2022 Winning Essay The Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship
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Decatur House 8:00-8:45am Light Breakfast 8:45-9:00am Transition to the Carriage House 9:00-9:15am Welcome Stewart McLaurin, President, The...
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2013 Winning Essay The Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship
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2016 Winning Essay The Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship
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JAMES ARCHER ABBOTT is the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. His publications include JANSEN, JANSEN...
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2018 Winning Essay The Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship
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Did Slaves Build the White House?
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