Michigan History Day 2008

 

Michigan Students Win Top Honors at National History Day 2008

 

 

2008 National Finalists, National Alternates, State Winners and Special Award Recipients

2008 State Finals - Full Program Booklet (posted 4/23/08)

Click here to see pictures from the 2008 Michigan History Day competition

Michigan History Day 2009

Competition Dates State & Regional Coordinators MHD Sponsors

2009 Michigan History Day Sponsors:

Lead Sponsors:

The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation

Also sponsored by:

• Holland Area Historical Society
• Society for the War of 1812, Michigan Chapter
• The Algonquin Club

Thank you to all our sponsors who help support Michigan History Day!

Teacher & Student Resources

a PDF of the 2008 Michigan History Day Teacher & Student Handbook.

a PDF of the 2009 Michigan History Day brochure.

a PDF of the 2008 History Day Rule Book.

a PDF of the 2008 Michigan History Day Entry Form.

a PDF of the 2008 Sample Themes.

One major figure in American history in President Lincoln and this year is the bicentennial of his birth. The Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL) which operates the state archives, museum and library has put together a list of resources that can be used to prepare Michigan History Day entries based on President Lincoln. Click here for a list of those resources. The theme for 2009 is the Individual in History.

American Journeys is a new digital library and on-line learning center that makes available over 17,000 original letters, diaries, rare documents, images and more allowing direct student and teacher access to key pri resources from 1000 to about 1830. Fully searchable, this is a magnificent opportunity to delve into rare first-hand accounts and other resources. The site includes many additional tools, such as how to select and narrow a topic, overcoming problems with primary resources, and how to deal with the historical context of the material. You can put yourself "inside the minds of early explorers or settlers and the Indians who greeted them." www.americanjourneys.org

A list of Michigan Archives and Research Libraries is available to help you link up with Michigan archival repositories that can provide you with primary resources in your community. Don't overlook this resource when developing your Michigan History Day entry. www.maasn.org

The National History Day website includes a variety of tools including the new initiative Our Documents which provides access to important primary resources. Click here to visit www.nationalhistoryday.org

Competition Dates

Regional competitions are first held in our 10 MHD regions. Winners of these regional competitions go on the Michigan History Day state competition scheduled this year in Dearborn. Please contact your regional coordinator listed below for entry information.

Congratulations to our 2007 National Finalists, National Alternates, and Special Award Winners!

Michigan History Day State Finals Map of CMU

2007 National Finalists, Alternates, & Special Award Winners

View a pdf of the 2007 MHD State Finals Program.

Click here to see 2007 competition photos! Photos by James Cameron. If used in a publication please credit "James Cameron / The Historical Society of Michigan".



Click Here to read the 2007 State Finals press release.

Regional Co-coordinators:

Download the full version of the districts

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Michigan History Day and its regional and state compeitions are part of the National History Day (NHD) competition. State finalists go on to the national competition. To review the NHD Contest Rulebook online, click for a PDF version here.

Michigan History Day offers a fascinating opportunity to move social science beyond rote learning. Students perform self-directed research on an individually chosen topic. They then present their work through the allied disciplines of art, literature, music, drama, and visual communications, in addition to writing. The projects grow; participants are encouraged to expand and improve their work between each state of competition.