In a first, department-selected one-year post histories on display for attendees.
The National History Showcase took place on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tampa Convention Center during the 106th American Legion National Convention.
Beginning with this year’s national convention, as approved in Resolution 20, each Legion department was invited to submit:
• 1 one-year digital department history, judged and showcased in an online exhibit
• 1 one-year hard-copy post history, for showcase at the national convention
• 1 one-year digital post history, for showcase in an online exhibit
To give the post histories the widest possible audience, the showcase highlighted those selected by their departments to participate. In addition to the hard-copy books on display, departments were invited to choose a digital post history for display in an online showcase. These entries were either winners in their department contest or histories the department historian felt were deserving of national recognition. Only submissions certified by a department adjutant were included in the showcase.
Since many departments host their own contests for post histories, only department histories will be judged at the national level going forward. The results of the 2025 Department History Contest were announced by 2024-2025 National Historian Jennifer Laux during the showcase and posted to the contest and showcase website. During the event, Laux reviewed all the post histories and selected the history of Charles F. Thomas IV Post 117 (Palm Bay, Fla.) by Dana Jackson for a special “Historian’s Choice” certificate.
The American Legion 2025 National History Contest and Showcase received:
• 6 digital department histories
• 9 hard-copy post histories
• 8 digital post histories
Visit the 2025 National History Contest and Showcase website, where digital department contest results can be found and all digital entries can be viewed.
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