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Greetings from the State Coordinator
Greetings!
Boy-oh-boy, do I have some exciting news this month! I am pleased to announce that the we (meaning the New York State Historical Association) are putting the finishing touches on a Quadricentennial Essay Contest. It's co-sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC, and involves some serious cash prizes and other fun opportunities.
Why am I telling you, the New York State History Day family, about this other contest? Because students will be allowed to use their research and findings from National History Day projects in the creation of their essay!
The details will be out soon, but I can tell you that the contest involves exploring historic New Netherland and writing about how the Dutch have had a lasting impact on America's culture and heritage.
Start thinking about how you can combine your History Day research with an essay on freedom of speech, religious tolerance, or New York as a center for world trade, because those are the New Netherland legacies you'll get to explore for the essay contest.
I'll send out a special email soon with all the contest details. In the meantime, have a great month!
Best wishes,
Tobi Voigt |
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Website Category Changes
 National History Day has made changes and clarifications to the Web Site Category rules for the 2008-2009 program year. These changes are included in the new contest rule book, which can be downloaded from our web site: http://www.nyshistoryday.org/Rules.htm.
Specific changes to the rules include:
- The annotated bibliography must be included in the web site and have its own link in the navigation bar. Text used in the bibliography is not included in the word count.
- Web site entries must be viewable in many web browsers, including Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer. Students are responsible for ensuring the site loads properly in all three browsers.
Additional rule clarification has been provided about:
- Multimedia clips
- Citations and bibliography format
- Site navigation
Rule 9 regarding entry submission refers students to the NHD web site for more information. However, for New York State competitions, the following submission rule applies:
- Four hard copies of the project on CD-R, a project title page, a process paper, and an annotated bibliography must be submitted to to the contest coordinators (both regional and state) by the contest registration deadline.
For more information on web site category changes and clarifications, please review the web site category rules of the contest rule book: http://www.nyshistoryday.org/Rules.htm | |
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Last Chance! NYSHA's 50th Annual October Conference for Teachers
 The New York State Historical Association is pleased to announce its 50th annual October Conference for Teachers! This two-day professional development opportunity focuses on current issues, topics, concerns, and practices in social studies education.
Each year the conference attracts several hundred educators from across New York State to the campuses of the Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers' Museum where they participate in workshops and presentations given by classroom teachers and associates from the New York State Education Department, the New York State and National Archives and other historical institutions.
Registration for our 2008 Conference, which will be held on Thursday, October 16 through Saturday, October 18, is now open!
Click on the links below to learn more about the conference:
Or you can download a conference packet (PDF file).
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| Rochester Newspaper Index Now Online
 The Rochester Public Library announces the debut of their online database, the Rochester Newspaper Index. It contains references to articles that appeared in the Rochester newspapers during the period 1818-1897.
While you are on the Rochester Public Library's site, take a look at their digital collection, Many Roads to Freedom: Abolitionism and the Civil War in Rochester. It contains a treasure trove of primary source documents that are perfect for that History Day project on the abolitionist movement. Check out the site at: http://www.libraryweb.org/rochimag/roads/home.htm | |
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Program Links
New York State
History Day
National History Day
That History Day Guy
John Buchinger
That History Day Gal
Tobi Voigt
Program Sponsor
New York State Historical Association
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