The fall semester here at Messiah College is coming to a close, which means that my time in Professor David Pettegrew’s Digital History course is almost up. But looking back at my work in the course and the projects I have completed, I realize just how much I have grown in both my understanding of … Continue reading Reflections: Stories of Harrisburg and Digital History
The semester has come to a close and it is hard not to reminisce over the vast amount of research we as a class did in Digital History. Up to this point I had been accustomed to standard historical study, however, Dr. Pettegrew's class completely altered my perception of what constitutes the field of historical … Continue reading A long time ago in a classroom far far away…
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 improvement. Beyond that, it requires individuals who are willing to not only see these needs, but also to act upon them. Women committed to this … Continue reading Silhouettes and Passing Time
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 was strange to realize how much we had accomplished in terms of reading, learning techniques, and project research. Project 1 seemed to fly by as … Continue reading Looking Backward and Looking Forward
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 the Bureau for Historic Preservation, in the CRGIS (sculptural resources geographic information system) Office, but I really only used a program call GeoMedia. I am not overly familiar with ArcGIS, … Continue reading Have a Spatial Day
Whenever you live near someone for a significant period of time, you get to know them and understand them. Eventually, you may find that you have common interests or beliefs and can work together to affect change in your neighborhood such as creating a neighborhood watch group. This type of situation may have also taken … Continue reading Harrisburg League for Municipal Improvements: Spatial Perspectives
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 the work I have done in this Digital History course has pertained to the City Beautiful Movement around the year 1902. More specifically, I have … Continue reading A Story Map of Improvement
As the days are getting colder, our research is getting warmer. At the moment our Digital History course at Messiah College is waist deep in our third project for the semester. Over the past few class periods we have been learning a lot about the inner workings of ArcGIS, a digital mapping technology. We take … Continue reading Mapping the African American Reformers of Harrisburg
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