In an effort to enhance the public's knowledge and understanding of the
heritage of Nantucket, Massachusetts, the Nantucket Historical Association
offers the E. Geoffrey and Elizabeth Thayer Verney Fellowship. Established
in 1999, the award encourages research in the collections of the Nantucket
Historical Association and other Nantucket repositories and is open to
academics, graduate students, and independent scholars.

Topics of research for recent scholars have included whalemen in the
Pacific, health aboard whaleships, women at sea, scrimshaw, samplers, local
artists, Nantucket's architectural heritage, notable Nantucketers,
Quakerism, Native Americans, the African-American and Cape Verdean
community, and abolitionism. Visiting Research Scholars will be expected to
produce an article suitable for publication in the summer edition of
Historic Nantucket, the NHA's quarterly journal.

The E. Geoffrey and Elizabeth Thayer Verney Fellow will reside in the Thomas
Macy House, a historic property owned by the association, for up to
three-week period. Housing is available January-May and October-December
2003. Recipients of the award will receive a stipend of $200.00 per week
during the time in residence, and a one-year membership in the NHA.

Send a full description of the proposed project, a preliminary bibliography,
a curriculum vitae, and the names of three references. Include anticipated
time and duration of stay. Application deadline is November 22, 2002.
Applicants will be notified by December 22, 2002. Send application packet
to: Georgen Gilliam, Curator of Library & Archives, Nantucket Historical
Association, P.O. Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554-1016.

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Georgen Gilliam
Curator of Library & Archives
Nantucket Historical Association
7 Fair Street, P.O. Box 1016
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
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