This post quickly looks at some neat new internet-based websites that attempt to make historical imagery accessible to the general public.
Posts under ‘History on the Internet’
Active History and learning from the early-Canadian past
As the university of Sussex restricts its history curriculum to post-1700 English history and post-1900 European history. How important is early-Canadian history to current issues facing Canadian society? And how does research on early-Canadian history compare with the study of later periods?
Promises, Prospects and Pitfalls of Digital Memory
Technology has created an abundance of new mediums for storing historical documents. Challenges arise for the historian over issues of organization and accessibility. Historians and the interpretation of history are still crucial in a world ruled by digital memory.
History Podcasts
I was interviewed last week for an environmental history podcast. I was pretty excited as I listen of all kinds of podcasts including a number of history podcasts. While there are not nearly enough high quality history podcasts, there are some really good general podcasts that deal with history on a regular basis. Two of [...]
Storytelling Matters: Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University
This is a blog post looking at the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling at Concordia University, introducing readers to the resources available there.
A Model Primary Source Blog: Paleo-Future
By Adam Crymble Ever since burglars learned to perform effective aerial assaults, society has been in a downward spiral (see photo). It’s unsettling to know that someone can fly in, sneak down the chimney and make off with all your hard-earned space credits. Good thing at 122 years old, you’re now considered middle aged and [...]
ActiveHistory.ca featured in York University History Department video
ActiveHistory.ca is featured in an internet video on York University’s history department. Entitled “Making History Relevant”, the video premiered at the recent American Historical Association conference in San Diego. Click here to view the video, located at the bottom of the right hand sidebar of the website in the “New Featured Films” section. In the [...]
Historical Maps on the Internet
Old maps are useful sources for just about anyone interested in history. Maps easily convey change over time, as they show the expansion of cities, regions, or countries. They also provide useful context to help understand where historical events took place. Thankfully, historical maps are increasingly accessible online for those of you unable to spend [...]
Live Blogging History: Accessible and Creative
By Adam Crymble As I’m writing, there are only a few hours left in 2009. Last year marked the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec. This year, again an important Quebec anniversary came and went, but most English speaking Canadians probably didn’t even notice: the 250th anniversary of the Battle of the Plains of [...]
“Web Tools Aim to Open the Gates to the Ivory Tower”: Globe and Mail.
An article in January 2nd’s Globe and Mail discussed various web tools that universities are using to ‘open the gates of the ivory tower.’ In her article, Elizabeth Church discussed a new search engine launched by Memorial University named Yaffle, which allows community members to search and uncover various Memorial research projects, opportunities for involvement, [...]
