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WELCOME TO HISTORY DAY IN CONNECTICUT!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALL DISTRICT CONTESTS To register, click here, find your district contest, and follow the instructions on that page. Please note that all personal information must be filled out for each student in order to complete registration. This includes address, phone number, email, grade, user name and password (we recommend assigning a username of first initial last name - ex, bgammell - and a common password for all students). Download the list of 2009-2010 Dates & Deadlines
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What is 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 sponsored by the Connecticut Historical Society, whose mission is to inspire and foster a life-long interest in history through exhibitions, programs and Connecticut related collections because examining and understanding the past, and connecting the past with the present, provides a guide for the future. Please visit our website at WWW.CHS.ORG. |