In tasked with analyzing a public history project of our choosing, I was naturally drawn to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s (USHMM) “History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust.” I had been previously been made aware of this project, though I had never looked too much into it. Below is a screenshot from the… Continue reading Analyzing “History Unfolded”
Month: February 2023
Experience in Crowdsourcing
On February 14, 2023, I attended Rowan University’s first every Douglass Day transcribe-a-thon! Thankfully for my schedule, I was able to attend the entire event which ran from 11am through 3pm. This was my first time attending an event like this and I was so excited. I knew some of my friends would be there… Continue reading Experience in Crowdsourcing
Creating a Timeline
When learning about history, something that I have always found helpful has been timelines (especially if they are interactive). In my Digital Public History course, we had the opportunity to create a timeline on a historical topic of our choice through Timeline JS. I did my assignment on the ultra-abridged history of Schutzstaffel (SS) uniforms.… Continue reading Creating a Timeline
