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Ask an NEH Expert: Layering Sources

Join NEH Experts to learn how to use multiple sources to gain perspectives on your research topic.

Historical Thinking Skills – Part 1

Using resources from the Library of Congress, learn how to apply historical thinking skills and help make these skills visible to students. This webinar was live on Wednesday, September 6, …

2023 Theme Video: Frontiers in History

Join NHD staff and coordinators for an introduction to the 2023 theme. (YouTube)

2023 Theme Q&A Session: Frontiers in History

Join National History Day, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the National Park Service, and the White House Historical Association to explore topic ideas for the 2023 Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas theme and get the answers to student questions.

2023 Theme Teacher Introduction: Frontiers in History

Join Dr. Kathleen DuVal, Bowman & Gordon Gray Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for a quick exploration into the theme of Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas. (Vimeo)

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

Learn about annotated bibliographies, how to cite sources, and annotation requirements for your NHD project.

What is a Process Paper?

Learn the key elements of an NHD process paper, a required element for any NHD project entry.

Performance Project Example 2: Debate over the Bill of Rights

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Performance Project Example 1: Caroline Chisholm

Legacies of World War I: Immigration Following the Great War

In this video, Dr. Katherine Benton-Cohen discusses how World War I affected immigration patterns.

Legacies of World War I: African Americans in World War I

In this video, Dr. Adrian Lentz-Smith explores the experiences of African Americans who served in World War I.

Legacies of World War I: Women in World War I

In this video, Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs discusses the experiences of women who served in World War I.

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