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SIMCOE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
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Ethan-Michael Sado was awarded the prize for his essay on Canada’s contributions to the Manhattan Project.
He is the fourth Eastview student to receive the award since it was relaunched in 2020.
The Andrew Hunter Award was originally offered to post-secondary Canadian history students at Laurentian University’s Barrie campus.
When Laurentian phased out its history program, the award was retooled to focus on students of Canadian history at high schools across Simcoe County.
Winners of the Hunter Award receive a cash prize as well as a copy of The History of Simcoe County, the book written by Andrew F. Hunter, the award’s namesake.
Andrew Hunter was an early local historian of Simcoe County and a co-founder of the Simcoe County Historical Association (SCHA). His book was one of the earliest local histories to be published in Ontario and remains an essential read for young historians today.
The SCHA will be accepting submissions for the next Andrew Hunter Award throughout the current academic year. Interested teachers can contact the SCHA for more information at [email protected].
The Simcoe County Historical Association is a voluntary non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and appreciation of the history and heritage of Simcoe County.
For more information, please visit our website at www.simcoecountyhistory.ca.
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