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MO Regional Information 2023

Maryville March 3
Kirksville
     Projects due:
     Interviews:
 
TBA
March 10 (tentative)
Greater Kansas City March 4
Columbia/Mid-Missouri
     Docs, Websites, Papers
     Performance/Exhibits
Deadline for virtual projects February 13; In-person event March 2  
St. Louis March 11
Joplin March 3
Springfield March 3
Rolla
Cape Girardeau February 8 Deadline for all submissions; In-Person Contest March 3

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MO State Information 2023

STATE CONTEST:
April 22, 2023


National Information 2023

NATIONAL CONTEST: June 11-15



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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. Thousands of 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!

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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
Sarah Naramore
Northwest Missouri State University
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
800 University Drive
​Maryville, MO 64468
​SNARAMORE@nwmissouri.edu

Regional contest: March 3, 2023



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: 
Interviews will be held:  March 10 (tentative)


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: Chrisman High School (Independence, MO), March 4, 2023.



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
Elizabeth Ray
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: Columbia College (Columbia, MO)


Deadline for virtual materials: February 13, 2023
In-person Event: March 2, 2023

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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: March 11, 2023



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​

Regional contest: March 3, 2023

See the  Joplin region website.




​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 3, 2023


Includes schools in: 
Christian
Dallas
Douglas
Greene
Hickory
Howell
Laclede
Oregon
Ozark
Polk
Stone
Taney
Webster
Wright
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Rolla

nhdmo@shsmo.org




Includes schools in: 
Camden
Crawford
Dent
Franklin
Gasconade
Maries
Miller
Phelps
Pulaski
Shannon
Texas

 
Cape Girardeau
Southeast Missouri State University, sponsor

Southeast Missouri State University
Department of History & Anthropology
One University Plaza 
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
573.651.2701
historyday@semo.edu

Regional contest:

February 8, 2023 Deadline for all submissions
Judging for papers, documentaries, websites completed by February 27, 2023
In-Person Contest & Awards March 3, 2023

See the Cape Girardeau region website.



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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