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Author Archives: Logan Camporeale
Visualizing the Past: From Paintbrush to Keyboard
The disciplines of the humanities have been around for centuries. They have grown and changed over time adapting to new technologies. In particular, the study of the humanities were most impacted by the invention of the printing press and, over … Continue reading
Google News Archive and the Fragility of Digital Resources
In my last blog post I claimed that Google News Archive “is the gold standard for digital newspaper research in Spokane.” It is the single most valuable resource I have used in my research of Spokane but unfortunately, as of … Continue reading
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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
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
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
Digital History and the Historian of the Future
Technology has changed the way that scholars do their work. Digital history is a perfect example of this. Digital technologies, and the internet in particular, now allow us to publish ideas, create archives, broadcast video and podcasts to the world. … Continue reading
