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Three students presenting their exhibit to three NHD judges
Students (left) presenting their exhibit to judges during the Southern Regional History Day contest in Silver City.

GROUP EXHIBIT "TIERRA O MUERTE: THE TIERRA AMARILLA CONFLICT" SELECTED BY THE NM HISTORY MUSEUM

WHO: NHD students Elias Guadiana, Cheyanne Medrano, and Mateo Salcido
WHAT: NHD exhibit to be displayed to public
WHERE: New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, N.M.
WHEN: Date TBD
CONTACT: New Mexico History Day State Coordinator, Stephanie Wilson

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Beginning in 2024, the New Mexico History Museum began selecting NHD exhibits for public display. This year, the group exhibit “Tierra o Muerte: The Tierra Amarilla Conflict” was selected by the NM History Museum as the 2025-2026 NHD exhibition for the theme “Rights and Responsibilities in History”. Elias Guadiana, Cheyanne Medrano, and Mateo Salcido, 10th grade students from Cobre High School, received this honor, with support from their proud NHD teacher, Julie Gutierrez. The group exhibit earned second place at the NM State contest and will be shipped to the museum following the NHD National Contest at the University of Maryland, June 8-12. The NM History Museum is still confirming the exhibition dates and final display location.

Three students showing off their NHD medals
Celebrating their success at the State Awards Ceremony at Central New Mexico in Albuquerque.
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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. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by, HISTORY®, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, Southwest Airlines, the Crown Family Foundation, The Better Angels Society, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, and the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. For more information, visit NHD.org.

ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® IN NEW MEXICO:

History Day in New Mexico is open to elementary, middle, and high school students statewide. The program is organized and sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council. NMHC offers online and in-person professional development for teachers as well as student events.