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There are 11 different districts that participate in the Michigan History Day® program. Winners of these district competitions move on to the Michigan History Day state final competition, which is scheduled each year in late April. Please contact your district coordinator listed below for detailed information. Entry forms and district contest dates are posted as soon as they are available.
Find Your District
Looking for resources in your area? Click on the Historical Resources link under each district to view a list of Historical Organizations organized by county.
District 1:
Virtual Contest
Steven Walton
Social Sciences Department
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 487-3272
sawalton@mtu.edu
Website
Jonathan E. Robins
Social Sciences Department
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 487-3080
jrobins@mtu.edu
Website
Lindsay Hiltunen
University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 487-2505
lehalkol@mtu.edu
Website
District 1 Historical Organizations
District 2:
Virtual Contest
Julie Coneset
Eastern UP ISD
315 Armory Place
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
(906) 632-3373 ext. 5111
jconeset@eupschools.org
Lindsay Brindley
Eastern UP ISD
315 Armory Place
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
(906) 632-3373 ext. 5114
brindley@eupschools.org
District 2 Historical Organizations
District 3:
Brent McCall
Traverse City East Middle School
mccallbr@tcaps.net
District 3 Historical Organizations
District 4:
Virtual Contest
Sean O’Neill
Department of History
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI 49401
(616) 331-3325
oneills@gvsu.edu
District 4 Historical Organizations
District 5:
Virtual Contest – Saturday, March 13, 2021
Registration deadline is February 19, 2021. All category submissions due February 26, 2021.
See website for details.
Jay Martin
Director, Museum of Cultural and Natural History
Central Michigan University
marti6jc@cmich.edu
(989) 774-7165
Corrine Bloomfield
cbloomfield@chippewanaturecenter.org
District 5 Historical Organizations
District 6:
Virtual Contest – Saturday, March 6, 2021
Registration deadline is February 17, 2021. All category submissions due February 21, 2021.
See website for details.
Dr. Bill Warren
Department of History
4301 Friedmann Hall
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5334
(269) 387-4650
wilson.warren@wmich.edu
Website
Joshua Koenig
Department of History
4301 Friedmann Hall
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5334
(269) 387-4650
joshua.koenig@wmich.edu
Website
District 6 Historical Organizations
District 7:
Virtual Contest – Saturday, February 27, 2021
Registration deadline is February 5, 2021. All category submissions due February 17, 2021.
Click here to register. (Students—Make sure your teacher or mentor has registered before you begin.)
Courtney Dugan
Dugan.courtney@yahoo.com
Hugh Gurney
2270 Hickory Cir.
Howell, MI 48855
(517) 545-2979
hgurney@hsmichigan.org
District 7 Historical Organizations
District 8:
Virtual Contest – Saturday, February 27, 2021
Registration deadline is February 5, 2021. All category submissions due February 17, 2021.
Click here to register. (Students—Make sure your teacher or mentor has registered before you begin.)
Courtney Dugan
District 8 Historical Organizations
District 9:
Historical Society of Michigan
5815 Executive Drive
Lansing, MI 48911
(517) 324-1828
michiganhistoryday@hsmichigan.org
District 9 Historical Organizations
District 10:
Virtual Contest – Saturday, March 6, 2021.
Registration deadline is February 19, 2021. All category submissions due February 26, 2021.
Bree Boettner
Detroit Historical Society
5401 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 833-7979
district10@detroithistorical.org
David Hales
Wayne RESA
33500 Van Born Rd.
Wayne, MI 48184
(734) 334-1309
halesd@resa.net
District 10 Historical Organizations
District 11:
Don Erickson
St. Francis de Sales School
210 Lake Street
Manistique, MI 49854
(906) 341-5512 ext. 246
don.erickson@sfdsraiders.com
Brenton Fitzpatrick
Superior Central Schools
E2865 State Rd M-94, P.O. BOX 148
Eben Junction, MI 49825
bfitzpatrick@superiorcentralschools.org
District 11 Historical Organizations
State Contact:
Amy Bradfield
Historical Society of Michigan
7435 Westshire Dr.
Lansing, MI 48917
(517) 324-1828
michiganhistoryday@hsmichigan.org