Digital Harrisburg

Digital Harrisburg Team-Rachel

Hello, I’m Rachel. I am a Public History major with a Politics minor and I have been working on this awesome project for just over a year now. For the […]

Digital History

Digital Harrisburg Team-Sarah

I’m Sarah. I’m a Public History major with a minor in religion and I have been working for Digital Harrisburg for a little over a year now. For the majority […]

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Digital Harrisburg: Winter 2017 Update

It has been a long time since our last update on the work of the Digital Harrisburg Initiative, so long that visitors may have concluded this is a dead project. Our work in […]

Digital History

#ThrowbackThursday 10/6/16: A School for Boys

Welcome back to the second installment of Throwback Thursday, where we examine something from the Harrisburg Telegraph exactly 100 years ago. October 6th, 1916 On this day a century […]

Digital History

Harrisburg Giants documentary, “There Were Giants”

The eagerly-awaited documentary about the Harrisburg Giants will premiere tomorrow at […]

Digital History

Digital Harrisburg’s Data Analytics

For our senior project in computer science, we are excited to be working for Digital Harrisburg, providing them with data cleansing services and advanced data analytics. At the first stage […]

Digital History

Reflections: Stories of Harrisburg and Digital History

The fall semester here at Messiah College is coming to […]

Digital History

A long time ago in a classroom far far away…

The semester has come to a close and it is […]

City Beautiful

Silhouettes and Passing Time

A city cannot function properly without the co-operation of its populace and, even so, it requires dedicated individuals to view it with a critical eye and decide where it requires […]

City Beautiful

Looking Backward and Looking Forward

Sitting in the Midtown Scholar Bookstore in Harrisburg this afternoon, I was glad to find myself with a little time to reflect on this past semester in Digital History. It […]

Digital History

During our last few Digital History class periods, we’ve gained an introduction to GIS (geographic information system). I’m familiar with the basics of GIS from my internship this summer. I worked for […]

Digital History

Harrisburg League for Municipal Improvements: Spatial Perspectives

Whenever you live near someone for a significant period of […]

Digital History

A Story Map of Improvement

In Digital History class, we have been utilizing a program called ArcGIS. ArcGIS allows one to generate a tailored map from a set of base maps and data points. Much of […]

City Beautiful

Mapping the African American Reformers of Harrisburg

As the days are getting colder, our research is getting […]

Digital History

Industry and the Population of Harrisburg

Industry is a facet of modern city life that keeps the economy afloat. Yet, cities are often characterized by their unique emphasis on certain industries. Today, we often associate Pittsburgh […]

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Digital Harrisburg

Exploring the History, Society, and Culture of Harrisburg, PA

Digital Harrisburg Team-Rachel

Digital Harrisburg Team-Sarah

#ThrowbackThursday 10/6/16: A School for Boys

Harrisburg Giants documentary, “There Were Giants”

Digital Harrisburg’s Data Analytics

Reflections: Stories of Harrisburg and Digital History

A long time ago in a classroom far far away…

Have a Spatial Day

Harrisburg League for Municipal Improvements: Spatial Perspectives

A Story Map of Improvement

Mapping the African American Reformers of Harrisburg

Industry and the Population of Harrisburg