Using the Google News Archive Search to Trace the History of the Church of...
The Google News Archive Search is a great tool for conducting research on a historical topic. It was launched in 2006 as an extension of Google News, allowing Internet users to “search and explore...
View ArticleArchiveGrid: Discovering Accessible Archives Around You
Having trouble finding archives that have the materials you need? ArchiveGrid is a great tool to use if you do not know where to begin your search! It is a free resource that allows the user access to...
View ArticleDigital Alexandria: The Internet Archives
The burning of the Library of Alexandria has been one of the biggest catastrophes in archival history, being that it was the largest depository of documents and materials preserving the ancient world....
View ArticleA Long History of Community Service at the Church of All Nations
In the documentary The Tao of 9 Second Avenue, architect John Shuttleworth states that the Church of All Nations “was always a community-oriented building…[cutting] across ethnic boundaries.” He...
View ArticleThe Case of the Missing Photographs: Finding Images from Historical Newspapers
Thanks to the copyright laws relating to public domain, it’s fairly easy to find newspaper articles relating to World War I on the internet. While researching the impact of World War I on Greenwich...
View ArticleThe Historical Urban Ecological Data Set: The Geographical Information System...
As my last post demonstrated, historical population statistics can offer a rich source for historical analysis. The outbreaks of yellow fever south of Fulton Street forced drastic migration patterns...
View ArticleUsing Evernote in My GVDHA Research
Evernote is a great note taking software that really helped me both organize my research and prepare a narrative for the GVHDA web exhibit. Its flexibility – which allowed me to make “notes” of my own...
View ArticleNote Taking of Web 2.0: Evernote and Other Programs
I had never used Evernote software before this semester. To be honest, I hadn’t even heard of it. I utilized a hybrid-system of typed and handwritten notes that were saved in various places in an array...
View ArticleVisiting the Nuyorican archives
The day I visited the Nuyorican Poets Cafe the front door was being replaced. The door was old and for security purposes had to go. Still, staff were adamant that they wouldn’t be getting rid of the...
View ArticleFashion Archives & Digital History
The creative process for large fashion corporations, from design houses to fast-fashion behemoths, is breakneck, furious and often wasteful. Fashion companies on average deliver up to eight collections...
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