Chicago Metro History Day

09/29/2023

Our partners at NEIU Libraries invite History Day students and teachers to this event with ACLU past president, Nadine Strossen. Looking for Turning Points in Free Speech History ideas? This event is for you!

09/29/2023

Looking forward to seeing many teachers at tomorrow's History Day 101 and Teacher Kickoff PD events - thank you for your registrations! So excited that we have so many excellent historical resource providers coming to our Open House! Aren't archives friends the best?

Black Metropolis Research Consortium
Chicago Collections Consortium
Chicago History Museum Abakanowicz Research Center
Chicago Public Library Harsh Collection
DePaul University Special Collections and Archives
Gerber-Hart Library and Archives
Illinois Labor History Society
LUC Women and Leadership Archives
Midwest Nursing History Research Center
National Hellenic Museum
Newberry Library
Pullman State Historic Site
UIC Special Collections
and more!

09/28/2023

Meeting lots of amazing teachers at the Illinois Democracy Schools Annual Convening in Lisle today!

09/14/2023

NHDWebCentral is now open for the 2023-2024 contest season! We can't wait to see all of the websites that students create on Turning Points in History! Visit nhd.org/nhdwebcentral for helpful resources and to get started!

08/31/2023

Remember, today is the last day to save your 2023 websites!

‼️ Attention Website Students! ‼️

Save your 2022-2023 website! Visit nhd.org/nhdwebcentral for instructions on how to archive your website.

08/21/2023

We are so excited for the 2023-2024 school year! We can't wait to see what projects students create for Turning Points in History!

07/06/2023

Attention, teachers! There's one week left to register for NHD's Historical Argumentation Webinar Series! Check out this link for more info:
https://nhd.org/en/resources/historical-argumentation-2023/

06/15/2023

Congratulations to Mr. Michael Biondo from Maine South High School for being named a finalist for the National History Day Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award!

06/15/2023

Another huge congratulations to Avani Nandi who just won NHD’s Latino-American History Award for her documentary, “Sí Se Puede! How the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott Broke Barriers for Social Movements.” Congratulations, Avani!

06/15/2023

Congratulations to Marie Miscinski for winning 5th place at NHD for her junior individual website, “Paving the Way to Success: How the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 Shaped the American Frontier.” Way to go, Marie!

06/15/2023

Congratulations to the Illinois winners of the Outstanding Affiliate award! Please congratulate junior division students Arnav Chaphalkar and Alex Rechitsky for their performance, “The Fall of the Berlin Wall: How Gorbachev’s Leadership Led to the Crossing of a Monumental Frontier in History.” And for the senior division, please congratulate Danial Pitafi, Olivia Mathias, Sam Byrd, and Theodor Martin for their performance, “Building the Double Helix: Expanding Frontiers in Science and Representation.” Well done!

06/15/2023

Congratulations to Avani Nandi for placing 5th at NHD with her junior individual documentary, “Sí Se Puede! How the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott Broke Barriers for Social Movements.” Great work, Avani!

06/15/2023

Congratulations to Clara Degenholtz, Clara Mueller, and Crimson Johnson for winning The Arts in History Award at NHD with their documentary, “I Can’t Be Satisfied: How Chess Records Changed the Music Scene of Chicago.” Way to go!

06/15/2023

Congratulations to Hugo Richards for winning third place at NHD in the category of junior individual exhibits for “Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude.” Way to go, Hugo!

06/15/2023

Illinois History Day fans: Please cheer on our student historians during today's livestreamed Awards Ceremony. The program will start at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.

Watch the live stream of the 2023 NHD Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 15, beginning at 8:30 AM ET.

06/14/2023

Thank you to Senator Duckworth and her super helpful staff for making today’s US Capitol tour possible. Hopefully this visit will become an annual tradition!

06/14/2023

Congratulations to all our Senior Division students who competed at NHD today! Stay tuned for results on Thursday, and good luck to everyone! 🏆

06/13/2023

Please also help us congratulate Avani Nandi, who has qualified for NHD's final round judging for junior individual documentaries with "'Sí Se Puede!' How the United Farm Workers Grape Boycott Broke Barriers for Social Movements." Way to go, Avani!

If you're at NHD with Team Illinois and would like to help cheer on Avani and watch a great documentary, be at the Juan Jimenez room of Stamp Student Union by 5:45 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). Good luck, Avani!

06/13/2023

Congratulations to all our Junior Division students who competed at National History Day today! Please wish our Senior Division students good luck--they compete on Tuesday! We're so proud to have all of you representing Team Illinois!

06/10/2023

Safe travels and good luck to Team Illinois!! Have fun at National History Day!

04/15/2023

Illinois State History Day still needs several more preliminary round documentary and exhibit judges for this coming Saturday, April 22. The contest will be held at the University of Illinois Springfield. Encourage those in your life who would make fabulous judges to sign up at https://il.nhd.org - thank you!

zFairs Contest Management System

04/06/2023

Past History Day students were fabulous Aquí en Chicago interns - we hope that you/your students will apply too! The exhibit curator is a History Fair alum too!

