•December 31, 2025•

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The ISHS’s Verna Ross Orndorff Scholarship, with a prestigious award of $1,000, has opened for Illinois High School students who write and submit the best 1,500-word essay on the subject of Abraham Lincoln or Civil War era Illinois. Essays must be submitted by January 15th, 2026, and meet the following criteria:

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