Graham- I guess its kind of flattering to be the "smart historian" whose "dogged efforts" in my research for *Mr. Jefferson's Women* still left this year's conundrum unanswered :-) http://www.vahistorical.org/research/historicalmysteryprize.htm My best guess is in print. It will be interesting to see what others come up with. Jon Kukla ________________ www.JonKukla.com <http://www.jonkukla.com/> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Graham Dozier <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Historical Mystery Prize > > Historical research is often detective work. But even after the most dogged > efforts of very smart historians, many questions remain unanswered about the > people and events of the past. You do not have to go back to ancient history > to be stumped by basic unknowns. Libraries and museums like those at the > Virginia Historical Society contain numerous items not fully identified, > such as unsigned letters, unidentified photographs, and other unexplained > objects. Even more puzzling are greater unknowns scattered throughout the > history of our country, some of them in the lives of even the most famous > Americans. > > The VHS has created a feature on its web site to help resolve some of these > conundrums. The Historical Mystery Prize will be given for the most > persuasive argument made to answer the featured mystery, which consists of a > particularly thorny unresolved issue from history. > > The problem we pose for 2011-12 concerns a Thomas Jefferson letter. We do > not know the answer; there may not be a winner. Perhaps it is an unsolvable > mystery, but perhaps you can find an answer that makes sense. The person who > submits the most cogent explanation by May 1, 2012, will receive a check for > $1,000 at the annual VHS awards luncheon in July. > > To find out more about this year's conundrum, and to submit your answer, > visit http://www.vahistorical.org/research/historicalmysteryprize.htm > > Graham T. Dozier > Managing Editor of Publications > Virginia Historical Society > > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html