s History Project.
d. Certificate of
Participation: Letter from National Historian presented to each Department
Junior Historian who submits a Department history for competition.
e. Letter from
National Historian presented to each Department Junior Historian who
forwards a copy of a veteran’s history using the Veterans History Project.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK HISTORY AWARDS
Anne Henik
Award To the Unit Historian submitting the best "Pictorial History
Book"
Annie K Moskwa Award To the County Historian submitting the best
"Pictorial History Book"
Department Award: To the Unit Historian submitting the best Unit
written History.
Department Award: To the County Historian with membership 10-1000
submitting the
best written County History
Betty Hutchings Award To the County Historian with membership of 1001 or
over,
submitting the best written County
History.
Department Award To the Junior Historian submitting the best History
from an
Organized Junior Group – Unit or
County.
RULES
FOR UNIT, COUNTY AND JUNIOR WRITTEN HISTORIES
1. Introduction (10
points) Title Page.
a. History of County,
Junior Organization or Unit Name
b. President’s picture (optional, but if used, you need a 5 x 7 black and
white or color photo).
c. District Number
d. Department of New York
e. Name and address of Historian submitting the written History.
2. Historical Content
(70 points)
a. List of elected
Unit, Junior or County officers for current year.
b. List of Unit, Junior or County Committee Chairs for the current year.
c. List of National, Department, or District appointments and
chairmanships held by Unit, Junior organization or County members.
d. List awards received by Unit or County (no description).
e. Write the history of the Unit, Junior Organization or County beginning
with installation and ending with the close of the final meeting of the
year, include all items of interest and importance to the
Unit/Junior/County.
f. The Unit, Junior or
County
Historian must sign just after the final sentence of the history. A Junior
Historian should also include her
age.
3. Appearance (10
points)
a. Cover. Use a blue
binder for loose leaf paper with a foil American Legion Auxiliary seal
centered on the front or you may use a purchased regulation Auxiliary
binder.
b. Paper. Use plain, white bond, 8 ½ x 11"
c. Margins: Left margin 10, right margin 75, leave 1" from the top and
bottom of each page.
d. Juniors: May hand write their entry.
4. Arrangement (10
points)
a. Entry should be
written in the third person.
b. Sentences should be clear and concise with correct spelling.
c. Special effects with typewriter or computer are not permitted.
d. No newspaper clippings should be included.
RULES
FOR UNIT, JUNIOR AND COUNTY PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK
1. General Appearance
a. A purchased
Auxiliary Photo Album may be used or you may use a loose-leaf binder with
the American legion Auxiliary seal attached to the center of the front
cover.
2. Contents
a. Title page.
Centered Department of New York, District, County, Unit or Junior group.
Name and address of Historian submitting the document. Juniors should
include age.
b. Next page. A picture of the Unit, Junior Group or County President with
the name under the picture.
c. Next page. Group pictures of Unit, Junior Group or County Officers,
identified by names under the picture.
d. Pictures of activities of the past year, with identifying names under
the pictures.
e. No newspaper clippings will be allowed for this category. Books
containing clippings will be disqualified
Counties should judge
all Unit and Junior Historian submission and submit only one (1) Junior and
(1) Senior Unit history for judging to the Department Historian. County
Histories should also be submitted to Department Historian.
All history books
must be submitted to the Department Chairman no later than May 10, 2011
REPORTING PROCEDURE:
UNIT CHAIRMEN: Please send
Unit Report Form to reach your County Chairman by the following dates:
Nov 1, 2011, Mar 1, 2012.
COUNTY CHAIRMAN: Send
County Report Form to reach the Department Chairman by by the following
dates:
Nov 10, 2011, Mar
10, 2012
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