ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
National History Day is a non-profit organization that encourages students to engage in their own studies of history through a year-long academic program focused on historical research, interpretation and creative expression for students in the 6th through 12th grades. Students create projects that can be entered in a national contest.
2023-2024 THEME- TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY
Every year, National History Day focuses on a different theme relevant across various areas of historical research. Learn more about the 2023 theme, "Turning Points in History" on the National History Day website.
Primary sources are original, firsthand or "eyewitness" accounts of historical events, people or places. Primary sources serve as the raw materials historians use to interpret and analyze the past.
Some examples include:
Hilda Jara Postcard, Pleasants Family Papers. Orange Country Regional History Collection. The UC Irvine Libraries. Accessible via Calisphere