A history fair is a new experience for many entrants. The following links provide a survey of some of the work being produced by students from on across the country. These should give you a hint as to the caliber of the projects that can be expected. However, for our younger students, remember that these projects have been submitted by students in their middle and high school years. Nevertheless, this kind of work is something to which all can aspire. Many more examples can be found on the internet, including youtube.com where you can find many documentaries and performances from past contest years.
The Truman Library: 2012 Regional Contest Results from the Greater Kansas City History Day – http://www.trumanlibrary.org/histday.htm
Maryland Humanities Council: Sample Projects – http://www.mdhc.org/programs/maryland-history-day/students/sample-projects/#Exhibit (Includes sample process papers and bibliographies)
Washington State Historical Society: Sample Projects – http://www.wshs.org/historyday/samples.aspx (Includes sample process papers and bibliographies)
The Tennessee Historical Society: History Day Projects – http://www.tennesseehistory.org/SampleHistoryDayProjects.htm
Minnesota Historical Society: National History Day in Minnesota, Sample Projects – http://education.mnhs.org/historyday/sample-projects
2010 SCMS History Fair: Project Examples – https://historyfair2009.wikispaces.com/Project+Examples
New York State History Day: Student Survival Guide – http://ny.nhd.org/images/uploads/samplestudentsurvguide.pdf (Provides useful information on preparing your written materials, as well as sample projects)
The National WWII Museum, New Orleans: Process Paper and Annotated Bibliography – http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/national-history-day/annotated-bibliography.html (Provides excellent information on how to prepare a process paper and an annotated bibliography)
National History Day Contest: Sample Web Sites - http://18069595.nhd.weebly.com/index.html; http://85856021.nhd.weebly.com/; http://76705925.nhd.weebly.com/
NHD Websites 2011 - http://76705925.nhd.weebly.com/ (Provides a numerous links to student projects from 2011)
The Truman Library: 2012 Regional Contest Results from the Greater Kansas City History Day – http://www.trumanlibrary.org/histday.htm
Maryland Humanities Council: Sample Projects – http://www.mdhc.org/programs/maryland-history-day/students/sample-projects/#Exhibit (Includes sample process papers and bibliographies)
Washington State Historical Society: Sample Projects – http://www.wshs.org/historyday/samples.aspx (Includes sample process papers and bibliographies)
The Tennessee Historical Society: History Day Projects – http://www.tennesseehistory.org/SampleHistoryDayProjects.htm
Minnesota Historical Society: National History Day in Minnesota, Sample Projects – http://education.mnhs.org/historyday/sample-projects
2010 SCMS History Fair: Project Examples – https://historyfair2009.wikispaces.com/Project+Examples
New York State History Day: Student Survival Guide – http://ny.nhd.org/images/uploads/samplestudentsurvguide.pdf (Provides useful information on preparing your written materials, as well as sample projects)
The National WWII Museum, New Orleans: Process Paper and Annotated Bibliography – http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/national-history-day/annotated-bibliography.html (Provides excellent information on how to prepare a process paper and an annotated bibliography)
National History Day Contest: Sample Web Sites - http://18069595.nhd.weebly.com/index.html; http://85856021.nhd.weebly.com/; http://76705925.nhd.weebly.com/
NHD Websites 2011 - http://76705925.nhd.weebly.com/ (Provides a numerous links to student projects from 2011)