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          The North Carolina Friends Historical Society has created two awards in the field of southern Quaker history.   In establishing these awards the Society seeks to promote academic research and writing on topics related to the history of Quakers (Friends) in the south.  These biennial awards also honor three people who founded and sustained the Society over the past 25 years: Herbert L. Poole and Seth and Mary Edith Hinshaw.

 The Herbert L. Poole Award is for an outstanding paper on a topic in southern Quaker history.  Herbert Poole was the long-time director of the Guilford College Hege Library and editor of The Southern Friend.  Both amateur and professional historians are invited to apply.  Papers should contribute to the greater understanding of the history of Friends in the southeastern United States with original research and are expected to be well written and properly documented.  The recipient will be granted up to $500 in recognition of their achievement and the paper published as a lead article in a future issue of The Southern Friend: The Journal of the North Carolina Friends Historical Society.  Deadline for submission is June 1, 2006.  Submission to include two paper copies, an electronic version sent as e-mail attachment, and a current vita and/or biographical statement sent to the attention of the Fellowship Committee, Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College, 5800 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27410; hegefhc@guilford.edu.
 

 The Seth and Mary Edith Hinshaw Fellowship is for research using the resources of the Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College to study an aspect of southern Quaker history.  The $2,000 fellowship is being established to encourage research on topics relating to southern Quaker history; award winners will be asked to present his or her research and findings at the Society's Annual Meeting.  Lifelong North Carolina Quakers, the Hinshaws nurtured and sustained the efforts of many in recording and publishing Quaker history in the south, as well as writing and producing their own historical work through the North Carolina Friends Historical Society among other organizations.  Click here for application details.