{"id":10298,"date":"2026-11-11T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/?p=10298"},"modified":"2026-11-11T13:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:14:30","slug":"national-history-day-guides-students-and-teachers-researching-untold-stories-of-local-u-s-navy-and-coast-guard-veterans-from-world-war-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/2026\/11\/11\/national-history-day-guides-students-and-teachers-researching-untold-stories-of-local-u-s-navy-and-coast-guard-veterans-from-world-war-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"National History Day Guides Students and Teachers Researching Untold Stories of Local U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Veterans from World War II"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE PARK, MD \u2013 November 11, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 In honor of Veterans Day, National History Day<\/a>\u00ae<\/sup> (NHD) is proud to announce the 56 teachers<\/strong> selected for its newest Silent Heroes\u00ae<\/sup> program, Silent Heroes: Untold Stories of the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard in World War II<\/em>, sponsored by a grant from the Veterans Legacy Program<\/a> in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. This fall, the selected teachers and more than 800\u00a0students<\/strong> will research over 120 Veterans<\/strong> who served during World War II, continued to serve their communities after returning home, and are currently buried or memorialized in a U.S. national or state Veterans cemetery.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Teachers and students will meet monthly with historian Christopher Hamner, Ph.D. of George Mason University, to study the history of the Navy and Coast Guard, World War II, and the experience of Veterans who returned home to their communities. Supported by nine NHD research mentors, the student-teacher teams will use NHD-created materials and other resources such as Ancestry Classroom, Fold3, Newspapers.com, local libraries and historical societies, and Official Military Personnel Files requested from the National Personnel Records Center to guide their research. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to continue the work of our Silent Heroes<\/em> program in partnership with the National Cemetery Administration and tell the individual legacies of those who served in the Navy and Coast Guard during World War II,\u201d said National History Day Executive Director, Dr. Cathy Gorn. \u201cSilent Heroes is a unique and rewarding experience for students to learn the history of World War II through the experiences of their Veterans, and in return, tell their untold stories. Not only do students gain historical thinking and research skills, but they also become connected to the personal and local histories that they have contributed to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

The participants will research their chosen Veterans\u2019 lives, military service, and community contributions this fall and tell the life and story of their Veterans\u2019 service by creating and publishing a profile on the Veterans Legacy Memorial<\/a> and NHD\u2019s Silent Heroes website<\/a>.  See a sample Silent Hero profile here<\/a> from NHD\u2019s 2025\/2026 program, focusing on Marine Corps Veterans. Students will also prepare a eulogy to honor their Veterans at a spring 2027 visit to their local national cemetery. To accompany the digital profiles, NHD will produce video eulogies for the Veterans. See a sample NHD-produced eulogy<\/a> here. <\/p>\n\n

The teachers selected for the 2027 Silent Heroes program represent 32 states<\/strong> and 50 U.S. national or state cemeteries.<\/strong> NHD is proud to celebrate the following participating teachers and the Veterans they selected to research: <\/p>\n\n\n

Teacher and School<\/strong><\/td>U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Veterans<\/strong><\/td>Cemetery <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Falloncia Earnest
Mabelvale Middle School
Mabelvale, AR<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Ship\u2019s Cook Second Class Bennie Fay Hollingshead 
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Second Class Teral Oren Hardcastle<\/td>		Little Rock National Cemetery
Little Rock, AR<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Donna Gustafson
Santan Junior High School
Chandler, AZ\u00a0

<\/td>		U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Frank Rosorio Barreca
U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate Vernon Clegg 
U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman First Class Beulah May Liston Haeberle<\/td>		Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Marana\u00a0
Marana, AZ\u00a0

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Scott Sloat
Arizona Agribusiness\/Equine Center
Prescott Valley, AZ\u00a0<\/td>		U.S. Navy Machinist\u2019s Mate First Class and U.S. Coast Guard Motor Machinist\u2019s Mate First Class Joseph H. Wyre
U.S. Navy Quartermaster Second Class Marshall Earle Dobrott
U.S. Navy Seaman First Class Preston Earl Pettus <\/td>		Prescott National Cemetery
Prescott, AZ<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Aditi Mehta Doshi
Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (SOCES) Magnet
Reseda, CA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander John Walter Reagan
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Edwyna Elizabeth Korkuc Moyer 
U.S. Navy Painter Second Class William Bo Chi Tong<\/td>		Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego, CA
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Scott Cobun
Mountain House High School
Mountain House, CA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Commander Harold Ralph Mazza
U.S. Navy Commander John Hobart Rockwell, Jr. <\/td>		Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno, CA\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Jennifer Harrington
Irvine High School
Irvine, CA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Edward Moran Mowbray 
U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Electronics Technician Melvin Kealoha Bell Sr. <\/td>		Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Sean Kercher\u00a0
Natomas High School
Sacramento, CA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Signalman Second Class Earl Paul Bauer
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander William Stanley \u201cStan\u201d Aldrich<\/td>		Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
Dixon, CA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Marie Arnett
St. Mary Catholic Virtue School
Littleton, CO
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Metalsmith Second Class John Charles Bink
U.S. Coast Guard Coxswain Louis Earl Lehr<\/td>		Fort Logan National Cemetery
Denver, CO<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. John Smith-Horn\u00a0
Timothy Edwards Middle School
South Windsor, CT<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman First Class Anna Pulito Story 
U.S. Navy Ship\u2019s Service Man (Barber) Third Class James Cassarino <\/td>		Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery
Middletown, CT<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Sandra Pagliughi\u00a0
Alice B. Landrum Middle School
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate (Jet Engine Mechanic) Petty Officer First Class Herman Adolph Jones
U.S. Navy Storekeeper Third Class Margaretta Marie Busch<\/em> Woodward Smith<\/td>		Jacksonville National Cemetery\u00a0
Jacksonville, FL<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Lisa Babbage\u00a0
Louise Radloff Middle School
Duluth, GA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Signalman Second Class Kenneth Vincent Meyer
U.S. Navy Cook Third Class William Henry Spear<\/td>		Georgia National Cemetery
Canton, GA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Heather Meskimen
Independence Junior High School
Palos Heights, IL
<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Willard Glenn Taber 
U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class William Merritt Banta <\/td>		Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Elwood, IL\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Kristin Rentschler\u00a0
Columbia City High School
Columbia, IN
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Chester Nyle Parker
U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy Gunnery Sergeant Verle Vinson Wiley<\/td>		Marion National Cemetery\u00a0
Marion, IN<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Cheryl Smith
Johnston Middle \/ High School
Johnston, IA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Ship\u2019s Cook Second Class James Arthur Hudson
U.S. Navy Motor Machinist\u2019s Mate First Class Robert Patrick Reyes <\/td>		Iowa Veterans Cemetery at Adel\u00a0
Adel, IA\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Stefany Wells
Van Buren County Community School
Keosauqua, IA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Seaman First Class Donald Patrick Beaird
U.S. Navy Fire Controlman First Class Morris William Cloud <\/td>		Keokuk National Cemetery\u00a0
Keokuk, IA<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Jeffrey Schuh
Seaman Middle School
Topeka, KS
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Machinist’s Mate First Class Louis Aloysius Aaron
U.S. Navy Seaman Second Class Vance Emil Ambrose <\/td>		Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Leavenworth, KS<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Nicholas Junker
Republic County Jr.\/Sr. High School
Belleville, KS\u00a0<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Radioman Third Class Rix Donald Shanline
U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Third Class Vincent James \u201cJim\u201d Scalia <\/td>		Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley
Manhattan, KS\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. James Clapp\u00a0
Powell County High School
Stanton, KY<\/td>		U.S. Navy Specialist Artificer Second Class Dudley Abbott
U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Gunner\u2019s Mate Second Class Kenneth Durwood Robinson Sr. <\/td>		Camp Nelson National Cemetery\u00a0
Nicholasville, KY<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Caroline Richards
Charles M Sumner Learning Campus\u00a0
Sullivan, ME
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Radioman Petty Officer Third Class James Henry Bezanson, Jr. 
