June 14, 2009
by Joanne Riley
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Doing History is a “fun introduction to local history” where visitors can learn about the letters, diaries, maps, and cemeteries that tell the stories of the people who once lived in towns like yours.” Shared via AddThis
June 24, 2008
by Joanne Riley
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Announcing the launch of a new social networking site for “humanities practitioners” in Massachusetts, built on the Ning platform. The National Endowment for the Humanities has funded this experiment, with additional support from the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass … Continue reading
September 13, 2007
by Joanne Riley
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A map mashup tool that lets you combine two maps and fade in and out between them. Great stuff! See this example of modern Roman streets, with overlay of the Roman Forum, and dream of the local history possibilities:
June 16, 2007
by Joanne Riley
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This documentary introduces primaryresearch.org, a non-profit website dedicated to promoting local historical research at the high school level. Primaryresearch.org went online in 1999, then funded by a Documentary Heritage Grant from the Massachusetts Historical Records Advisory Board. Originally the website … Continue reading
February 15, 2007
by Joanne Riley
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"FOOTNOTE" is organized around primary source historical documents, many (most?) from the U.S. National Archives. The site is well-organized, and offers a number of standard, useful Web 2.0 features: View and enlarge documents to discover hidden clues. Print documents to … Continue reading