National History Day 2009 Theme: The Individual in History

Welcome to the National History Day resource page brought to you by the La Crosse Public Library and UW-La Crosse Murphy Library. We developed this guide to introduce students and teachers to local topics for use in the 2009 National History Day competition. This list is not exhaustive but gives the reader an idea of local topics and basic resources for a subject.

Generally, materials held in the special collections or archives area of either library do NOT check-out; the items must be used at those libraries.

This year’s theme is Conflict and Compromise in History. For a complete description of the theme, visit:http://nhd.org/images/uploads/library/IndividualinHistory397019_ThemePage09_R2.pdf.

Other topic ideas are given here with some very brief introductory material:

• Immigrant experience (Norwegians, Germans, Hmong, etc.)
• American Indians
• http://www.lacrossehistory.org/archaeology/archaeology.htm
• Black Hawk War
• Brewing industry
  • History of the Brewing Industry in La Crosse by Steven Michael Baier
• Rise of organized labor

Also check out other sources at: La Crosse History Unbound

While local sources are noted for each topic, remember to use some other online sources and catalogs such as:

Library of Congress’ American Memory

Wisconsin Historical Society:

• Turning Points
• Archives’ catalog for material belonging to the Wisconsin Historical Society and its affiliated Area Research Centers
• Portal to Various WHS online resources