Dear Member:
The Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society is pleased to announce a program, which your Executive believes will have a long-lasting impact in the preservation of Saskatchewan's social history. The program will be known as Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society's Legacy Fund.
The impetus for developing this program was the recent receipt of two bequests to SHFS. Although both of these bequests were given to the Society without any specific direction for the monies' use, the Board of Directors saw an opportunity to develop a program through which monies received as bequests could be put to some specific plan, and thus the Legacy Fund was formed.
Very briefly, the Legacy Fund program will provide scholarships for post-secondary education at a Saskatchewan facility for the student's study of western Canadian plains history.
All bequests that Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society receives, unless the will states otherwise, will be placed in the Legacy Fund. The interest earned from this fund will be distributed annually in the form of post-secondary scholarships.
In recognition of the contributions that individuals have made to the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society, through their bequests a separate letterhead has been designed for all correspondence dealing with the Legacy Fund. Other than the obvious title line change, the other important item of note on this letterhead appears on its lefthand side. Here we have listed the Legacy Fund Angels, or in other words, those individuals who, through their Last Will & Testament, have left a portion of their estate to the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society. As can be seen, the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society has, as to date, received donations from the estates of two former members of the Society. The individual's name, place of residence and date of donation, are listed. These names will always remain on the letterhead, and the names of new Angels will be added as we receive more bequests.
The Executive of the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society hopes that our members will recognize the importance of providing a lasting legacy, which will assist in the education of our future historians, and thus see fit to provide a bequest to the Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society in their estates. Should you require further information on this important and far-reaching program, please do not hesitate to contact the office.
Yours truly,
Finn Andersen
Saskatchewan History & Folklore Society Legacy Fund Award
We offer one bursary of $300 to assist a full-time undergraduate student who is currently enrolled at the University of Regina. This bursary is made possible by estate gifts received by the Society.
Who can Apply:
Students who have made application and meet the following criteria:
- enrolled in either the College of Arts & Science or Education
- his or her major area of study is Western Canadian Plains History
- submission of an essay about a topic of the Society's choosing
- academic merit
The applicant's current and previous final marks transcripts must be submitted. The recipient will be selected on the combined basis of academic merit (50%) and a written essay (50%). The essay should be 750 words in length on the subject "Why is it important to study Western Plains history?"
Deadlines for applications are September 15 (Fall semester) or January 31 (Winter semester). Further information may be obtained by contacting the SHFS office.
Download a pdf version of the application form here.