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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Illinois History Day - May 1, 2025

Get Started on Your Project - National History Day

 

Normal West High School teachers and students spoke to IHD State Coordinator Laura Mitchelle about what it is like to participate in Illinois History Day!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifZFC6OufCw 

Rights and Responsibilities in History


The 2025 National History Day theme is Rights & Responsibilities in History. The following resources are available to start defining your topic and begin your research. Check out theme resources and start your research today!

This year’s theme invites you to consider questions of time and place, cause and effect, change over time, and impact and significance. 

The key to this theme is addressing BOTH rights AND responsibilities. These are two powerful forces in history, but one does not work without the other.

Regional History Day Competitions

Northern Illinois Regional Contest
Julie Junod - regional coordinator
julie.junod@burpee.org  
March 15, 2025
Burpee Museum of Natural History
 

Chicago Metro HIstory Day Regional Contest
Crystal Johnson – regional coordinator
cjohnson@chicagohistory.org
March 1, 2025 (senior division)
March 8, 2025 (junior division)
University of Illinois Chicago
 

Central Illinois Regional Contest
Dr. Greg Carter – regional coordinator
Gmcart1@ilstu.edu
March 1, 2025
Illinois State University


Southern Illinois Regional Contest
Antonio Salazar – regional coordinator
Antonio.salazar@siu.edu
March 15, 2025
Southern Illinois University Cardondale

State History Day Competition

Copy of Welcome to Illinois History Day (an Affiliate of National History Day) - 1

Illinois History Day State Contest

National History Day Competition