Free and Open Access Unique Portal for Searching Across a Significant library of Online Texts about Art History by the Getty Institute a great resource
Category Archives: AMERICAS
Archimedes Codex Book C An intriguing Artefact Rediscovered Palimpsest Project Video
Fabulous example of how to do it all better. An ancient text rediscovered, new human knowledge revealed and all the data and joy from the discovery share and open with a Creative Commons Licence across the internet. Short 14 mins 50 secs video the future of digital research humanities and a sprinkling of the application of some pretty amazing science as well.
Online Collection at Folger Shakespeare Library
The world’s largest Shakespeare collection at the Folger Shakespeare Library New York
Brilliant Map Warper at New York Public Library
Map warping, layering historical and modern maps, open access at New York Public Library
Building a C21st Photo Archive
Create a local or family history photo archive of the C21st that reflects the trivia of everyday life. Things that are often ignored because they seem so mundane and ordinary will be so valuable to future generations. Print and annotate your archives, carefully store away for someone to discover in the future.
The protection of ideas yields new important collections: Steve Jobs Patent artefacts @ Smithosonian
Steve Jobs honoured with Smithsonian Patent exhibition, what is the significance and resonance with you and your history project….what were the historic origins of intellectual property, copyright and licensing designs, so much of industry still relies on this protection what will happen going forward in an open world where everyone has access to the same knowledge, the start of a series of articles….
Is this where the ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke Island Virginia went?
New investigation of the Virginia Pars Map reveals some intriguing new evidence for the ‘Lost Colony’
Derived data from historical census material can open up a whole new avenue of research for family historians. The US Immigration Explorer gives an interesting perspective on foreign born individuals from 1880 to 2000
Art History Timeline Britiain & Ireland 1800-1900
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s excellent timeline for setting the context of art alongside your history project, helps you navigate and find a deeper reflection of the timeline that is relevant to you…
Falklands and Impact on the UK Max Hastings on the BBC
Max Hastings was there and traveled out on the Canberra, established historian and authority on WWII his perspective and views are intriguing…
News: US Census Launches Monday….Intriguing Infographics and Crowdsourcing
US National Archives 1940 Launch countdown, Inflection appointed and hosting the free service…Volunteers and collaboration we can all learn something from that. Lets not repeat the debacles we have seen over the 1911 Census….Come on UKNational archives lets lead the way in europe…
Falklands War 30 Years On How Did it Impact on Your Family?
Timeline for Falklands War, 30 years on can you remember were you were and what were you doing? What was the impact on your family history, and in thirty years has very much changed or been learn’t from the lesson and losses of lives from the conflict…
British Home Children Canada Resources
When searching in your family history for a missing child, consider looking at records for The British Home Children to Canada databases, or you can add your own data to an ever growing list of children
British History Timeline by BBC
BBC British History Timeline, an overview and starting point, see screencast YouTube Video and links as a baseline example for Historic timelines…
Gutenberg Project Free Ebook Resources
Gutenberg Project 38,000 Free Ebooks for all, legitimate and great research resources non-fiction as well as fiction. Over 100,000 books with partners and affiliates, it is a great resource for historians. Thanks to it’s late founder Michael S Stearn…
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