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade John Ryder Driscoll <\/td>		Acadia National Cemetery\u00a0
Jonesboro, ME<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Taila McKenzie\u00a0
William Wirt Middle School
Riverdale, MD\u00a0
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Sonarman Third Class Dr. Milton Julian Bailey
U.S. Navy Storekeeper (Disbursing) First Class Shirley Louise Vlasak<\/em> Baltz <\/td>		Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery
Cheltenham, MD<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Coby Treadway
St. Mary\u2019s Ryken High School
Leonardtown, MD
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Technician\u2019s Mate John Strong Mackenzie
U.S. Navy Personnelman (Recruiter) Esther Jeanne DerVartanian<\/em> Oliver<\/td>		National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico
Triangle, VA<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Benjamin Guidot
Severn Run High School
Severn, MD





<\/td>		U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard Radioman Navigation Petty Officer Second Class Armin Francis Mohr
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Barbara Winifred Newkirk Metzger 
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Jack Thomas Parke <\/td>		Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery
Owings Mills, MD<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Allison Gibbs
Lynn English High School
Lynn, MA<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Ship\u2019s Cook Second Class Mary Louise Smethurst<\/em> Lloyd
U.S. Navy Motor Machinist\u2019s Mate Third Class Robert John Dufour<\/td>		Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Winchendon\u00a0
Winchendon, MA<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Shawn M Pashby
Emerson Elementary
Fraser, MI<\/td>		U.S. Navy Steward\u2019s Mate First Class Clarence E. Isabell Jr.
U.S. Navy Fireman Second Class Herman Allen Siersma <\/td>		Great Lakes National Cemetery
Holly, MI\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Tiffany Manning\u00a0
Beach Middle School
Chelsea, MI\u00a0
<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Seaman First Class Donald James Truran Sr. 
U.S. Navy Seaman First Class Harry Arthur Dion Sr. <\/td>		Great Lakes National Cemetery
Holly, MI\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Elizabeth Green\u00a0
College and Career Technical Institute
Pascagoula, MS\u00a0<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Motor Machinist\u2019s Mate First Class Mathias Scotty Anderson<\/td>Biloxi National Cemetery
Biloxi, MS\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Megan Burian
Marquette High School
Chesterfield, MO<\/td>		U.S. Navy Seaman First Class Carl Lewis Nagel
U.S. Navy Seaman First Class James William Dorsey <\/td>		Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery\u00a0
St. Louis, MO<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Thomas DuSold\u00a0
Colstrip High School
Colstrip, MT<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnance Third Class Frank Everett \u201cBud\u2019 Holter
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Gordon Wesley Spear <\/td>		Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery
Miles City, MT<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Devon Mullman\u00a0
Butte Central High School
Butte, MT<\/td>		U.S. Navy Storekeeper First Class Lillian Elvira Kentta<\/em> Nethig
U.S. Coast Guard Gunner\u2019s Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer Olani Elmer Aronen <\/td>		Montana State Veterans Cemetery\u00a0
Fort Harrison, MT<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Sarah Lyda
Lavina Public Schools
Lavina, MT
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Glen Douglas Hall
U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Robert Lloyd Lubbers <\/td>		Yellowstone National Cemetery\u00a0
