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History Day

History Day in Connecticut is part of the National History Day program. This annual competition engages students in grades 6-12 in the process of researching and interpreting a historical topic of their choice related to an annual theme. Working individually or in small groups, students are encouraged to find primary and secondary sources on their subject through research in libraries and museums, interviews, and visits to historic sites.

Students use their research to create a project to share with the public at one of five district History Day competitions held across Connecticut in the spring. Local historians, educators, and other professionals judge the students' entries, and winners are eligible to participate at the state competition held in late April or early May. State winners are invited to attend the National History Day contest at the University of Maryland with over 2,000 other students from across the country.

History Day in Connecticut is co-sponsored by the Connecticut Historical Society and Connecticut's Old State House, with major funding from the Connecticut Humanities Council.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, VISIT THE HISTORY DAY IN CONNECTICUT WEBSITE AT HTTP://CT.NHD.ORG