100th anniversary events 2005
In 2011, the theme of National History Day, "Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences," produced many student projects on the Portsmouth Peace Treaty. The following winners and their projects from their respective states and categories go to the national competition June 12-16 at the University of Maryland:
New Hampshire: Chandra Boudreau, Ian Smith, Charles Rickarby, Zachary Keefe, Ariel Fleischer and teacher, Molly Stevenson, Exeter High School, Senior Video Division. Watch their documentary: The Portsmouth Peace Treaty: A Victory for the World
Massachusetts: Patrick O'Brien, Junior Historical Essay Division
Rhode Island: Sarah Gold & Abbie Junior Website Division: The Treaty of Portsmouth: Diplomatic End to the Russo-Japanese War.
In Kansas, Christopher Gernon, Junior Performance Division, won the Kansas City competition with his re-enactment of Theodore Roosevelt's Treaty diplomacy that earned him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize.
New Hampshire: Chandra Boudreau, Ian Smith, Charles Rickarby, Zachary Keefe, Ariel Fleischer and teacher, Molly Stevenson, Exeter High School, Senior Video Division. Watch their documentary: The Portsmouth Peace Treaty: A Victory for the World
Massachusetts: Patrick O'Brien, Junior Historical Essay Division
Rhode Island: Sarah Gold & Abbie Junior Website Division: The Treaty of Portsmouth: Diplomatic End to the Russo-Japanese War.
In Kansas, Christopher Gernon, Junior Performance Division, won the Kansas City competition with his re-enactment of Theodore Roosevelt's Treaty diplomacy that earned him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize.