Telling the History of a Flood: Some Science Required
So, how much of a “history” can one really make out of a flood, anyway? It’s true that floods occur for a few days and result in damage and loss of life, but documenting this seems like a task better...
View ArticleListening to History is as Good as Reading About It
Researching an event that happened less than fifty years ago has its perks. Unlike most events one could study, individuals and organizations that witnessed it are available to communicate with — not...
View ArticleBack to the Nineteenth Century
This summer, I’ve spent much of my time in the 1960s and 1970s, researching the 1969 flood. And, truly, they’re both decades rich in history (some might prefer I say “memories”). But it is nice to...
View ArticleThe (Almost) Flood of 2015
While researching, it’s not uncommon that we begin to notice the world in a different way. For example, studying historic houses in Wooster makes a walk down Market Street all the more interesting....
View Article300 Hours, 200 Miles and One Exhibit
After about 300 hours of working and 200 miles of walking (who says history research isn’t good exercise?), our summer research with the Wooster Digital History Project is coming to a close. My fellow...
View ArticleAnother Year, Another Project
Hello again! My name is Brandon Bell, and I’m a sophomore History and Geology double major at the College of Wooster. If you visited our blog or website last summer, you might remember that I...
View ArticleReview of Gallaudet University’s Timeline
As we make decisions about the structure of our own digital history exhibit, it’s good to look at previous examples to see what’s working well and what we could hope to do differently. The Historical...
View ArticleReview of “Explore Historic Newport:” A history tour app using OnCell
The title page for the app. All images used in this post are from the “Explore Historic Newport” application available online and are used under Fair Use. Another part of our project this year is the...
View Article[150 Team] We’re All Writers Now
In the past two weeks, we’ve been busy finishing our research in Special Collections so we could begin writing content for our website. Just as a quick reminder, our team will be writing short exhibits...
View Article[150 Team] New Kinds of Editing
When you begin a project in history, it’s pretty obvious that you’re going to be writing. And it’s only natural that editing comes after that — but working online ends up changing the process a little....
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