THE 2020 THEME FOR HISTORY DAY IS...
REGISTRATION FOR LOCAL HISTORY DAY DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020
LOCAL HISTORY DAY: Saturday, February 8, 2020
REGIONAL HISTORY DAY: Saturday, March 7, 2020
STATE HISTORY DAY: Date & Location To Be Determined
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY: June 14-18, 2020 - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
GET SOME IDEAS ON TOPICS FOR THE 2020 THEME HERE!!
GET IDEAS FROM KEN BURNS HERE!
CHECK OUT THE PROJECT CATEGORIES & GUIDELINES 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.
2020 LOCAL HD APPLICATION(PDF - 65 KB)
EXPLORING NND WEBSITE 2020(PDF - 143 KB)
2020 THEME SHEET & SAMPLE TOPICS(PDF - 1.92 MB)
SEARCH GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR TOPIC RESEARCH
2020 NHD THEME BOOK(PDF - 13.21 MB)
2020 NHD CONTEST RULE BOOK(PDF - 1.22 MB)
WHY CHOOSE DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY(PDF - 1.88 MB)
WHY CHOOSE EXHIBIT CATEGORY(PDF - 2.40 MB)
WHY CHOOSE PAPER CATEGORY(PDF - 1.13 MB)
WHY CHOOSE PERFORMANCE CATEOGRY(PDF - 2.76 MB)
WHY CHOOSE WEBSITE CATEGORY(PDF - 1.08 MB)
RESOURCES FOR NHD AT PA STATE LIBRARY(PDF - 2.86 MB)
RESOURCES FOR NHD AT PA STATE ARCHIVES(PDF - 5.48 MB)
DOCUMENTARY EVALUATION FORM(PDF - 134 KB)
EXHIBIT EVALUATION FORM(PDF - 138 KB)
PAPER EVALUATION FORM(PDF - 133 KB)
WEBSITE EVALUATION FORM(PDF - 139 KB)
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM(PDF - 138 KB)
INTERVIEWING GUIDELINES(PDF - 587 KB)
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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