Workshops
There are no upcoming workshops. Please check back soon.
Request a History Day Class-Visit from a CBH Educator
Teachers and administrators can request a free History Day class-visit led by a Center for Brooklyn History Educator. Please fill out this form to register your interest, and we will get back to you!
New York City History Day Rules and Guidelines
Get information on the 2024 theme, "Turning Points in History" as well as timelines, step-by-step registration instructions, general information on the contest, categories, divisions, and required written materials and additional resources to help you with your project. This information will be updated for the 2025 contest, "Rights and Responsibilities in History" in September.
2024 New York City History Day Guide National History Day Contest Rules and Evaluation
Category Guides
Detailed instructions on what you will need to compete in each category as well as rubrics and checklists, submissions instructions, and tips on how to create a successful project.
Documentary Exhibit Paper Performance Website
Workbooks and Lesson Plans
We are updating our 2024 teacher resources including student and teacher workbooks and lesson plans. Check back soon for updates. You can also email nychd@bklynlibrary.org for support.
Check Out Examples of Past Projects in Each Category
- Shirley Chisholm: Championing Domestic Workers through Debate and Diplomacy by Joanna Fabian, Lorenzo Guaman, Maria Manouselakis, Cecilia McConnaughy, and Ariana Mendez, New York City, Junior Division
- Little Rock: A Frontier of the Global Cold War by Lawson Wright, New York City, Senior Division
- The Camera as a Sword: Asian American Representation in Corky Lee's Photography by William Ling-Regan, New York City, Senior Division
- Women Strike for Peace: How 1960s American Mothers Used Diplomacy to End Atmospheric Nuclear Testing
- Building a Home from Diaspora: Making and Remaking the First American Chinatown by Yan Zhen Zhu, New York City, Senior Division
- The Abraham Lincoln Brigade: The First Desegregated American Fighting Force by Iago Macknik-Conde, New York City
- Route 66: The Road of Possibilities by Jack Anderson, Jader Briggs, Daytona Foley, Logan Smith & Megan Swancutt
- Black, White and Blue: Vivien Thomas and the Cure for Blue Baby Syndrome by Jasmine Hughley
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New York City History Day is generously supported by the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust and the Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund.
Register for NYC History Day
Registration for History Day is now closed. Check back in September for more information on the 2025 contest.
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