NHD WV

West Virginia Humanities Council is the new home for National History Day (NHD) in the Mountain State! We appreciate your patience as we inaugurate a brand-new contest season in 2026-27.

Visit wv.nhd.org 

for registration, resources, and the most up-to-date contest information.

Please submit questions at any time to Program Officer Kyle Warmack at warmack@wvhumanities.org.

About NHD

Did you know? NHD and the West Virginia Humanities Council share birthdays! Both were established in 1974.

National History Day (NHD) teaches critical thinking, writing, and research skills; prepares students for college, work, and citizenship; and inspires students to do more than they ever thought they could.

NHD reaches more than half a million students and tens of thousands of teachers each year via its international student history contest and its wide range of teacher professional development programs, curriculum tools, and other educational activities.

NHD’s core program is its competition in which students in grades 6–12 choose a topic and dive deeply into the past by conducting extensive research in libraries, archives, and museums. They then present their conclusions and evidence through papers, exhibits, performances, documentaries, or websites, moving through a series of contest levels where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators.

Through this process, students and teachers alike develop skills in communication, project management, and historical thinking.