Maine National History Day is one of the events we help sponsor.
“Maine National History Day (NHD) is an annual event for teachers and students in grades 6-12 that promotes critical thinking skills through project-based learning. The 2017 contest theme is “Taking A Stand in History.” The next state contest will be hosted at the University of Maine campus in Orono on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Top award winners in the state contest qualify for the national contest in Washington, DC, in June.
Maine National History Day is co-organized by the University of Maine and the Margaret Chase Smith Library. This year-long educational program for grade 6-12 students is made possible by the support of organizations and individuals throughout the state. The major financial contributors this season are the Margaret Chase Smith Foundation, four units from UMaine, Orono (the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the College of Education and Human Development, the UMaine Humanities Center, and the Department of History), the Maine Masonic College, the Maine Humanities Council, and the Maine Historical Society. In addition, donations of time and money from scores of schools, teachers, parents, students, and local historical societies and cultural organizations from across the state make the program possible” (from the UMaine History website).