National History Day

This Year's Theme

During the 2023-24 academic year, National History Day (NHD) students will explore topics relating to the theme 

turning points in history.


When choosing a topic, make sure to focus on an area of history that interests you - you will be spending many hours exploring this topic.


National History Day works with multiple organizations to curate resources for students participating in the contest. 


Click the picture to open the Student Resources and then choose Helpful Research Links



Possible Sources

Request  InterLibrary Loan books from other Libraries to be delivered to one of the Horry County Memorial Libraries

South Carolina


General

NHD Categories

Students can choose from five different categories: Paper, Documentary, Performance, Exhibit, or Website. Students can enter individually or as a duo (group of no more than two people) in all categories except the paper category. The paper category must be an individual project. 




Check out this page to see example projects and actual winners of previous NHD contests.

Judging

Projects must include a bibliography (annotated), title page, and process paper. Each category has a specific project checklist & evaluation.