History Day
History Day
National History Day® is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes the teaching and learning of history in middle and high schools around the world through a variety of programs for teachers and students. The largest program is the National History Day Contest. Established in 1974, the National History Day Contest encourages more than half a million middle and high school students around the world to conduct original research on historical topics of interest. NHD is a year-long educational program that culminates in a national contest every June at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Messiah University hosts the Pennsylvania Regions 8 & 9 competition for National History Day. Each year, hundreds of middle and high school students from Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Perry, Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties participate in our regional competition. Students present their historical research by producing documentaries, exhibits, dramatic performances, websites, or papers on a variety of topics based on a theme. The finalists in each category from our region move onto the state finals held each year in May.
The 2027 contest will take place on the Messiah University Campus on Saturday, February 27.
The Theme for the 2027 contest is "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change".
For more information on NHD, visit the National History Day website.
