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Jeffery
Anyone out there using Kickstarter to fund a heritage project?
Found this example from Williamsburg. Are there others you know of? What do you think about Kickstarter's potential as an funding source ...
The Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative kickstarter.com
About this project The Historical Williamsburg Living Narrative allows you meet the people and experience the circumstances that lead to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The setting is Williamsburg,...
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great video, but how do you promote it?
This link is to a fantastic video about ten years of hard work in restoring paint and wallpaper in an English country house. The problem ...
Jeffery
National Landmarks Flickr Contest
One of the oldest historic preservation Flickr contests is open again. It is coordinated by Sabra Smith, who works with the National ...
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog...
Jeffery
Facebook is a conversation platform, but this this is the most meaningful example of it being used to preserve heritage I've seen.
Facebook may help save dying language futurity.org
With the help of a group of urban people from Papua New Guinea who use Facebook, mobile phones and other electronic media, an anthropologist has created a digital archive to preserve a dying language for future generations....
Jeffery
Overwhelmed with trying to keep up with the latest from all the heritage blogs?
Heritage Blogger breaks down the latest headlines from over 200 heritage blogs topically. If I missed one of your favorites on ...
Past Horizon's Weblog heritageblogger.com
British archaeologists fight with Italian farmer to save ancient aqueduct In January father and son team Edward and Michael O’Neill discovered the headwaters of the aqueduct, which was built by the Emperor Trajan, hidden...
Jeffery
One of the world's most collaborative library archive websites ups its game
Trove, a "Google" of libraries across Australia, is the gold standard for open collaboration and user-contributed content. They've just ...
Thread: Trove Application Programming Interface (API) trove.nla.gov.au
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Trove Application Programming Interface. We have been assisted by several beta testers, for which we are very grateful. I’d also like to acknowledge the work of the Trove IT...
Jeffery
During Preservation Week, Library of Congress focuses on the digital
At this point we all have a history on the web, here's what LOC says about preserving it.
Digital Preservation Is Cultural Literacy huffingtonpost.com
While digital preservation might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about K-12 curricula, teaching kids about Web archiving, digitization, and media storage can serve as a gateway to hands-on learning in...
Jeffery
Interactive WWII historical timeline app for iOS makes heritage storytelling portable
Looking to portray history around engaging, contextual (portable) storytelling? Here's a great model!
Timeline World War 2 timelineww2.com
Timeline WW2 for iPad brings to life the cataclysmic events of 70 years ago for a 21st century audience.
Jeffery
Video: Reaching and Engaging "Cultural Consumers"
This focuses on engagement through an archaeological lens, focused on video tactics. A worthwhile watch.
Darius Arya, Executive Director of the American Institute for Roman Culture, discusses the role that digital video and social media can play in the preservation of the past and the education of cultural...
Jeffery
Is digital heritage a responsibility?
The author of this article argues for "urgency in addressing the challenge of provenance as a prelude to digitisation, and not as an ...
OpenCulture 2012 Provocation - Digital Provenance mandh-online.com
'Digital Provenance: The Significant Challenge of Today' by Roger Layton, CEO of Roger Layton Associates, Johannesburg, South Africa and Founder of The ETHER Initiative.
Kelly
Rising from the ashes – letting Detroit’s industrial heritage inspire... heritageinaction.wordpress.com
Rising from the ashes – letting Detroit’s industrial heritage inspire a new era of design and innovation Few cities have felt the sting of urban decline more than Detroit. The city rose on the...
Jamie
Partners in Preservation Grants Program
shows how well the preservation field has incorporated social media. Their current round is focused on New York, after covering Boston, ...
Jeffery
Glad to see these efforts being recognized in HuffPost! Anyone else optimizing Facebook Timeline for Heritage?
How Israel's Museums Are Harnessing Social Media to Share Their Wares huffingtonpost.com
"If someone based in Oklahoma goes online to read about the museum and learns through our Timeline what we do, then you can be sure that the first place that person will visit if they come to Israel is the...
Jeffery
The first issue of the International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era is out
While this publication doesn't address technologies related to outreach, the latest documentation and preservation methods are providing ...
multi-science.metapress.com multi-science.metapress.com
Basma
Preserving History of Egypt - Suez Canal
Interested in one of the main achievements that affected Egypt's History? Yes... It is the Suez Canal. The Canal is the most important ...
Suez Canal Website docs.google.com
Information is found with a minimum of clicks *You don't have to go through several pages till you reach the information you are looking for. It is clear from the website structure where you can find information you need. Site...
