Youngsville grad wins $25,000 DAR scholarship to pursue publ…

A Youngsville graduate pursuing a career in preserving and sharing American history has been awarded a $25,000 national scholarship from the Daughters of the American Revolution

Charlotte Thomas was one of only 10 <a href="https://jiuniversity.com/new-zealand-eases-student-visa-rules-switch-courses-not-visas/” title=”New Zealand eases student visa rules; switch courses, not visas”>students nationwide selected to receive the organization’s DAR America 250! Scholarship, created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Thomas recently earned her bachelor’s degree in public history from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and will use the scholarship to pay tuition toward her master’s degree in public history at UNCW

Her academic interests center on early American Southern history, and she hopes to build a career working with museums and historic sites

According to the DAR, scholarship applicants were required to major in American history or a related field, maintain at least a 3.5 GPA and submit an essay focused either on the nation’s founding or on their volunteer service

Thomas credits her father with fostering her lifelong interest in history

This summer, she is volunteering at Raleigh’s Mordecai Historic Park while also working at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore

“The DAR America 250! Scholarship is a testament to the value DAR places on American history education,” DAR President General Ginnie Sebastian Storage said in a statement. “We are honored to award each of these $25,000 scholarships to these impressive students.”

The organization awarded a total of $250,000 in scholarships to students from seven states as part of its America 250 commemoration

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