At the 2024 National History Day Delaware State event in May, Hagley Museum and Library was honored to present three special awards to participating students.
The American Innovation Award – Awarded for the best project related to the design and development of new ideas, methods, or products in the United States and its territories.
Carter Lunsford, Claire Keach & Jonathan Barry
Unmasking the Past: How the Influenza of 1918 Changed Public Health Forever
Category: Senior Division – Group Documentary
School: Newark Charter School – Mr. Brent Freccia
The American Technology Award – Awarded for the best project related to the study and creation of technology in the United States and its territories.
Nico Mucchetti
The Wright Brothers: How Flight Has Changed the World
Category: Junior Division – Individual Documentary
School: Sanford School – Ms. Sarah Cushing
Pranavi Kona & William Ross
Big Boom in Atomic Industry: Glenn Seaborg’s Discovery of Plutonium and Its Effect on the Cold War
Category: Senior Division – Group Website
School: Newark Charter School – Mr. Brent Freccia
The annual NHD competition allows American students in grades 6-12 to explore their passion for the past. They enter projects in one category, from the traditional paper essay to exhibits and websites, and the category winners advance to the next stage. Competition happens at the school, regional, state, and national level. Students also have the opportunity to be nominated for special awards.
NHD Delaware is hosted by the Delaware Historical Society and was held for the second year at the DSU Downtown campus in Dover. Awardees were nominated by the judges for their respective categories and selected by Hagley staff, Hannah Spring Pfeifer (Library Coordinator) and Angela Schad (Head of Reference Services).
We congratulate these students on their stellar work investigating the history of technology and innovation!
Hannah Spring Pfeifer is the Library Coordinator at Hagley Museum and Library