Clik here to view.
My First Week: Microfiche 101
My first week of research has been interesting and productive at the same time. My fellow contributors and I have just started piecing together our research topics for the summer, and we’ve made...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Mapping the New York City Soundscape During The Twenties
As a collaborator with the Wooster Digital History Project, my first task along with my fellow researchers was to find digital history tours online and to review them. The hope was that if a project...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Living New Deal and PhilaGeoHistory
Digital history tours and mapping projects tend to use pins and overlays when presenting their information. I found an example of both types of projects in Living New Deal and the Greater Philadelphia...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 1969 Flood: Lessons From History
It was a typical summer evening on July 4, 1969. At The College of Wooster, crowds of Wooster residents gathered to witness a fireworks display hosted by the city. Others took the holiday off, to visit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Little Bit of Amish Country and A Lot of Writing
It’s the middle of our third week as researchers for the Wooster Digital History Project, and we are at work on our exhibits. Right now, our primary task is laying out of exhibits and then, of course,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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 ArticleClik here to view.
Listening 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 ArticleClik here to view.
Back 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 ArticleClik here to view.
The (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 ArticleClik here to view.
Review 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 ArticleClik here to view.
Review 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 ArticleClik here to view.
[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....
View Article
