NHD For Students
What type of NHD project should you do? - Buzzfeed Quiz - click here
What is NHD?
The 2023-24 NHD Theme is --
"Turning Points in History"
Check out these resource about this year's theme
NHD-2024-Theme-Book-FINAL-web-2.pdf
NHD Resources - 2023-24
Helpful Topic Ideas and Local Resources for Researching your NHD Project
School Contests/Showcases
All Baltimore City Schools must hold school contests/showcases no later than February 16, 2024
Baltimore City History Day - As of Fall 2023 - We are planning on holding an IN-PERSON Contest
Student Registration after School Showcase/Contest - February 26, 2024
All project materials (process paper, annotated bibliography, etc. AND project URLs (websites), PDFs (papers), and recordings (documentaries) must be uploaded to Zfairs
Projects will close for editing by students for adjudication in the BCHD Contest - March 1, 2024
Pre-Judging will occur for certain categories for the BCHD Contest - March 4-8, 2024
Baltimore City History Day Contest - March 9, 2024
Winners announces at the Awards Ceremony & posted online on March 12, 2024
Maryland History Day - Dates
April 3, 2024: Registration closes for Maryland History Day
See MDHistory Day State Advancers Guide for more information
April 10, 2024: Project Upload Deadline
May 4, 2024: Maryland History Day Contest, UMBC
June 9-13, 2024: National History Day at College Park - University of Maryland
Maryland Resources
Maryland Specific Direction of Resources & Partners for NHD Research
Maryland Historical Society NHD Page
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
Enoch Pratt Free Library: Maryland State Library
Talk to your teacher about deadlines and due dates. ONLY your teacher can tell you when things will be due for their class.
Student Research Resources
Links to institutions and organizations for NHD research
Need Help? Schedule a 15-minute session with Maryland Humanities - click here - Maryland Humanities runs the Maryland History Day contest and has some experts willing to help with research or project questions.
DocsTeach.org - NHD Resources - Topics & Sources
Kentucky Historical Society - Do I Have a Good Topic? and Narrowing a Topic
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture
The State Library Resource Center at the Enoch Pratt Central Library
Smithsonian Learning Labs - Collections of #nhd Resources
National Museum for African American History and Culture NHD Collection
Videos
Watch Exploring NHD for Students on Vimeo
11-minute introduction to History Day program for students
Watch video Primary vs. Secondary Sources on Vimeo
Video on the differences between primary and secondary sources
Watch video Credits, Citations, and Caption on Vimeo
Video overview on the difference between captions and citations rule
How to Write an NHD Thesis Statement
Video overview of the basics of a thesis statement
NHD Youtube Channel - great resources and "how-to" videos
Student Project Resources