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National History Day Project Resources
The mission of National History Day is to provide students with opportunities to learn historical content and develop research, thinking and communication skills through the study of history and to provide educators with resources and training to enhance classroom teaching. Each year, more than half a million students, encouraged by thousands of teachers nationwide participate in the NHD contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research through libraries, archives, museums, oral history interviews and historic sites. After analyzing and interpreting their sources and drawing conclusions about their topics’ significance in history, students present their work in original papers, exhibits, performances and documentaries. In addition to discovering the exciting world of the past, NHD also helps students develop the following attributes that are critical for future success:
 * critical thinking and problem-solving skills
 * research and reading skills
 * oral and written communication and presentation skills
 * self esteem and confidence
 * a sense of responsibility for and involvement in the democratic process

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__**National History Day Website**__ Get all the information you need (and more!) from this website. **__Maryland History Day__** Get information on Maryland History Day > Provides on-line access to 100 milestone documents of American History. > [|http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php/flash=true&] > Primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. > http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html > Federal agency that provides ready access to essential goverment records. > http://www.archives.gov/index.html > More than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration. > http://www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp > Largest library in the world with more than 120 million items. > [|http://www.loc.gov] > Internet publisher with access to historical documents, books and other resources. > [|http://www.bartleby.com] > Database of secondary accounts of African American history. > [|http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/other.repositories.html] > Links to a wide variety of historical texts from around the world. > http://www.fordham.edu/halsall > The mission of Librarians' Index to the Internet is “to provide a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected Internet resources.” Both primary and secondary sources are included. (Click on “History” then “Primary Sources” to search for online collections related to a topic that interests you. Or, try searching "archives" or "archival") > The National Archives may have online digital copies of sources related to U.S. or state history topics. The catalog is large and fairly complex, so don’t hesitate to ask a librarian, archivist, or teacher for help with your search.
 * __ More Resources __**
 * **Our Documents**
 * **American Memory Project**
 * **National Archives**
 * **American Journeys**
 * **Library of Congress**
 * **Bartleby**
 * **The African American Registry**
 * **Internet History Sourcebooks Project**
 * [|**Cornell Library Digital Collections**>]Online collections on a variety of subjects – ranging from math to home economics to witchcraft – brought to you by Cornell University Library. This link brings you to the featured collections. Make sure to check our their full range of materials using the link at the top of the page. Please note: Some materials are restricted to Cornell University researchers only.
 * **[|Search site sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution>]**Alphabetical listing of library and archival exhibitions on the web from all different types of repositories.
 * [|**Librarians’ Index to the Internet**]
 * [|**National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Research Catalog**]
 * **[|Repository of Primary Sources>]**A listing of over 5,500 web sites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources.
 * **[|Google>]**Search the directory to find more archival resources. On the Google main page, click on more, and then select the directory page.