Today In History: History Lite. A blogger in Indianapolis gives us a different take on the history of February 29th.
February 29, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
February 27, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Briefly Noted for February 27, 2008
A Year Before is a WordPress plugin allowing users to display titles of articles posted n number of days ago. Its developers suggest using it in a “historical corner” to show “what happened in your blog e.g. 30 days, 6 … Continue reading
February 25, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Netscape RIP
So long Netscape. You were a good friend (for a while). Though official support for the first widely used web browser ends next week, Netscape’s hapless stewards at AOL have kindly left us a lasting(?) memorial. The Netscape Archive offers … Continue reading
February 25, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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THATPodcast Episode 2: Introducing Omeka
Jeremy and Dave are at it again. This time on THATPodcast they give us a video introduction to Omeka. Sticking with their two-segment format, the first half of the show features a discussion (in part by me) of the aims … Continue reading
February 24, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Omeka Forums are Buzzing
It has been only three or four days since we released Omeka to the wild, and already we’re seeing some amazing interest. As of this posting, Omeka 0.9.0 has been downloaded more than 200 times, has been blogged by at … Continue reading
February 22, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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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 history, including early advertisements, a numbered set listing, and … Continue reading
February 20, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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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 for the historian interested in popular memory simply to be an analyst of … Continue reading
February 12, 2008
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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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 local history. Located near the center of … Continue reading