History Day Information
1. Theme - The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies
- Theme - from National History Day
- Theme - from Minnesota Historical Society
2. Overview (Topic Selection, Finding and Organizing Information, Process Papers, and Presentations)
3. Topic Selection
4. Research
5. Process Paper
6. Exhibits & Essays
7. Judging
Other Information
Minnesota Sources
Other Sources
- American Colonist's Library - Primary source documents pertaining to early American history.
- American Journeys - Eyewitness accounts of early american exploration and settlement.
- American Memory - Digital copies from the Library of Congress of written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music.
- American Rhetoric - Full text audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, and other recorded media events.
- America's Story - Library of Congress primary source documents.
- Archiving Early America - Primary source materials from the 1700's.
- Avalon Project - Documents in law, history, and diplomacy from Yale Law School.
- Best History Websites - Links to over 1000 history websites.
- Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents - List of document in chronological order.
- Digital History - Historical Newspapers, Court Cases, Landmark Documents, Ethnic Voices, Interactive Timeline.
- Documenting the American South - Primary source documents on southern history, literature, and culture.
- EuroDocs - Primary historical documents from western europe.
- Eyewitness to History - Eyewitness accounts and documents of historical events
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Over 60,000 primary source documents
- Historical Museum Guide for the United States - Directory of U.S. History Museums.
- History Channel - Background information on History Channel programs.
- History Cooperative - Online repository of Scholarly History Journals
- History Matters - Links to many Primary source documents.
- Making of American Books - Cornell University - Primary sources in American social history primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
- Making of America Books - Michigan University - Primary sources in American social history primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
- National Archives - Pictures, drawings, maps, charts, and documents.
- NYPL's Online Photographs & Manuscripts - Free use in classroom or student paper that is not for publicatio
- Our Documents - 100 milestone documents from the National Archives with photos and information on each document.
- PBS - Background information on PBS programs.
- Repositories of Primary Sources - Listing of over 5,000 websites of primary sources.
- Smithsonian Institute - Smithsonian Homepage.
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Documents from the Smithsonian Museum.
- Springfield Township High School - Links to many Primary Sources.
- State Archives and Historical Societies - Links to historical societies, archives, and museums.
- State, County, and Local Government - Websites for these government agencies.
- Veterans History Project - Hear and See U.S. Veterans Stories.