The Stonewall Jackson House, the antebellum home of Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, is a house museum which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house and garden are open to the public daily, and annual visitation is nearly 30,000. In addition to the daily tours of the site, the Jackson House sponsors educational programs, research, and publications.
The Graduate Fellowship at the Stonewall Jackson House offers the opportunity for three months of residential work-study by a qualified student who is currently enrolled in an M. A. or Ph.D. program in the fields of American History, American Studies, Museum Studies, or Material Culture. Students may be eligible for academic credit by arrangement with their home institution.
The fellowship will be conferred on the basis of a national competition, and one fellow will be selected for the summer of 2005. The fellowship is designed to foster research on the life and times of T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson and the social history of the community and period in which he lived. The fellowship is intended to enhance the interpretation of the Stonewall Jackson House through research, documentation of collections, exhibit preparation, and development of educational programs. The fellowship is also designed to provide professional training and experience in museum administration and collections management. The fellowship is not designed to provide dissertation support.
The fellowship includes a stipend of $3,900 for three months of living expenses. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2005. All materials must be received by the Stonewall Jackson House by this date in order to be considered. A fellow will be chosen by April 1, 2005.
