THE 2025 THEME FOR NATIONAL HISTORY DAY IS...
"RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN HISTORY"
LOCAL HISTORY DAY: Saturday, February 1, 2025
CLICK HERE TO SEE A LIST OF WINNERS!!!
REGIONAL HISTORY DAY: Saturday, March 1, 2025 - Messiah University
CLICK HERE TO SEE A LIST OF WINNERS!!!
STATE HISTORY DAY: April 12-13, 2025 - University of Scranton
Viraaj Randhawa - 1st Place - Senior Paper
Aida Armstrong - 2nd Place - Senior Individual Exhibit
Naomi Waybright - 3rd Place - Senior Individual Media
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY: June 8-12, 2025 - University of Maryland
GET SOME IDEAS ON TOPICS FOR THE 2025 THEME HERE!!
GET IDEAS FROM KEN BURNS HERE!
CHECK OUT THE PROJECT CATEGORIES & GUIDELINES HERE!!!
CONTEST RULES & EVALUATION HERE!!!
PARTNER NHD SITES FOR GREAT RESEARCH HERE!!!
CHECK OUT STUDENT EXAMPLES FROM PAST YEARS HERE!!!
CHECK OUT THE TEACHER RESOURCES PAGE HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!!!
Link to National History Day Site: Click on the logo below.
2025 LOCAL HD APPLICATION
EXPLORING NHD WEBSITE 2025
STUDENT GUIDE FOR NHD RESEARCH
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR TOPIC RESEARCH
2025 NHD THEME BOOK
2025 NHD CONTEST RULE BOOK
KEY RULE CHANGES FROM PAST YEARS
NHD WEBCENTRAL - WEBSITE BUILDER FOR NHD
WHY CHOOSE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
WHY CHOOSE EXHIBIT CATEGORY
WHY CHOOSE PAPER CATEGORY
WHY CHOOSE PERFORMANCE CATEOGRY
WHY CHOOSE WEBSITE CATEGORY
RESOURCES FOR NHD AT PA STATE LIBRARY
DOCUMENTARY EVALUATION FORM
DOCUMENTARY CHECKLIST
EXHIBIT EVALUATION FORM
EXHIBIT CHECKLIST
PAPER EVALUATION FORM
PAPER CHECKLIST
WEBSITE EVALUATION FORM
WEBSITE CHECKLIST
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM
PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST
INTERVIEWING GUIDELINES
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• Society of National Archivists
• Chronicalling America
• PA State Library
• PA State Library - Digital Collections
• Library of Congress - American Memory Project
• Digitized Projects by the PA State Library
• National Archives - Online Research Tools
• National Archives - Docs Teach
• Links to National Archives & Libraries
• Army Heritage Center Foundation - Education Materials Index