March 4, 2013
by Joanne Riley
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Brooklyn Visual Heritage. The “Tech Info” section of this well-executed project provides helpful details of the platforms, formats and specs used by the three partnering institutions: the Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Public Library. The details are … Continue reading
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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Approx. 1,000 students from Chicago, England, Jordan, France, South Africa and China are adding their DNA samples to the National Geographic’s Genographic Project. ""When their results are ready, each student will discover how his or her ancestors journeyed from the … Continue reading