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MO Regional Information 2021

MaryvilleMarch 5, 2021
Kirksville
     Projects due:
     Interviews:
 
February 25, 2021
March 1-5, 2021
Greater Kansas CityFebruary 27, 2021
Columbia/Mid-Missouri
     Docs, Websites, Papers
     Performance/Exhibits
 
March 5, 2021
March 5, 2021
St. LouisFebruary 27, 2021
JoplinFebruary 26, 2021
SpringfieldMarch 5, 2021
RollaFebruary 22-26, 2021
Cape GirardeauMarch 12, 2021

MO State Information 2021

STATE CONTEST: VIRTUAL, Dates TBA
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National Information 2021

NATIONAL CONTEST: VIRTUAL, Dates TBA

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What is National History Day in Missouri?

National History Day in Missouri, launched in 1980, is the state affiliate of National History Day.  Each year, nearly half a million students nationwide—grades 6 to 12—participate in this innovative educational program.

​They conduct extensive research on a historical subject that they choose and present findings their way by creating documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances or websites, all while meeting Missouri Learning Standards.

The State Historical Society of Missouri administers National History Day in Missouri. Over 5,000 students participate in the program each year, with nearly 3,000 competing in regional contests throughout Missouri and 600 advancing to the state contest, held at the University of Missouri in April.

​Top winners in each category earn the opportunity to serve as Missouri delegates to the National History Day Contest in College Park, Maryland in June. 
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​Missouri's students represent the Show-Me State well, frequently bringing home medals in both the junior and senior divisions, being part of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Breakfast on the Hill, and showcasing their work at the National Museum of American History and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  

​Get started
 with National History Day in Missouri today!

Get Started with NHD

 

Bethany’s NHDMO success story one of many.

Bethany Henry
Bethany Henry
It’s hard to imagine that someone as vibrant and confident as Bethany Henry was ever shy, but that’s how she describes herself before she became involved in National History Day. 

 Henry, a Neosho, MO, native, first participated in the program as a sixth grader. By the next year, she was a National History Day pro, and her program on the Trail of Tears—in which she portrayed her own ancestor—placed ninth in the nation. In her third year, she did even better, placing seventh at nationals with her presentation on the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma.


  “Going to the library and asking for advice by myself as a sixth grader was a big deal for me,” Henry says. “It made me more independent.”     

"What I learned from National History Day
 has benefited me every day."
A University of Missouri graduate and former NHD intern, Henry received the prestigious Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholars Program Fellowship in 2014 to complete her PhD at the University of Arkansas. Henry’s research combines her work that started in NHD on the Five Civilized Tribes with her experience working for the National Park Service.

"National History Day was a catalyst for my educational goals, my career path, my ambition, and my passion,” Henry said. 

National History Day provided Bethany with valuable experience for her academic and professional career.  NHD can do the same for you! Check out our guide on how to put National History Day on your college applications. 
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Maryville
Northwest Missouri State University, sponsor
Elyssa Ford
Northwest Missouri State University
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
800 University Drive
​Maryville, MO 64468
660.562.1213
ebford@nwmissouri.edu

Regional contest: March 5, 2021, VIRTUAL
Includes schools in: 
Andrew
Atchison
Buchanan
Caldwell
Clinton
Daviess
DeKalb
Gentry
Grundy
Harrison
Holt
Livingston
Mercer
Nodaway
Worth
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Kirksville
Truman State University, sponsor
Truman State University
Department of History
100 E. Normal
Kirksville, MO 63501
​nhdmo@shsmo.org


Regional contest:

Projects due: February 25, 2021
Interviews will be held: March 1-5, 2021, VIRTUAL


Includes schools in: 
Adair
Chariton
Clark
Knox
Lewis
Linn
Macon
Marion
Monroe
Pike
Putnam
Ralls
Randolph
Schuyler
Shelby
Sullivan
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Greater Kansas City
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, sponsor
Mark Adams
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Educational Programs
500 West U.S. Highway 24
Independence, MO 64050
816.268.8236
mark.adams@nara.gov

See the Greater Kansas City region website.

Regional contest: February 27, 2021, VIRTUAL
Includes schools in: 
Bates
Benton
Carroll
Cass
Clay
Henry
Jackson
Johnson
Lafayette
Platte
Ray
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Columbia/Mid-Missouri
Missouri State Archives, sponsor

Missouri State Archives
P.O. Box 1747
600 W. Main
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573.751.4303
CentralMoNHD@sos.mo.gov

See the Columbia/Mid-Missouri region website.


Regional contest: 

Projects due: March 5, 2021
State delegates announced: March 8-12, 2021, VIRTUAL
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Includes schools in: 
Audrain
Boone
Callaway
Cole
Cooper
Howard
Moniteau
Morgan
Osage
Pettis
Saline
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St. Louis
University of Missouri-St. Louis, sponsor
Peter Acsay
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Department of History
1 University Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63121
314.516.5700
acsayp@msx.umsl.edu

Regional contest: February 27, 2021, VIRTUAL
Includes schools in: 
Jefferson
Lincoln
Montgomery
St. Charles
St. Louis
Warren
City of St. Louis
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Joplin
Missouri Southern State University, sponsor
Bill Fischer
Missouri Southern State University
Social Sciences Department
3950 East Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64801
Fischer-W@mssu.edu​

See the  Joplin region website.


Regional contest: February 26, 2021, VIRTUAL
Includes schools in: 
Barry
Barton
Cedar
Dade
Jasper
Lawrence
McDonald
Newton
St. Clair
Vernon
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Springfield
Missouri State University, sponsor
Sara Zandi
Missouri State University
History Department
410 Strong Hall
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804
417.836.5915
SaraZandi@MissouriState.edu

Regional contest: March 5, 2021, VIRTUAL
Includes schools in: 
Christian
Dallas
Douglas
Greene
Hickory
Howell
Laclede
Oregon
Ozark
Polk
Stone
Taney
Webster
Wright
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Rolla
Missouri University of Science and Technology, sponsor
Petra DeWitt
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Department of History & Political Science
136 Humanities-Social Sciences
500 W. 14th St.
Rolla, MO 65409
573.341.4815
dewittp@mst.edu​

Regional contest: February 22-26, 2021, VIRTUAL
Includes schools in: 
Camden
Crawford
Dent
Franklin
Gasconade
Maries
Miller
Phelps
Pulaski
Shannon
Texas
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Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri State University, sponsor
Courtney Kisat
Southeast Missouri State University
Department of History & Anthropology
One University Plaza 
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573.651.2701
ckisat@semo.edu 

See the Cape Girardeau region website.

Regional contest:
Projects due: February 18, 2021
Awards Ceremony, March 12, 2021, VIRTUAL

Includes schools in: 
Bollinger
Butler
Cape Girardeau
Carter
Dunklin
Iron
Madison
Mississippi
New Madrid
Pemiscot
Perry
Reynolds
Ripley
Scott
St. Francois
Ste. Genevieve
Stoddard
Washington
Wayne
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