Briefly Noted for October 24, 2018
Caitlin Flanagan's eloquent description of how histories, true or false, operate in families (e.g. Elizabeth Warren's family):
How many times during my childhood did my father tell me
Genealogy
The Dividends of Difference: Recognizing Digital Humanities' Diverse Family Tree/s
In her excellent statement of digital humanities values, Lisa Spiro identifies "collegiality and connectedness" and "diversity" as two of the core values of digital humanities. I agree with Lisa
Privatizing Holocaust History?
For the past few years, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has undertaken a series of public-private digitization partnerships, especially with a company called Footnote.com. These partnerships provide NARA with free
Briefly Noted for February 22, 2008
(my) History of Technology by Verie Sandborg. A retiree's recollections of a lifetime with personal technology.
Roots Television. User-generated genealogy videos. Interesting, but too many ads.
Technica. An archive of lego
Geni
The tech blogs are buzzing about Geni, a new genealogy application launched by former Paypal executive David Sacks (see Valleywag and TechCrunch for example). Billing itself as "a unique approach to solving