24 • The Beacon December 15 , 2022

The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum announced the 2022 winners of The Mary Harris Prizes for nonfiction writing . This yearly competition , sponsored by Coshocton native Dr . Scott Butler , encourages the study and better understanding of Coshocton ’ s frontier history . It is open to persons of any age who reside or work in Coshocton County including students

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whose permanent home is in Coshocton County . The essays are judged doubleblind by Dr . Butler and an out-of-state panel of individuals .

This year ’ s first-place winner was Erin Gotwals with her essay titled “ Newcomers .” Second place was awarded to two winners , Megan Thomas with “ The House of the Merchant ” and Larry K . Stahl with

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“ Coshocton County ’ s Only Revolutionary War Casualty .”

Honorable mentions included Tom Edwards with “ Coal and Coshocton ,” Martha Richardson with “ Results of Traditional Female Role Rejection During Settlement on the Ohio Frontier ,” Robbie Kehl with “ The Pigmy Puzzle ,” Bianca Roberson with “ Waterways of Coshocton County ,” and Jennifer Wilkes with “ We Walk in the Footsteps of Many .”

Each essay from this year and the essays from 2020 and 2021 will be available to read online at www . jhmuseum . org by the end of the year . Past essays can be found in issues of The Coshocton Review Issues 2016-20 , Butler ’ s study of 16,000 years of Coshocton history in Frontier History of Coshocton and a study of Mary Harris ’ history in Mary Harris “ The White Woman ” of the Ohio

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The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum announced the 2022 winners of The Mary Harris Prizes for nonfiction writing .

Frontier in 1750 can all be purchased from the JH Museum gift shop .

The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday

from noon to 4 p . m . and is located in Historic Roscoe Village at 300 N . Whitewoman St ., Coshocton . The current special exhibit is “ Coshocton Art Guild :

Then and Now ,” a showcase of current and former artists local to the Coshocton area .

Call the museum at 740- 622-8710 or email jhmuseum @ jhmuseum . org .

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NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 31 , 2022

PRESCRIPTION AND NON-PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES

DR . DAVID ERWIN & DR . DANIELLE ELLIS

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4th Sunday of Advent December 18 ^th Worship at 8:30 am in Fellowship Hall Worship 10:30 am in Sanctuary Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Worship 7:00 pm Worship with Communion 11:00 pm

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