National History Day : Connecticut

STATE CONTEST

The State Contest will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Connecticut Historical Society and the Greater Hartford Classical Magnet School.

STUDENT Registration Instructions
TEACHER Registration Instructions
Contest Schedule & Directions

Special Awards
The following special awards will be given to outstanding History Day entries at the state contest on Saturday, May 8, 2010. These awards include cash prizes and/or plaques, and are sponsored by local organizations that support the hard work of all History Day students. Click on the links below to find out more about the sponsoring organizations. If you have questions about the special awards, contact the History Day state coordinator at 860-236 5621 ext. 252 or history_day@chs.org.

Outstanding Entry Related to African American History
- Sponsored by the Amistad Committee, Inc.
Outstanding Entry in Early American History (through 1812)
- Sponsored by the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Outstanding Use of Primary Sources
- Sponsored by Ellsworth Grant
Outstanding Entry Related to Slavery or Abolition
- Sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
Outstanding Entry in the Arts
- Sponsored by John, Jacqueline, and Robert Dixon
Outstanding Entry in Civics, Government or Citizenship
- Sponsored by the Connecticut Public Affairs Network and Connecticut's Old State House
Outstanding Entry in Connecticut History
- Sponsored by the Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford
Outstanding Entry in Women’s History
- Sponsored by the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Bill Brayfield Award for First Place Junior Group Documentary
- Sponsored by the Connecticut Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History