National History Day in Wisconsin: What you need to know! | Wisconsin Historical Society National History Day's 2018 Theme Every year National History Day frames students' research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for its broad application to world, national or state history. It unites all participants and provides a structure for topic selection. For more information on National History Day National History Day is an exciting academic enrichment program that helps students learn about historical issues, ideas, people and events. The Wisconsin Historical Society is proud to sponsor National History Day. Have Questions? Get information and advice from our helpful staff! historyday@wisconsinhistory.org
Rules What Is National History Day? NHD, a non-profit education organization based in College Park, Maryland, offers year-long academic programs that engage over half a million middle- and high-school students around the world annually in conducting and presenting original research on historical topics. Since 1974, NHD has continuously improved history education by providing professional development opportunities and curriculum materials for educators. 2014 - 2015 Contest Rulebook Click here to download the Contest Rulebook in English Click here to download the Contest Rulebook in Spanish The Alabama Virtual Library The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research. Through the AVL, an equitable core of information sources are available to every student and citizen in Alabama, raising the level of excellence in schools and communities across the state. If you enjoy the benefits that AVL brings to your school, college, library or home, please take a few minutes to thank your local legislators for providing this resource for the State of Alabama. Tell us what you think! Help us improve the Alabama Virtual Library by filling out this short survey. You are IP authenticated! Your location is inside the state of Alabama so you are automatically logged in to use the AVL What's this? You are not IP authenticated. You are logged in with your AVL username and password. Connect with AVL
National History Day Contest | Creating an Entry Now that you understand the rules and the theme for National History Day, and have chosen your historical topic, it is time to choose how you want to present your work. But what are the categories? And how are they different? Here is a helpful "quick look" at each category and how to begin. For more details, check out the Making History Series books, available at the NHD SHOP. Categories Before getting started, check out the NHD Rule Book and the Evaluation Forms A process paper is a description of no more than 500 words explaining how you conducted your research and created and developed your entry. A title page is required as the first page of written material in every category. The first section should explain how you chose your topic.The second section should explain how you conducted your research.The third section should explain how you selected your presentation category and created your project.The fourth section should explain how your project relates to the NHD theme.
OurStory How are you connected to the water? The toys you play with, the food you eat, and the way you have fun depends on the men and women who work on America's waterways. Learn the story of a brave girl who worked in a lighthouse and explore the water near you. Read more» Many children have heard of “September 11” or “9/11” but may not understand the shocking events that occurred ten years ago. Use our featured children’s book The Little Chapel That Stood to discuss the events of September 11, 2001, and talk about the community helpers in your hometown or how we remember difficult issues. Railroads have moved people and cargo around America for more than 180 years. Whether you think America is more of a melting pot or a salad bowl, immigration has had a huge impact on American history. Explore the women in your family this spring. Life on the Water September 11, 2001 Many children have heard of “September 11” or “9/11” but may not understand the shocking events that occurred ten years ago.
Reagan and the Fall of the Berlin Wall For years, it has been the fashion in many ideological precincts to argue the collapse of the Soviet Union -- at more or less the moment it disintegrated -- was due almost entirely to Communism's structural weaknesses, and not to anything the West may have done to hasten its demise. In this view, while the two factions may have been at war for decades, the final result was not victory for one side so much as abdication by the other. This misreading of history unfortunately is motivated most often by a desire to avoid giving President Reagan the credit he deserves for being one of the few Western leaders (Prime Minister Thatcher being a notable exception) to properly understand not just the weaknesses of the Communist system, but also how they could be exploited to hasten the demise of the Soviet Union and bring freedom to millions around the world. Get exclusive insider information from Heritage experts delivered straight to your inbox each week. Subscribe to The Agenda >>
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Born: 17-Jan-1706 [1]Birthplace: Boston, MADied: 17-Apr-1790Location of death: Philadelphia, PACause of death: unspecifiedRemains: Buried, Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, PA Gender: MaleReligion: DeistRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Diplomat, Inventor, Scientist Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: American founding father American diplomat, statesman and scientist, born on the 17th of January 1706 in a house in Milk Street, opposite the Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts. Benjamin's tastes had at first been for the sea rather than the pulpit; now they inclined rather to intellectual than to other pleasures. A rapid composer and a workman full of resource, Franklin was soon recognized as the master spirit of the shop. Beginning in 1733 Franklin taught himself enough French, Italian, Spanish and Latin to read these languages with some ease.
Creating an Entry | Website What is a Historical Website? How is a Website Different from Other Categories? Websites can display materials online, your own historical analysis as well as primary and secondary sources. These can be photographs, maps, documents, or audio and video files. Websites are interactive experiences where viewers can play music, solve a puzzle, or look at a video or click on different links. Getting Started Decide whether you want to create your website as part of a group or on your own. NEW for 2014!
America in Class Reagan challenges Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall - Jun 12, 1987 Also on this day Lead Story On this day in 1987, in one of his most famous Cold War speeches, President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a divided Germany. In 1945, following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the nation’s capital,... American Revolution On this day in 1776, the Virginia Convention, assembled in Williamsburg, unanimously adopts George Mason’s declaration of rights. Automotive On this day in 1940, Edsel Ford telephones William Knudsen of the U.S. Civil War Confederate General J.E.B. After suffering a devastating defeat on June 3, Union General Ulysses S. Crime Nicole Brown Simpson, famous football player O.J. Disaster On this day in 1897, a powerful earthquake in Assam, India, triggers deadly landslides and waves, killing more than 1,500 people. General Interest Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India, is found guilty of electoral corruption in her successful 1971 campaign.
America's Founding Fathers - Delegates to the Constitutional Convention The Founding Fathers Delegates to the Constitutional Convention On February 21, 1787, the Continental Congress resolved that: ...it is expedient that on the second Monday in May next a Convention of delegates who shall have been appointed by the several States be held at Philladelphia for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation... The original states, except Rhode Island, collectively appointed 70 individuals to the Constitutional Convention, but a number did not accept or could not attend. In all, 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention sessions, but only 39 actually signed the Constitution.