Hello. My name is Sarah Wilson, and I am a junior history major who is currently in Digital History with Dr. Pettegrew. I am a public history concentration and am interested in Library and Information Sciences. Coming into the Digital History class, I already know a great deal about the subject. I have been working … Continue reading Entering Into Digital History
Ever since I could remember, I’ve always been a history buff. Something about telling people’s stories and learning more about the human experience has kept me fascinated for years. As I’ve gotten older, the sheer complexity of human history and what we as a society stand to learn from it continues to astound me. There … Continue reading Rediscovering the Digital Side of History
As a junior history major at Messiah College, with a public concentration, a course in digital history fits naturally in the courses I ought to take. A public concentration means that you want to work with the public to help them grow in their understanding of history. Jobs in public history can include work in museums, … Continue reading Introduction to Digital History
Hello, I’m Reid Myers. That's me, to the left. I am a sophomore history major with a concentration in administrative studies. This January at Messiah College, myself and nine other history students have the chance to take the Digital History course offered by the history department. We have three weeks to do so. It’s a … Continue reading Digital History January Session: Reid Myers
I would love to tell you a story this afternoon. The story is my introduction to what brought you here to this Digital Harrisburg site— digital history. If it weren’t for the interest of professors at Messiah in pursuing the rising field of digital history, this site would presumably not be in existence. My part … Continue reading First Steps into Digital History
Frequent readers of this blog may recognize me--Rachel Williams--from other posts about various Digital Harrisburg topics, but today I am writing as a student of a Digital History class. For the past two years, I have participated in the Digital Harrisburg project. Through this work-study experience, I have been able to gain a reasonable degree … Continue reading The History of the Future
If you're attending the American Historical Association conference in D.C., come see our session "Placing the American Community: Lessons from the Digital Harrisburg Project," in the Hampton Room (Omni Shoreham, East Lobby). The session is scheduled for January 5, 8:30-10:00 AM. You'll see appearances by Messiah College professors John Fea, Jim LaGrand, David Owen. The forces … Continue reading Digital Harrisburg at the American Historical Association Conference
Hello, Rachel from the Digital Harrisburg team here again! Two months into Fall Semester, and our project is making progress in numerous different directions. On my side, I began with some data refinement from the 1900 census. Then, I moved onto my main project so far this semester; inputting the enumeration districts for five … Continue reading Digital Harrisburg Fall 2017 Two-Month Review
Hello, Rachel from the Digital Harrisburg team here. There are lots of exciting announcements for the upcoming year, but first I should explain what projects I tackled over the summer. First of all, I dove into the world of 1900 property values for Harrisburg. After downloading images captured from an annual Tax Assessment book, … Continue reading Digital Harrisburg: Beginning of the Year Update Fall 2017
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 most part, I have been working on a map of 1901 Harrisburg with ArcGIS, a geographic information system. The team uses this system for creating … Continue reading Digital Harrisburg Team-Rachel
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