History Department
Contact Us:
- History Department
- St. Thomas Hall
- Scranton, PA 18510
- The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ
- Phone: 570-941-7625
2025 National History Day In Pennsylvania
The 2025 NHD in PA State Contest will be held at the ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ on April 12 and April 13, 2025
Contact NHD in PA State Coordinator Dr. Sean Brennan at 570-941-4549 or sean.brennan@scranton.edu
Please see the below links for National History Day forms:
Special Hotel Rates in Scranton for the NHD in PA State Finals
To Register:
National History Day State Contest Registration:
The ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ also hosts the Region 2 contest for Northeastern Pennsylvania, the set date is March 1, 2025.
Please see the following link for Regional Contest Coordinators: Regional Affiliates in Pennsylvania
Resources
Special Prizes
The following special prizes are offered at the State Contest. Students may self-nominate for these prizes during the State Contest registration.
- The Mayflower Prize
The Mayflower Prizes recognize NHD in PA projects at the State Contest level that best illustrate the values of the Mayflower Passengers: religious freedom, economic opportunity, self-governance and multicultural respect. Four $1,000 awards will be given, one each for best Junior and Senior paper, and one each for the best overall project (excluding papers) in the Junior and Senior division at the NHD in PA State Contest. Sponsor: The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania LGBTQ+ History Prize
This award will recognize an outstanding entry in any category, in either division, that involves an aspect of LGBTQ+ history that is entered in the National History Day in Pennsylvania State Contest. Student projects must clearly reflect the theme of History Day and demonstrate balanced research and a clear understanding of the topic and its place in history. The use of non-traditional research sources (such as oral histories, photos, newspaper clippings, etc.) is acceptable because LGBTQ+ history is often not recorded in traditional formats. The award consists of one $500 award for the best project, three $100 honorable mention awards for the runner’s up. Sponsors: The LGBT Center of Central PA History Project and the PA LGBT History Network.
- The Irwin Marcus Award
The Irwin Marcus Award will be given for the best National History Day in Pennsylvania paper in the Senior Division relating to the history of Pennsylvania, broadly defined. The award is a cash prize of $100 and honors Dr. Irwin M. Marcus, History Professor at Indiana ÐÓ°ÉÔ°æ of Pennsylvania and judge of senior papers for History Day for more than a quarter-century. Sponsor: The Pennsylvania Historical Association.
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