Educator Resources

National History Day

National History Day Resources

We support the year-long National History Day competition as an exciting way for students to study and learn about historical issues, ideas, people, and events at our locations around the country and online!

The National Archives is the nation's record keeper. We hold billions of primary sources. Many can be incorporated into NHD research and projects. Use the resources on this page to get started. Contact us if you need help.

Learn about the digital collections available to students and teachers for this year's theme: Communications in History!

DocsTeach

The DocsTeach National History Day Page

Explore primary sources and topics for the 2021 Communications in History: The Key to Understanding theme. Find teaching activities to get students thinking about communications.

DocsTeach is the online tool for teaching with documents from the National Archives.

Online Research

Find primary sources for your National History Day project. Search through the digitized holdings of the National Archives and explore specific topics.

In-Person Research

Visit one of our DC, regional, or Presidential Library locations to do in-person research in the holdings of the National Archives. Note: Our locations are currently closed to researchers.

Student and Teacher Workshops

We offer NHD help and training at our DC area, regional, and Presidential Library locations, as well as online through our distance learning programs.