Laurel, MT<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Amy Diegel
Bennington Middle School
Bennington, NE\u00a0<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Watertender Second Class Bernard Leonard Kush
U.S. Navy Seaman First Class Lionel Leon Cutliff<\/td>		Omaha National Cemetery\u00a0
Omaha, NE<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Sarah Burr
Syracuse Middle\/High School
Syracuse, NE
<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Electrician\u2019s Mate First Class Fred Smith Haeberle
U.S. Navy Yeoman First Class Howard Arthur Linn
U.S. Navy Radioman Second Class Reginald Fredrick Pyle <\/td>		Omaha National Cemetery\u00a0
Omaha, NE<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Megan Philbrook
Andover Elementary \/ Middle School
Andover, NH<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Radioman Second Class Armand Fred Wood
U.S. Coast Guard Motor Machinist\u2019s Mate First Class Ottawell Andrew Henry <\/td>		New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery\u00a0
Boscawen, NH<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Lauren Connolly
Kearsarge Regional High School
North Sutton, NH<\/td>		U.S. Navy Yeoman (Stenographer) First Class John Patrick Walsh
U.S. Navy Machinist\u2019s Mate Third Class Richard Leander Maes <\/td>		New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery\u00a0
Boscawen, NH<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Amy Martin Page
Santa Fe High School
Santa Fe, NM
<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman Third Class Dorothy Louise O\u2019Hara<\/em> Butler 
U.S. Navy Boatswain\u2019s Mate Second Class Clyde James Floyd Faucett <\/td>		Santa Fe National Cemetery
Santa Fe, NM<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Elizabeth Ramirez\u00a0
Edward Ortiz Middle School
Santa Fe, NM<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Fireman David Ernest Gallegos
U.S. Navy Chief Radioman Joseph Ignatius Butler II<\/td>		Santa Fe National Cemetery
Santa Fe, NM<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Anthony Ruggiero\u00a0
P.S.\/M.S. 122
Astoria, NY
<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Machinery Technician First Class Martin W. Curry
U.S. Navy Cook Petty Officer First Class James Edward Blakely <\/td>		Calverton National Cemetery
Calverton, NY<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Christine Shouldis
William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
Brooklyn, NY<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Chief Pay Clerk John J. Hagmaier
U.S. Navy Seaman First Class William Leonard Agnell <\/td>		Long Island National Cemetery\u00a0
Farmingdale, NY<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Patricia Robblee
Lejeune High School
Lejeune, NC<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Ship\u2019s Cook Enoch Arden Parker, Sr.
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Algie \u201cMaury\u201d Maurice Stuart, Jr.<\/td>		Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery\u00a0
Jacksonville, NC<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Amy Boswell\u00a0and Ms. Whitney Cooper
Valle Springs Middle School
Arden, NC\u00a0<\/td>		U.S. Navy Sara Ellen Shirley<\/em> Musolf
U.S. Navy Electrician\u2019s Mate Vernon Otis Rhodes <\/td>		Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery\u00a0
Black Mountain, NC<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Zach Hochhalter\u00a0
Fargo North High School
Fargo, ND<\/td>		U.S. Navy Commander Dr. Glenn R. Melvey 
U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate Second Class Orville Kenneth Holsen <\/td>		Fargo National Cemetery
Fargo, ND<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Lauren Noble\u00a0
Dominion Middle School
Columbus, OH<\/td>		U.S. Navy Apprentice Seaman Melvin Busha Nowling Sr.
