2024 NHD Theme Introduction
Join the NHD Team to consider the ways to explore the 2024 Turning Points in History theme. This workshop was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Turning Points in the Colored Conventions Project
Join Denise Burgher and Janel Moore-Almond from the Colored Conventions Project to learn how to use these newly digitized resources and consider the Turning Points in History 2024 NHD theme. …
Ask an NEH Expert: Using Evidence to Support a Historical Argument
Join NEH Experts to learn how to use historical evidence to support your historical argument.
Ask an NEH Expert: Smart Online Searching
Join NEH Experts to learn how to make the most of your online search.
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.
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