The same image from my original post back in March. New technology is incorporated into an old system, represented by Clio, the muse of history. From https://earlyamericanists.com/2017/01/26/reflecting-on-digital-history/ It has been a very interesting semester. Now that it is coming to an end, as all things do, we will pause to look back on how far … Continue reading Digital History: A Reflection on the Past Few Months
Men drafted during the first World War would have been required to report for basic training at camps like this one in Elizabethtown. Many of the deserters on the lists likely failed to show up at these camps. This image was taken by me at the Pennsylvania State Archives on March 12, 2020. This post … Continue reading The Deserters of Steelton
It has been a hectic past few weeks. You'll probably learn from my classmates how the college has shut down the campus and moved all classes online (not a serious handicap for a Digital History class) due to the COVID-19 outbreak, so I'll spare you the details. Fortunately, we were able to spend our last … Continue reading Deserters and Digitization
The effect of the digital revolution on the study of history. A cutting edge device in a Renaissance style painting of Clio, the muse of history; new technology with old ways of thinking. From https://earlyamericanists.com/2017/01/26/reflecting-on-digital-history/ Hello, everyone. My name is Christopher Mundis and I am a sophomore history major at Messiah College, with concentrations in … Continue reading History and the Digital Revolution: A Reflection on the New Collectiveness of Historical Knowledge
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