Public History

Twitter as a tool for outreach

In an earlier post I wrote about the early buzz around Omeka, both in the forums and among education, museum, public history, and library bloggers.  One thing I didn't mention—and

Omeka for All

As Steve Brier, Josh Brown, and Mike O'Malley pointed out in Episode 2 of History Conversations, CHNM's late founder, Roy Rosenzweig firmly believed that it wasn't enough

A Look Back at Braddock

Another episode of the History Conversations podcast has dropped. This time, the volunteer historians of the Look Back at Braddock project join me for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities posed by

Forty Signs of Rain

This post may be even shorter than usual. I'm writing from Breckenridge, CO where I'm enjoying a couple (very cold) days of skiing. (The conditions are epic in case

A Matter of Trust

I originally posted this at thanksroy.org, the digital memory bank we set up in Roy's honor. I'm cross posting it here because I think it speaks to what