The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum's Annual Young Historian Awards feature and further celebrate local students who participated and placed in the District 6 Kansas History Day contest, along with the winners of the Museum's DeVore Essay Contest.

About 2026 Kansas History Day
Achievements by the community’s young historians are recognized with awards through the National History Day competition on February 27th. The 2026 theme is “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.” Each year, the Kansas District 6 competition is hosted by Friends University and supported by the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum. Area students complete projects in one of five categories: documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. After completing their project, students compete at the local level. The top students from all 50 states, D.C., U.S. territories, and international schools are invited to compete in the National Contest. For more information visit: http://www.kansashistoryday.org/ .

About National History Day® (NHD)
NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. For more information, visit http://nhd.org .

About the DeVore Essay Contest
Sponsored by the DeVore Family Fund, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum hosts an annual Essay Contest, based on the current National History Day theme. Two winners, one winner from each of the following grade ranges (6-8 & 9-12), will receive a $250 prize! For more information and contest rules, go to https://www.wichitahistory.org/devore-essay=contest/.