Brooklyn Public Library’s Center for Brooklyn History is the host of NYC History Day!
On to Nationals!
We're excited to announce that 11 New York City students are advancing from the New York state competition on to National History Day 2022 in College Park, MD.
NYCHD Students Going to Nationals
- Joanna Fabian, Hellenic Classical Charter School
- Lorenzo Guaman, Hellenic Classical Charter School
- Maria Manouselakis, Hellenic Classical Charter School
- Cecilia McConnaughy, Hellenic Classical Charter School
- Ariana Mendez, Hellenic Classical Charter School
- Salma Aouissi, PS 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole
- Juliette Bonello, PS 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole
- Lawson Wright, Horace Mann School
- Noa Abehassera, Manhattan Day School
- Pierce Wright, Home/Parent Advisor
- June Dorsch, Poly Prep Country Day School
CONGRATULATIONS to you all and good luck at Nationals!
CONGRATS TO OUR 2022 CONTEST WINNERS
Click here to see a full list of NYCHD 2022 winners in all categories.
WATCH the NYCHD 2022 Awards Ceremomy
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What is the New York City History Day contest?
New York City History Day is the regional contest for National History Day (NHD), a program that provides over half a million students each year the opportunity to excel at historical research, interpretation and creative expression. Read more about how NHD helps students succeed.
Registration is LIVE! Students ready to submit projects, teachers, and judges can register here. Registration closes on February 28th.
The 2022 New York City History Day contest will be virtual. We recognize that it is important to make a decision on contest format in order to let you all prepare projects accordingly, and we also recognize that there are too many factors out of our control right now to allow us to assume we could plan an in-person event. We hope that the state and national contests will be in person this year; students preparing exhibit and performance projects should prepare projects that could be presented in person at state and national levels. Full details on project submission for the virtual contest are listed on our Resources for Students webpage.
Registration for the 2022 contest will begin on January 30, 2022 for students, judges, and teachers. However, teachers are strongly encouraged to pre-register starting January 4, 2022. Since all student participants need to link their project to a registered teacher from their school, it will make students' submssion process seamless if their teachers are already registered. Teachers can find the pre-registraion link on our Resources for Teachers webpage.
New York City History Day invites entries in the junior (middle school) and senior (high school) divisions for the following categories. Watch videos with tips and guidelines for each category on our video page!
Click on each category to see examples of amazing projects from last year:
- All the World Loves a Baby: Breaking the Two Pound Barrier by Allison Reed, Kansas
- FDR and REA: Bright Light and Power to Rural America by Sophia Alleman, Ohio
Physical Exhibits
- "B" is for Breaking Barriers: How Sesame Street Revolutionized Children’s Television and Education by ThaoNhi Tran, Clarisse Cabagay, Ayumi Vazquez, Izumi Vazquez; Texas
- Coco Chanel’s Unraveling of the Corset by Melinda Rolls and Abbigail Cote, New Hampshire
Digital Exhibits
- The Oxnard Strikes of 1903: Breaking Barriers of Racial Representation in the Work Force by Yashas Mattur, Anthony Noce, Ankit Rath
- Julia Child: Redefining American Gender Roles One Boeuf Bourguignon At a Time by Natalie Harris and Anna Turney
- Not Your Model Minority: Breaking Barriers in the Asian-American Movement by Felicia Xiao, Ohio
- The Enemy of the Knife: Confronting the US Government’s Sterilization of Native Americans in the 1970s by Sophia Shepherd, Georgia
- Route 66: The Road of Possibilitiesby Jack Anderson, Jader Briggs, Daytona Foley, Logan Smith & Megan Swancutt
- Black, White and Blue: Vivien Thomas and the Cure for Blue Baby Syndrome by Jasmine Hughley
- PLUS check out this amazing video by Irondale Ensemble Project about how to turn research into performance!
- Feminists in Flight: Exploring Gender Equality at 32,000 Feetby Sophia Burick & Kelly McDonald
- China's Surge into Silk: The Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange of the Silk Road by Tigan Donaldson & Brian Ely
All categories allow individual or group (up to five students) entries, with the exception of the paper category which only allows individual entries. Each school may promote three projects per category per division (including three group and three individual entries in the same category). Schools with more History Day projects that wish to run their own school-wide contest to decide on NYC contest entries may be in touch with us at [email protected] for ideas on planning a school contest.
The 2022 NYCHD contest will be held in March 2022; top entries will be invited to advance to state and national contests.
Watch our Virtual Kickoff!
NYCHD 2022 Contest Timeline
Interested in hearing more from us about the 2023 New York City History Day contest?
Stay in the loop by filling out our contact form or emailing us at [email protected].
NYCHD 2021 was amazing! Watch our March 26, 2021 virtual award ceremony
Download a list of 2021 New York City History Day award winners.
We're here to help. Check out resources at the links below, or send us an email.
Explore Resources for Students | Explore Resources for Teachers
New York City History Day is partially supported by the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation.
CBH Education is generously supported by The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, Epstein Teicher Philanthropies, Nissan Foundation, The Pine Tree Foundation, and National Grid.
NYCHD Booklet
Everything you ever wanted to know about this year's contest is in one convenient place! Check out our comprehensive booklet and download it so you have a one-stop resource for all your History Day questions.
Click here
Resources for Students
Check out tips for creating projects; updates to the NHD Rule Book, and links to online collections of primary sources
Click here
Resources for Teachers
Learn about upcoming workshops and virtual classroom experiences that can help you prepare students for History Day
Click here
Watch and learn!
Visual learner? We've got a page full of videos about each project category and more.
Watch here
Get in touch
Send an email to NYC History Day.