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NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

National History Day: 2024 theme - Turning Points in History

  NHD Georgia how to get started, including understanding the theme, how to get ideas, the rules & much more!

Choosing a topic - what interests you - a sport, a period in history, an ethnic group, music, automobiles, a person? When choosing a topic, first check to make sure there are enough research sources to support your thesis.   
 Sample Topic Funnel - Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS)
Thinking Historically - video on how to read, analyze and write about the stories of past events.
Research - Need help or have a question?  Email or come see Ms Roberts in the library media center. 
GALILEO primary sources, ebooks, websites, articles, videos, etc. Password on IC, School Messages
  • GALILEO sources have MLA citations, ready to copy and paste!
  • It includes scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals - excellent sources for analysis of history.
  • Save sources to your Google Drive with a click!
Additional Primary Sources -visit them online &/or in person in Metro Atlanta
Library of Congress - treasure trove of resources from America's Library
National Archives, 5780 Jonesboro Rd, Morrow, GA 30260 
Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260
History Museums in Atlanta, a variety of historical museums in metro Atlanta
Citing Your Sources is creating a list of the materials you used in your research. There are several ways to do this and several different formats. The official format for our school is MLA.