U.S. Navy Sonarman (Harbor Defense) Third Class George Maynard Pittenger <\/td>		Dayton National Cemetery\u00a0
Dayton, OH<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Colleen Wise
Lamberton & Wilson Middle School, Carlisle High School\u00a0
Carlisle, PA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Captain George Theodor Steidel
U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate First Class Angelo Ignatius Bruscia <\/td>		Indiantown Gap National Cemetery\u00a0
Annville, PA\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Pamela Silverblatt
Canon-McMillan Middle School
Canonsburg, PA<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Commander Charles August Mautz III
U.S. Navy Storekeeper First Class Rita Anne Maio<\/em> Magill<\/td>		National Cemetery of the Alleghenies\u00a0
Bridgeville, PA\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Shawn Lucas\u00a0
Neshannock Junior\/Senior High School
New Castle, PA<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard EN-2 George Theodore Szilvasi 
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Margaret \u201cRose\u201d Judy Skeehan<\/em> Lackner
U.S. Navy Gunner\u2019s Mate Richard Harry Ligashesky
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Vincent Frederick Lackner <\/td>		National Cemetery of the Alleghenies\u00a0
Bridgeville, PA\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Maureen McGuirl
Jamestown Lawn Avenue School
Jamestown, RI<\/td>		U.S. Navy Gunner\u2019s Mate First Class Francis \u201cTiny\u201d Earl Clark
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Walter George Swistak <\/td>		Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery\u00a0
Exeter, RI<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Christina O\u2019Brien
North Providence High School
North Providence, RI

<\/td>		U.S. Navy Electronic Technician\u2019s Mate Second Class Judge Thomas Domenic Pucci
U.S. Navy Construction Electrician\u2019s Mate Chief Petty Officer William Orville Grimshaw <\/td>		Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery\u00a0
Exeter, RI<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Caroline Milhorn\u00a0
Spring Hill High School
Chapin, SC<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Chief Machinery Technician Third Class Robert Louis Norquist<\/td>Fort Jackson National Cemetery
Columbia, SC<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Jennifer Brooks\u00a0
Spring Hill High School
Chapin, SC<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Coxswain Louis Douglas Barden
U.S. Navy Carpenter\u2019s Mate (Construction Battalion) Donald Leroy McCune<\/td>		Fort Jackson National Cemetery
Columbia, SC<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Marc Turner
Spring Hill High School
Chapin, SC
<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Yeoman (Typist) George William Masters Sr.
U.S. Coast Guard George Washington Butler III
U.S. Navy Signalman Second Class Carl Mounts Estep
U.S. Navy Yeoman First Class Eleanor Pierson Leech<\/em> Lewis<\/td>		Fort Jackson National Cemetery
Columbia, SC<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Kim Guthrie\u00a0
Palmetto Christian Academy Gaffney
Gaffney, SC\u00a0<\/td>		U.S. Navy Gunner\u2019s Mate Third Class John Dacus Mahon, Sr.
U.S. Navy Seaman First Class Christian Stephen Kristup Sorensen<\/td>		M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery\u00a0
Anderson, SC<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Susan Cagley
Grace Baptist Academy
Chattanooga, TN<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy Permanent Commissioned Staff David Alexander Clark
U.S. Navy Lieutenant John Lynde Anderson<\/td>		Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga, TN<\/td><\/tr>
Dr. Gerald Holland
Smithfield High School
Smithfield, VA<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander John Joseph Macionis
U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate First Class Zenas Elbert Fearing Sr. <\/td>		Albert G. Horton, Jr., Memorial Veterans Cemetery
Suffolk, VA<\/td><\/tr>
Mr. Andrew Abeyounis\u00a0
Grafton High School
Yorktown, VA<\/td>		U.S. Navy Teleman (Mailman) Minnie Cleva Tisdale
U.S. Navy Commissaryman Third Class Blas F \u201cBill\u201d Villanueva Sr. <\/td>		Albert G. Horton, Jr., Memorial Veterans Cemetery
Suffolk, VA<\/td><\/tr>
Ms. Sarah Pulliam
Portage High School
Portage, WI
<\/td>		U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman First Class Benjamin D. Vukos
U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist\u2019s Mate Third Class Betty M. Whitney Prieve<\/td>		Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery\u00a0
Waupaca, WI<\/td><\/tr>
Mrs. Cepia-Grace Buchanan
H.W. Longfellow School
Milwaukee, WI<\/td>		U.S. Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Roman Joseph Piotrowski Sr.
U.S. Coast Guard Apprentice Seaman Margaret Raimer Braam<\/td>		Wood National Cemetery
Milwaukee, WI<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

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About National History Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. Established in 1974, NHD currently engages more than half a million students each year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest and supports teachers through professional development opportunities. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the annual National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by the Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation, The Better Angels Society, Bezos Family Foundation, Library of Congress, Dr. Scholl Foundation, Behring Global Educational Foundation, and the National Park Service. For more information, visit nhd.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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