National History Day (NHD) is an interdisciplinary research project for students in grades 6-12 that encourages exploration of local, state, national, and world history. Each year more than half a million students nationwide, encouraged by thousands of teachers, participate in the NHD contest. History day teaches students to:

● Conduct in-depth research
● Use primary and secondary sources
● Work with libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews, and/or historic sites
● Analyze and interpret their findings
● Write and present their historical research.

This year, New England Archivists is encouraging all members to get involved in their communities and volunteer as a judge. Many of you already participate in NHD through your institutions or have served as judges or volunteers in past competitions. But if you haven't done so before, please consider it! For your convenience, each state’s coordinator contacts, competition dates, and judge sign-up links or instructions can be found below. Contact abigail.malangone@nara.gov with any questions!

Connecticut
NHD Website: www.historydayct.org
Contact: Rebecca Taber-Conover
Email: info@historydayct.org

Maine
NHD Website: umaine.edu/history/national-history-day
Coordinator: John Taylor
Email: john.m.taylor@maine.edu

Massachusetts
NHD Website: www.masshistoryday.com
Contact: Kate Melchior
Email: kmelchior@masshist.og

New Hampshire
NHD Website: nhdnh.weebly.com
Coordinators: John Krueckeberg and Brandon Haas
Email: nhdnh@plymouth.edu

Rhode Island
NHD Website: https://ri.nhd.org/?f=0ecf6c4e-c45b-4b40-b977-dd3977606994
Coordinator: Rick Ring
Email: rhodeisland@nhd.org

Vermont
NHD Website: vermonthistory.org/educate/vermont-history-day
Coordinator: Victoria Hughes
Email: victoria.hughes@vermonthistory.org