NYSHD

Map of Cooperstown, Otsego County, NY Source: Library of Congress

New York State History Day

National History Day, a year-long educational program sponsored in New York by Cooperstown Graduate Program at SUNY Oneonta, encourages students to explore local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research by using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. They analyze and interpret their findings, draw conclusions about their topics' significance in history, and create final projects that present their work. These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where they are evaluated by professional historians and educators.

2025 New York State History Day Contest Registration (Click Here)

2025 Contest Info

Date: Sunday April TBA, 2025
Location: SUNY Oneonta
Registration Deadline: March TBA, 2025 7pm
Papers must be postmarked by March TBA, 2025 7pm
Documentary upload and Web Site lockout is March TBA, 2025 7pm
Registration Fee: $30
Entry Limitations: Top two projects in each category from regional contests qualify for state contest

Contest Coordinator:
Kara Jones
Phone: 607-547-2587
Cooperstown Graduate Program
SUNY Oneonta
5838 Route NY-80
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Email: [email protected]