National History Day in Indiana is on Facebook!

Facebook users: search "National History Day in Indiana" and become a Fan of the NHDI page! We will be using this page to supplement the NHDI page and this blog. It's a place for you to post pictures, comments, ask questions, and tell us what you are doing with National History Day!

North District Contest

The North District Contest will be hosted by St. Mary's College in Notre Dame on Saturday, March 28. Students can begin registering at 7:45am in the Student Center. We ask that all students be registered by 8:45am.

Good Luck!

Be Careful Your Project Does Not Become Just a Biography!

Once you have selected your individual, be careful not to create a biography where you tell the whole story of your individual's life. You need to know the story of the person’s life to understand the person, but you want to focus on a specific part of the individual’s life. What were the most interesting actions that your individual did in his/her life? What was the result or legacy of these actions?

If you choose someone like Martin Luther King, Jr. who had a number of important actions – leading the Montgomery bus boycott, forming the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, studying with Gandhi about the philosophy of non-violence, giving the “I Have a Dream” speech, etc. – you need to pick the action and legacy that you find most important and/or most interesting. If you tried to cover all of King’s actions, you would have way too much information for your paper, exhibit, documentary, performance, or Web site. Study the individual that interests you and learn their biography. Then select a part of the individual’s life that you want to focus on for your project.