Mchenry County Historical Society Offering $1,000 College Scholarship

The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum is accepting applications for its annual Nancy Fike Scholarship. Named in honor of the society’s former administrator, MCHS awards a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from a McHenry County high school who plans to study education, history or the social sciences. This merit-based scholarship will be given in the winning student’s name to his or her college or university. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, provide two letters of recommendation (one from a faculty member and one from another representative of the community), show proof of community service and write a minimum 500-word essay relevant to McHenry County. This year’s essay topic is World War I.