2010 History Fair 2010 Theme: Innovation in History: Impact and Change Fair Dates: February 11-12, 2010 Registration Information HOTRHF Handbook 2010 Updated with the rule revisions for all categories for the 2010 Heart of Texas Regional History Fair HOTRHF Handbook 2010

Welcome to the

Heart of Texas Regional History Fair

The Heart of Texas Regional History Fair offers students in Central Texas opportunities to study history in exciting and creative ways. Each year, students from throughout our fourteen-county region come to the Baylor University campus to display the results of their original historical research and to compete for prizes, scholarships, and the opportunity to compete in state and national fairs.

Baylor University has been the home of the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair since the fair's inception in 1986. Baylor provides office space, staffing, and administrative and logistical support year-round. The history fair takes place in February each year in Baylor's Bill Daniel Student Center, located in the heart of Baylor's historic campus.

To participate in the Heart of Texas fair, students in grades six through twelve choose topics related to a yearly theme and compete in writing papers, creating exhibits, presenting performances, compiling documentaries, and designing Web sites. Projects are judged by historians and educators, and winners are announced in a public ceremony at the conclusion of the fair.

Fifth-grade students also have the opportunity to participate in the regional fair. They may compete as individuals or members of groups in a separate fifth-grade exhibit category.

Participation in the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair develops academic, artistic, and social skills that provide lasting benefit to students in all areas of study. HOTRHF encourages teachers to use our program as an aid in teaching not only history, but also writing and research skills. History fair projects can also be the key to meeting TAKS requirements in several curricular areas.