Spend the summer uncovering Latino/a/x stories at the Chicago History Museum! We’re seeking 8 interns to support our upcoming exhibition Aquí en Chicago, opening in fall 2025. Participants will conduct research regarding Latino/a/x peoples and communities in the Chicago metro area, learn how an exhibition goes from concept to reality, develop research and writing skills, and more.

Positions are open to people ages 16–20 who are not yet attending university. Expected work time is 15 hours/week with payment at $16/hour for 8 weeks. Applications due Sunday, 4/23. Learn more: http://ow.ly/kVsF50NAu6R

03/22/2023

We had a few projects on the Warehouse this year!

There’s a new effort to get historical landmark status for an industrial building in Chicago’s West Loop that once housed the Warehouse nightclub, where famed DJ and Producer Frankie Knuckles is widely credited with creating House music.

03/21/2023

Congratulations to all our State qualifiers and special award winners!

You can find a pdf of our awards at il-chimetro.nhd.org

Well done everyone, and an especially big thank you to all our teachers and judges!

03/16/2023

Enjoyed your Chicago Metro History Day judging experience? Want to see more amazing projects created by student researchers? Look no further! Illinois History Day is looking for awesome judges, like you! This year the Illinois State competition will be held in-person at the University of Illinois at Springfield: Saturday, April 22, 2023.
Check out the Illinois History Day website for the latest on judge registration- http://bit.ly/3LrdLGf

Do you know someone who would be a fabulous judge? Please forward this information to them!

We look forward to seeing you at the State Contest!

03/13/2023

Thank you to everyone who came to UIC for Chicago Metro History Day's Senior Division contest! Congratulations, student historians! Stay tuned for details on our Awards Ceremony coming up on March 21!

03/07/2023

Congratulations to all our student historians and a big thank you to all our judges, teachers, and volunteers! Our Junior Division contest on 3/4 was a success and we can't wait to welcome our Senior Division students this Saturday, 3/11!

03/03/2023

History Day friends: We need a few replacement judges for exhibits on Saturday afternoon (3/4) from 1:00-5:30 p.m. Sign up at https://il-chimetro.nhd.org/ if you can make it, and spread the word if you can't!

zFairs Contest Management System

02/28/2023

Applications due THIS FRIDAY for our NEH Summer Institute "Rethinking the Gilded Age & Progressivisms" -- $2,850 stipend for participants!

Rethinking the Gilded Age & Progressive Era - An NEH Summer Institute for Teachers

02/21/2023

CMHD Students and Teachers: Don't forget that zFairs and NHD WebCentral close today at 4 p.m.! Make those final website edits. Upload your research papers. Upload your Required Written Materials (title page, process paper, annotated bibliography). Parents: Those kids are going to deserve some cookies tonight! See you on March 4 and March 11!

02/14/2023

Sending out Valentine's wishes to all of our NHD kids and teachers who are just crossing the finish line. Happy Registration Day! You did it! We ❤️ all of you!

02/13/2023

Congratulations to all our History Day schools as they wrap up projects and host school History Days/History Fairs. Chicago Metro History Day is right around the corner!

We are still looking for judges for our March 4th and March 11th contests (especially the 4th). Help us support student historians by signing up to judge!

02/11/2023

More cool resources from our partners at the Frances Willard House! Learn more about the Black Women of the WCTU below...

This map of Illinois counties documents the location of Black WCTU branches. It's based on data compiled for our “Black Women of the WCTU” project--and shows how the data can be used to tell the story of Black women’s activism.
tinyurl.com/2psb9dav

01/20/2023

CALL FOR JUDGES

Please consider supporting student historians by volunteering to judge at Chicago Metro History Day!

Our 2023 Junior Division (grades 6-8) contest will be on March 4th and our Senior Division (grades 9-12) contest will be on March 11th, both at the University of Illinois Chicago, 750 S. Halsted. We will have morning and afternoon judging slots on each day and food will be provided.

For more details and to register, please visit il-chimetro.nhd.org. You will need to create a new account, even if you have judged with us in the past. Go to “create an account” and then “judge” to begin the registration process.

Do you know someone who would be a fabulous judge? Please share this information with them. We need your help to fill more than 300 judging slots!

01/20/2023

Our History Day Research Palooza event with UIC Daley Library has been canceled due to the ongoing strike. We will instead offer a virtual Research Palooza with drop-in coaching on Wednesday, January 25, between 4:00-7:00 p.m. CMHD teachers should have the details in their inbox or reach out to [email protected] for more information - thank you!!

01/12/2023

📣 Calling all 📣

Apply to be an National Contest Intern! Applications close on Friday, March 3, 2023.

For more information and to apply, visit NHD.Org/Job-Openings

01/11/2023

Chicago Metro History Day will offer a special prize at this year's contest for outstanding use of Library of Congress resources! Check out Chronicling America!

In partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of the NEH's A More Perfect Union Initiative, learn how to use Chronicling America as ...

01/10/2023

We have an IN-PERSON Research Palooza coming up on Saturday, January 21! See the link below for more details and to register. Students will have the opportunity to meet with librarians, find primary and secondary sources, and meet with CMHD staff for project coaching.

01/01/2023

Wishing our students, teachers, judges, friends, and supporters a very happy and healthy 2023!

12/26/2022

Happy holidays from everyone at History Day! We hope that you are staying healthy and warm through this cold snap. Enjoy your winter break!