Monthly Archives: October 2016

Working on Audio for Digital History Projects

Tonight in class we made a little podcast out of an interview from the Voices of the Pioneers oral histories on the Washington State Digital Archives. Here is what I put together:

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Doing History in My Pajamas: Digital Resources for Local Historians

As local and regional historians we tend to have the luxury of being relatively close to the primary sources we need to do history. Each city or region is inevitably different and in turn will have different resources available to … Continue reading

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Oral History: Providing a Voice from the Bottom Rail

Oral histories are a valuable resource for historians. They provide first person accounts of the past as they are remembered by the individual that experienced them. As historians we often yearn for a first person voice for the people we … Continue reading

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I am a Digital Historian: Now What?

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Graduate school is coming to an end I am readying myself to dive into the world of digital history. But where do I dive? How do I focus my … Continue reading

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