CCHC Essay Contest

Chambers County Historical Commission's Annual Essay Contest first began in 2006, and runs from November to March.
It is offered to Junior High and High School students in each of the three Chambers County school districts.

The contest has a Junior Division for grades 7 thru 9, and a Senior Division for grades 10 thru 12.
The deadline is generally March 1st, and Awards are to be presented at the school's award ceremony.

All Middle and High School students in Barbers Hill, East Chambers and Anahuac School Systems are eligible to enter
The information packets will be available from the School Principals or History Teachers.
The First Place Winners at each school will receive a trophy and a $50 Savings Bond.

For more information, please contact CCHC

CCHC Museum, 300 Cummins Street, Anahuac, Texas
409- 267-8363

Essay Contests

2011-2012 Essay Contest Announced (paragraph 3)

Contest Topics (Nov 1, 2011 - March 1, 2012)

1. Ways to Keep Chambers County History Alive.

2. If you could interview a past historical figure from     Chambers County, who would it be and what questions     would you ask.

3. Chambers County Historical Markers, their locations and     why they are there.

4. The Courthouses of Chambers County.

Current Essay Contest Chairman: Yvonne Morgan

Some of the Previous Topics include:

Triumph and Tragedy in Texas History
Family History &/or Important Figures in Chambers County History
Hurricane Ike (personal / family experiences)
Haunted Homes/Businesses/Places of Chambers County
Lost/Buried Treasures of Chambers County
Early Trails, Ferries, and Roads in Chambers County
Outstanding Characters of Early Chambers County
Family Genealogy
Life in Chambers County in the 1800s
The Disappearing Communities of Chambers County

Sample Rules (previous years)
2008-2009 Rules

"Preserving the past ... to protect the future"