The National History Contest has now become the National History Showcase. Here is an article from National Historian David Lockhart on the recently changed process.
During his address to the National Association of Department Historians of The American Legion (NADHAL) in October, Lockhart stressed the importance of communication between department historians and their posts and reminded them about the permanent History Contest and Showcase website: legionhistoryshowcase.omeka.net. He also emphasized that posts and departments should create histories to preserve their stories and share them with the community, which can aid in outreach and even member recruitment. Post historians with questions about state contests should contact their departments for information and guidance.
Guidelines for the 2026 National History Contest and Showcase can be found in the attached document here. Also available is a resource for department historians to train post historians; it can be transmitted via email or presented at a conference.
January 20, 2026
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