Recipients of Burruss Local History Grants
Awarded January 2004
Laura Zarrugh, Prof. of Sociology/Anthropology, Bridgewater College and James Madison University. Second part of "Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Central Shenandoah Valley." $2,000 for a research paper analyzing responses to questionnaires. Final report submitted Jan. 2005: "From Workers to Owners: Hispanic Entrepreneurs in the Shenandoah Valley."
Awarded January 2003:
Laura Zarrugh, Prof. of Sociology/Anthropology, Bridgewater College and James Madison University. "Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Central Shenandoah Valley." $2,000 for a list of and data about recent immigrants who have started businesses in Harrisonburg.
Awarded January 2002:
Vivian Owens, Independent Scholar and Publisher, Waynesboro, VA. "An Oral History of School Integration in Waynesboro, VA from an African American Perspective." $985 for five oral histories.
Carol M. DeHart, Independent Scholar, Fulks Run, VA. "Oral Histories on Folklore and Lifeways of the early 1900s in Bergton/Criders, VA." $583 for three oral histories.
