Find Your Region:
NYSHD Regional Contest Details and Links
CAPITAL REGION: NY State Museum, Cultural Education, Albany
Coordinator: Kat Morehouse - [email protected]
Registration Dates: September 4, 2025 - March 2, 2026
Contest: March 14, 2026
Registration Website: ny-crhdc.nhd.org/App?f=558d9bd3-0c9e-40e0-91ef-7bfe73e51445
CATSKILLS REGION: Catskill Regional Teacher Center
Coordinator: Aaron Sorensen - [email protected]
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: February 28, 2026
Registration Website: ny-catskills.nhd.org/App?f=75085420-19c8-4392-8cf8-9e49e0549cfa
CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION: Onondaga Historical Museum, Syracuse
Coordinator: Scott Peal - [email protected]
Registration Dates: February 2- March 7, 2026
Contest: March 21, 2026
Registration Website: ny-cnyrhdc.nhd.org/App?f=3ff43e1a-6de0-41f4-9cd2-01f5cf6ed8ac
FINGER LAKES REGION: Seward House Museum, Auburn
Coordinator: Jeff Ludwig - [email protected]
Registration Dates: Email Kate for deadlines!
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-fingerlakes.nhd.org/App?f=2b2113a1-4015-462c-b2cf-bc0cd9a65835
GENESEE VALLEY REGION: Genesee Country Village & Museum, Mumford
Coordinator: TBA (please contact [email protected] with any questions)
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: TBA
Registration Website: ny-gvrc.nhd.org/App?f=cddae766-115b-42c2-85f5-5a5a6283fae7
LONG ISLAND REGION: Long Island History Day, Long Island
Coordinator: Allison Sobel - [email protected]
LIHD Website: https://ny-lirc.nhd.org/
Registration Dates: January 9 - February 15
Contest: March 22, 2026
Registration Website: ny-lirc.nhd.org/App?f=4cb86e05-9ebb-466b-910d-20c0ee127704
LOWER HUDSON REGION: Rockland BOCES, West Nyack
Contact: Anurag Gupta - [email protected]
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-lhrc.nhd.org/App?f=af2d0a41-7b8b-4908-be6a-591a6cd3e8b4
MID HUDSON REGION: Geater Hudson Heritage Network, Elmsford
Contact: Kerry Sclafani - [email protected]
Registration Dates: Email Kerry for deadlines!
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-midhudson.nhd.org/App?f=4e3d301a-50a1-4a91-99ab-be1569615770
NEW YORK CITY REGION: Brooklyn Public Library Center for Brooklyn History
Coordinator: Sonya Ochshorn - [email protected]
NYC Website: http://bklynlib.org/nychd
Registration Dates: January 5 - February 4, 2026
Contest: March 1, 2026
Registration Website: ny-nycrc.nhd.org/App?f=a8a173c8-026a-4497-acf2-36925a815993
NYC History Day is FREE. Please view website for NYC's hybrid contest details!
NORTH COUNTRY REGION: Fort Ticonderoga
Coordinator: Rich Strum - [email protected]
NC Website: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/learn-and-explore/educators/national-history-day/
Registration Dates: Email Rich for deadlines!
Contest: March 14
SOUTHERN TIER REGION: South Central Regional Library Council, Ithaca
Coordinator: Claire Lovell - [email protected]
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-southerntier.nhd.org/App?f=f756d79e-17d7-4535-8826-79f88570c939
WESTERN NEW YORK REGION: NFCSS and Buffalo History Museum, Buffalo
Coordinator: Marianne Dixon - [email protected]
WNY Website: https://www.wnyhistoryday.com/
Registration Dates: Deadline is March 2, 2026
Contest: March 7, 2026
Registration Website: ny-wnyrc.nhd.org/App?f=789eac9f-2294-49a3-983c-eebb375fb926
WNY History Day is FREE. Please view website for more details.
Coordinator: Kat Morehouse - [email protected]
Registration Dates: September 4, 2025 - March 2, 2026
Contest: March 14, 2026
Registration Website: ny-crhdc.nhd.org/App?f=558d9bd3-0c9e-40e0-91ef-7bfe73e51445
CATSKILLS REGION: Catskill Regional Teacher Center
Coordinator: Aaron Sorensen - [email protected]
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: February 28, 2026
Registration Website: ny-catskills.nhd.org/App?f=75085420-19c8-4392-8cf8-9e49e0549cfa
CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION: Onondaga Historical Museum, Syracuse
Coordinator: Scott Peal - [email protected]
Registration Dates: February 2- March 7, 2026
Contest: March 21, 2026
Registration Website: ny-cnyrhdc.nhd.org/App?f=3ff43e1a-6de0-41f4-9cd2-01f5cf6ed8ac
FINGER LAKES REGION: Seward House Museum, Auburn
Coordinator: Jeff Ludwig - [email protected]
Registration Dates: Email Kate for deadlines!
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-fingerlakes.nhd.org/App?f=2b2113a1-4015-462c-b2cf-bc0cd9a65835
GENESEE VALLEY REGION: Genesee Country Village & Museum, Mumford
Coordinator: TBA (please contact [email protected] with any questions)
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: TBA
Registration Website: ny-gvrc.nhd.org/App?f=cddae766-115b-42c2-85f5-5a5a6283fae7
LONG ISLAND REGION: Long Island History Day, Long Island
Coordinator: Allison Sobel - [email protected]
LIHD Website: https://ny-lirc.nhd.org/
Registration Dates: January 9 - February 15
Contest: March 22, 2026
Registration Website: ny-lirc.nhd.org/App?f=4cb86e05-9ebb-466b-910d-20c0ee127704
LOWER HUDSON REGION: Rockland BOCES, West Nyack
Contact: Anurag Gupta - [email protected]
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-lhrc.nhd.org/App?f=af2d0a41-7b8b-4908-be6a-591a6cd3e8b4
MID HUDSON REGION: Geater Hudson Heritage Network, Elmsford
Contact: Kerry Sclafani - [email protected]
Registration Dates: Email Kerry for deadlines!
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-midhudson.nhd.org/App?f=4e3d301a-50a1-4a91-99ab-be1569615770
NEW YORK CITY REGION: Brooklyn Public Library Center for Brooklyn History
Coordinator: Sonya Ochshorn - [email protected]
NYC Website: http://bklynlib.org/nychd
Registration Dates: January 5 - February 4, 2026
Contest: March 1, 2026
Registration Website: ny-nycrc.nhd.org/App?f=a8a173c8-026a-4497-acf2-36925a815993
NYC History Day is FREE. Please view website for NYC's hybrid contest details!
NORTH COUNTRY REGION: Fort Ticonderoga
Coordinator: Rich Strum - [email protected]
NC Website: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/learn-and-explore/educators/national-history-day/
Registration Dates: Email Rich for deadlines!
Contest: March 14
SOUTHERN TIER REGION: South Central Regional Library Council, Ithaca
Coordinator: Claire Lovell - [email protected]
Registration Dates: TBA
Contest: March 2026
Registration Website: ny-southerntier.nhd.org/App?f=f756d79e-17d7-4535-8826-79f88570c939
WESTERN NEW YORK REGION: NFCSS and Buffalo History Museum, Buffalo
Coordinator: Marianne Dixon - [email protected]
WNY Website: https://www.wnyhistoryday.com/
Registration Dates: Deadline is March 2, 2026
Contest: March 7, 2026
Registration Website: ny-wnyrc.nhd.org/App?f=789eac9f-2294-49a3-983c-eebb375fb926
WNY History Day is FREE. Please view website for more details.