Online Communities

For the historical comminutes blog, I looked at several forums on women’s history. I must first admit that forums in general confuse me, so it took a few tries to find something that I could use to answer the questions.... More

Public History

Incorporating new media effectively into a webpage can often prove difficult. The Smithsonian, however, did a great job with their HistoryWired: A Few of Our Favorite Things. The sudden popup with instructions gives a slightly daunting feel to the site... More

Archives/Research

Since most of the project ideas that I thought of already have a digital archive available, I will use an example based on an existing archive. HarpWeek, by John Adler, makes almost any project with a subject from 1857-1903 is... More

Final Project Proposal

For my senior paper, I wrote about the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, where Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and a church full of others formally started the women’s suffrage movement. I would like to continue this topic for my... More

Comics and the French

The website “From Hogan's Alley to Coconino County: Four Narratives of the Early Comic Strip,” by David Westbrook is a detailed account of early comic strips. From examples taken from the New York Journal and the New York World, Mr.... More

Good vs. Bad

People often are able to distinguish between a bad website and a good website, even though they may not be able to express why. I was one of these people until reading this week’s assignment. I pretty much knew what... More

Week Four Responce Question

William Cronon, author of “A Place for Stories: Nature, History, and Narratives,” attempts to explore various works and presentations of the history of the Great Plains. In his attempt, however, William Cronon has also offered his own possible historic interpretation... More

Web Review Essay

For my web review essay, I would like to review historical image sites. There are several many different agencies that offer historical pictures online, and the presentation, use, and functionality is just as varied. For instance, http://www.corbis.com offers present day... More

Website Evaluation

Who Was Martha Ballard. http://www.dohistory.org/. Set up by Film Study Center. Maintained by Harvard University. Consulted September 16, 2004. I chose to evaluate DoHistory.com because in a past class, Martha Ballard’s diary was an assigned and interesting reading. I thought... More

Savenger Hunt Results

I made this assignment much more difficult than it was, and after working on most of the questions, only found one of the answers within the time allowed. But after looking at the entries of others and the Tips on... More

what historians do

Historians strive to preserve historical artifacts and accounts of events of the past. They attempt to explain and elaborate on trends and patterns over a designated time. New media can help historians reach more people, clarify and expediate research, and... More