Each year, thousands of Missouri students put in hours of hard work in preparation for National History Day competitions across the state. National History Day in Missouri offers students at the middle school and high school levels the opportunity to explore global issues through projects such as documentaries, performances, papers, websites, and exhibits. With roughly a month to go until the state competition on April 27, 2019, this episode features Maggie Mayhan discussing how students and teachers can develop programs and projects at their local school as well as past winners who have found success beyond the classroom thanks to National History Day.
About the Guest: Maggie Mayhan is the National History Day in Missouri Coordinator for the State Historical Society of Missouri. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Truman State University. Initially working with the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project, Maggie has been affiliated with National History Day since 2012.
Episode 46: Louis Houck and "the Histories" – Joel P. Rhodes (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 6)
Episode 45: Michael Fellman's "Inside War" – Joseph M. Beilein Jr. (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 5)
Episode 44: Understanding Civil War Missouri – Louis Gerteis (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 4)
Episode 43: "Gateway to Equality" – Keona Ervin (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 3)
Episode 42: "Across Our Wide Missouri" - Bob Priddy (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 2)
Episode 41: Labor & Fortune on the Missouri Border – Jarod Roll (Bicentennial Book Club, Part 1)
Episode 40: William Monks & "A History of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas" – John Bradbury (Border Wars, Part 7)
Episode 39: "Slavery on the Periphery" – Kristen Epps (Border Wars, Part 6)
Episode 38: The Border War of 1960-61 (Border Wars, Part 5)
Episode 37: "Bushwhackers" – Joseph M. Beilein Jr. (Border Wars, Part 4)
Episode 36: Joseph Smith, Lilburn Boggs, & the "Kingdom of Nauvoo" - Benjamin E. Park (Border Wars, Part 3)
Episode 35: "The Border between Them" - Jeremy Neely (Border Wars, Part 2)
Episode 34: "Commonwealth of Compromise" - Amy Laurel Fluker (Border Wars, Part 1)
Summer Series 2020: Voda Curtis: Suffrage & Civil Rights - Keely Doll (Show-Me Suffragists, Part 4)
Summer Series 2020: Carrie Lee Carter Stokes & The WCTU - Janet Olson (Show-Me Suffragists, Part 3)
Summer Series 2020: The Clark Family - Ethan Colbert (Show-Me Suffragists, Part 2)
Summer Series 2020: Alma Nash & the Maryville Milieu – Elyssa Ford (Show-Me Suffragists, Part 1)
Episode 33: Life, Death, & Coroner's Inquests – Sarah Lirley McCune (Meet Me in St. Louis, Part 9)
Episode 32: "Baseball in St. Louis" – Ed Wheatley (Meet Me in St. Louis, Part 8)
Episode 31: "Groping Toward Democracy" – Priscilla Dowden-White (Meet Me in St. Louis, Part 7)
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