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2 • The Beacon December 5 , 2024

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The Mary Harris Prizes winners are announced

The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum announced the 2024 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 people of any age who reside or work in Coshocton County including students whose permanent home is in Coshocton County . The essays are judged double-blind by Butler and an out-of-state panel of individuals .

This year ’ s first-place winners are Dana M . Kittner with her essay “ John Heckwelder

Pictured are essay winners with Museum Director Jennifer Bush .

- A Friend Closer Than a Brother ” and Mark Kittel with his essay “ Coshocton , Capital of Ohio ?” The second-place winner is

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Tom Edwards with “ Help Wanted ( Women Need Not Apply ).” Third place went to Martha Richardson with “ Germ Warfare on the

MEET LOLA

Lola is still waiting for her forever home . She is a sweet and sassy girl who would do best as an only cat . She loves affection , but on her terms , i . e . especially when you have a treat ready ! Lola needs a small thyroid pill twice a day that cost less than $ 30 per month . You can say hello to Lola at TSC in Coshocton any time .

If you are interested in adopting , please visit our adoptable pets inside Tractor Supply Co .

Coshocton County Humane Society 499 Downtowner Plaza , Coshocton • 740-575-5829 Please text or call to set up an appointment !

Submitted

Frontier ” and Jennifer Wilkes with “ Indian Culture : Then and Now .” Honorable mentions include Bianca Robinson with “ Col . Charles Williams ” and Larry Stahl with “ Thomas Hutchins : Forgotten Hero of the Frontier .”

Each winning essay from this year and the essays from 2020-23 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 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 . in Coshocton . The current special exhibit is “ Advertising Art of Coshocton ,” a showcase of advertising art used across the country , all made in Coshocton .

For more information call the museum at 740- 622-8710 or email jhmuseum @ jhmuseum . org .

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