New York City History Day Rules and Guidelines
Check back in September for information on the 2025 theme, "Rights and Responsibilities in History" as well as timelines, step-by-step registration instructions, general information on the contest, categories, divisions, and required written materials and additional resources to help you with your project.
2024 New York City History Day Guide National History Day Contest Rules and Evaluation
Category Guides
Detailed instructions on what you will need to compete in each category as well as rubrics and checklists, submissions instructions, and tips on how to create a successful project.
Documentary Exhibit Paper Performance Website
Workshops
There are no upcomming workshops. Please check back soon.
Find Primary Sources For Your Project
Check Out Examples of Past Projects in Each Category
- Shirley Chisholm: Championing Domestic Workers through Debate and Diplomacy by Joanna Fabian, Lorenzo Guaman, Maria Manouselakis, Cecilia McConnaughy, and Ariana Mendez, New York City, Junior Division
- Little Rock: A Frontier of the Global Cold War by Lawson Wright, New York City, Senior Division
- The Camera as a Sword: Asian American Representation in Corky Lee's Photography by William Ling-Regan, New York City, Senior Division
- Women Strike for Peace: How 1960s American Mothers Used Diplomacy to End Atmospheric Nuclear Testing
- Building a Home from Diaspora: Making and Remaking the First American Chinatown by Yan Zhen Zhu, New York City, Senior Division
- The Abraham Lincoln Brigade: The First Desegregated American Fighting Force by Iago Macknik-Conde, New York City
- Route 66: The Road of Possibilities by 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
Watch More Videos to Help You Create a History Day Project
- Creating a History Day Project - Part I: Getting Started
- Creating a History Day Project - Part II: Research
- Creating a History Day Project - Part III: Create
- Creating a History Day Project - Part IV: Submitting Your Project
Project Category Tips
New York City History Day is generously supported by the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust and the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund.
Register for NYC History Day
Registration for History Day is now closed. Check back in September for more information on the 2025 contest.
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