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The 2026 Alaska History Day Contest Guide is now available. This guide has important information for teachers, participants, and parents/guardians relevant to our online state contest. It has guidance about total projects to be submitted by a teacher, information about the use of A.I. (artificial intelligence) and much more. Teachers, please review this guide before […]

National History Day 2025 is in the history books! Seventeen Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Unalaska students participated in the National History Day contest in College Park, Maryland, this June, accompanied by three teachers from Alaska’s schools and many supporting family members. While there, they presented their historical research on topics they had spent the past academic […]

This year’s National History Day theme is “Rights and Responsibilities in History,” inviting students to view history through that thematic lens. Alaska History Day’s sponsor organization, the Alaska Historical Society, adopted the rights and responsibilities theme for the 2024 conference, held in Cordova. Thinking about rights AND responsibilities in history, whether local or global, invites […]

Student registration has been extended by 24 hours. Student Registration now closes THURSDAY, MARCH 27th, at 5 p.m. Alaska Time. REMEMBER: All projects must include a title page, process paper, and annotated bibliography. If the project requires a weblink to materials, the file location MUST be viewable to anyone with the link. Double-check that the […]

Teachers – don’t forget to complete your registration at ak.nhd.org before your students start registering.  You will need to create a new login each contest year. That means even if you are a veteran History Day educator, you still need to complete a registration for year’s contest. This updated information helps us a lot. Having […]

Please consider being a judge in the 2025 Alaska History Day contest! It’s all online, and each year we have a wonderful panel of volunteers from across the United States review student projects, all from the comfort of your home. Mark your calendars for April 3-9, 2025! Are you a teacher? Judging is a great […]

This is a two-part live webinar series led by James LaBelle, Sr. titled “Indigenous Education in Alaska: a Historical Overview,” with Alaska History Day and the Alaska Humanities Forum. These sessions will explore the history and cultural context of Indigenous education in Alaska.  Geared for Alaska educators, attendees will learn about this history and gain […]

Updated December 3, 2024 with links to each session We’re excited to announce a webinar series all about Alaska’s archival resources! On select Wednesdays this fall, archives and museum professionals from around the state will be presenting introductory sessions about their collections/ This series is aimed at helping familiarize educators with primary sources on Alaska […]

Join Alaska History Day and National History Day for this one hour Introduction to History Day webinar, presented by the UAF History Department through the support of a UA Faculty Initiative Fund award. In this session, you will learn the basics of the History Day program from NHD staff and find out how educators can […]