THD Resources
Downloadable checklists, templates, and classroom tools for students and teachers.
Research & Style Guides
Step-by-step research guides and quick citation checklists (Chicago & MLA) for students and teachers—everything you need to plan, source, and format THD projects.
Research Guide Links (Teacher & Student)
- National History Day® Guide to Student Research & Historical Argumentation (PDF)
- National History Day® Finding, Analyzing, and Constructing History: A Research Guide for Students (PDF)
- Texas History Day Guide: Coming Soon!
Citation & Style Quick Guides
Choose one style and use it consistently:
- Chicago Style – Style checklist; Bibliography formatting; Footnote formatting (PDFs)
- MLA – Quick reference; Footnotes & bibliography; BU’s Citation quick reference (PDFs)
Teacher Frameworks
Texas History Educator Mailing List
Receive classroom resources, contest deadlines, workshop notices, and more. A free service of TSHA.
Evaluation Forms
Use these official forms for scoring and feedback for each format.
Trusted Research Resources (External)
- National History Day® — Official Site
Contest structure, national deadlines, and resources. - Texas State Library & Archives Commission (THD portal)
Texas-specific research help. - Texas Archive of the Moving Image
Film/TV/home movies for documentary/exhibit/website categories. - Library of Congress
Primary sources; filter for “Online” items. See also their Getting Started with Primary Sources guide. - U.S. House: History, Art & Archives
Curated topics & primary sources. - The Portal to Texas History
A gateway to rare, historical, and primary source materials from or about Texas. - Handbook of Texas
A free, digital encyclopedia of Texas history and heritage with over 28,000 trusted entries on a wide range of topics.
Teacher Video Library
Updated for 2026!