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American History Bee

The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, Buffalo, Erie County, NY  Source: Library of Congress

2026 American History Bee

The 8th Annual American History Bee for 8th graders in Western New York. The event will take place at The Buffalo History Museum on Sunday May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm, and is open to all eighth graders in the WNY area. Questions asked will be based on the current New York State curriculum. 

Attached below is the applications for the event; pre-registration is required and space is limited. There are prizes and trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners and a trophy for the 1st place winner’s school and a pizza party for the winner’s class.
Please note applications are due by April 24th. 


​Encouraging our youth to engage in their studies is a worthwhile endeavor. We hope that you will help us make this event a success by encouraging your eighth grade students to participate. 
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NFCSS: Niagara Frontier Council for the Social Studies

  • Home
  • Events
    • American History Bee
    • WNY History Day
    • NYHC >
      • NYHC 2024
    • NFCSS Fall Conference >
      • Conference Resources 2024
      • Conference Resources 2022
      • Conference Resources 2021
      • Conference Resources 2019
    • NCSS Annual Conference
    • Erie Canal Bicentennial
    • NYSCSS NHD Presentation
    • Civics Journal Project
    • NYS Frameworks Presentation
    • Rich Newberg Reports >
      • Course Projects
    • Summer Civics Institute
    • Buffalo News Editorial Cartoon Contest
    • NYS Archives Research Project
    • Red Jacket Awards
    • Past Events >
      • NYSED Civics Summit
      • HISTORY Here Project
      • AASLH 2022 Meeting
      • Erie County Bicentennial
      • DYC GIS
      • Explore Buffalo Winter Speaker Series
      • TPS Seminar
      • My Italian Secrect
      • Webinar Series
      • ICS May 2020 Seminar
      • New Visions Night
      • NYSHA Project
      • Buffalo Never Fails: WWI Exhibit at Buffalo Library
      • Polonia Seminar
      • Scholarships
      • Essay Contest
  • 250th Events
    • NYS 250th Commission
    • Erie County Historical Commission >
      • Erie County 250
      • Constitution Day
      • Civics Day
      • Law Day
    • Niagara USA 250
    • United States Capitol Historical Society
    • Sail 250 NYC
  • Resources
    • Shirley Chisholm Project
    • Teachable Moments in Time
    • NCHS Erie Canal Project
    • NFCSS/BTC IDM Projects
    • NCSS C3 Framework
    • NYS Toolkit Documents
    • U.S. History
    • World History
    • ISTE Standards
  • NYSED
    • News and Updates
    • Social Studies Standards
    • Enduring Issues Training
  • Membership
    • NFCSS Discounts
    • CTLE Provider
  • About NFCSS
    • Partnerships
  • Contact