Funding from the Colonial Dames of America and the Christopher Wrenn Association Supports Fellowships in Historical Editing

The Omohundro Institute received a renewed gift of $5,000 from the Scholarship Committee of the Colonial Dames of America to fund the Institute’s Fellowship in Historical Editing and a new gift of $3,000 from the College of William and Mary’s Christopher Wren Association to fund a second Fellowship in Historical Editing.


— Maria Kane —	— Lindsay Keiter —

During the summer, the Colonial Dames and Wren Association Fellowships offered two talented young graduate students the opportunity to build on the skills that they acquired as Institute editorial apprentices during the 2006–2007 academic year. The fellowships support continued editorial work throughout the summer following the apprenticeship and make a significant contribution to the Institute’s ability to maintain the high standards for which all of its publications—the William and Mary Quarterly and book manuscripts—are known.

“We are indeed grateful to the Colonial Dames of America and the Christopher Wren Association for their support for the Institute. Because of these gifts, we were able to enrich the educational experience and training of two aspiring young scholars,” said Ron Hoffman, Institute Director.

Maria Kane received the 2006–2007 Colonial Dames of America Fellowship in Historical Editing, and Lindsay Keiter was the recipient of the Christopher Wren Association Fellowship in Historical Editing. Maria came to William and Mary’s graduate program in American history from Howard University and Duke University, and Lindsay is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. They are two of the four young people who served as Institute editorial apprentices during the previous academic year.

Both women found their summer fellowships enjoyable as well as instructive. For Maria, “this experience afforded me the opportunity to apprentice under the fine editors and scholars of the Institute, sharpen my copyediting and research skills, and broaden my historical appreciation of the colonial period.” Lindsay appreciated the Wren Association Fellowship for allowing her “to continue to assist and to learn from the Omohundro Institute in its production of highquality books and the respected William and Mary Quarterly through the summer.”

The Colonial Dames of America is an organization committed to historical preservation and the encouragement of study in the field of American history. Gifts from the Colonial Dames have supported the fellowship program since 1996.

The Christopher Wren Association is a self-supporting organization sponsored by the College of William and Mary to promote lifelong learning opportunities for members of the Williamsburg community. The Wren Association’s gift to the Institute is its first to establish the 2006–2007 Christopher Wren Association Fellowship.