Annual Awards . . .

Burning of the Valleys Military Association

BTL Youth Awards

BTL Youth Awards are given to students from preschool to age 16 who are children of BVMA members or under guardianship of a member. A student should submit a project in the form of an essay, video, presentation, craft, &/or etc. which reflects a learning experience related to an 18th Century topic.

Students are limited only by their own creativity. Judging criteria will include:

Originality
Skills used and/or developed
Documentatin
Appropriateness to topic (reflection of a learning experience related to an 18th Century topic)

Purpose of Awards
The youth of the reenacting community are the future of living history and carry with them a potential to unearth more research and explore in more depth the historical stuffs that have drawn us magically to this avocation.

These awards serve to encourage, enlighten and empower our youth with motivation, determination and knowledge to continue the spirit of reenactment.

A note to:

Reenactors - we have a duty to pass on the knowledge we have obtained in this field, whether it seems minuscule or too complicated. Whatever you have learned you can share your knowledge with a student working on his award. Be available, and offer your help to a student.
Parents & Students - Use the skills and resources all around you in the reenacting community to help you in this project. Feel free to ask others for help, ideas, and apprenticeship, even. Most will be happy to help you. Please contact a BVMA staff person if you have any questions (see below).

Topics
Topics can include, but are not limited to: sewing, cordwaining, leatherworking, theorem or watercolor painting, political concerns, candles, calligraphy, uniforms, common or ethnic clothing, architecture, beading, music or period instruments, merchants and vending, toys and games, drilling and military paraphernalia, artillery, sailing and mariners, horses, language and expressins, paste paper or marbling, hot air balloons, recipes, open hearth cooking, tea, animal husbandry, tinkering, religion, fishing, metalsmithing, weaving, printmaking, dancing, fencing, quillwork, hide tanning, domestic pets, Indians, jewelry, medicine and health, woodworking, tools, forts, &etc. Check with your favorite reenactors for more ideas!

Particulars
Completed entry forms may be submitted to the BTL Co-Chairs at any time during the year up to the date of the Annual Delegates Meeting in January. Entries received after that date will be considered as entries for the next year. Judging will be complete by the Annual General Membership Meeting in March. All participants will be recognized and prizes will be awarded at that meeting. All entries are welcome; there is a place for all interests and skill levels!

Please feel free to contact any officer of the BTL listed on the Contacts page for ideas or encouragement.

Download an Application (pdf file)

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