Tag: writing
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Oral Histories
Dear Travelers, The creation and use of oral histories is something that I do not get to interact with often. Because the people that I study have been dead for approximately 700 years, the ability to not only use oral history interviews but also to conduct them is something foreign to me. I am a…
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Metadata and Exhibit Labels
Dear Travelers, What are historians? Yes, we are scholars and academics, but one of the biggest and most important jobs we hold is that of storytellers. One of my favorite quotes is written by historian John H. Arnold in his book Inquisition and Power, saying, “The historian…can regenerate the stories of the dead…In the end,…
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Podcast Review: Tides of History
Dear Travelers, While listening to the podcast Tides of History, produced by Wondery Media, I came across an episode entitled “Ancient DNA and the Future of the Past,” and I was intrigued. I wanted to explore more about what was talked about in the episode, but also the podcast itself. Tides of History is a…
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Digital Mapping…What is it?
Dear Travelers, The profession of cartography and the use of maps are centuries-old traditions. In the Middle Ages, maps could include everything from the Garden of Eden to mysterious monsters warning travelers not to go there. Over time, the creation of maps has become less fantastical and based around theology, to becoming based in science.…
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The Archives
Dear Travelers, The archives have always been viewed as a secret place filled with the mysteries of the universe. Filled with thousands of documents that could hold the magic key to understanding the past. But this idea of a Hogwarts-like room filled with books has changed with the advancement of technology. The role of the…
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Surveying the Field
Dear Travelers, According to Marcello Ravveuts, the transition to digital history is simply a progression from the spoken word to writing to printing to industry to mass communication. The creation of public websites is simply the next step towards progress. The history of Public and Digital history is an interesting one. Historians have been using…
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Public History vs. Digital History
Dear Travelers, While on my adventures throughout graduate school, I have come to ponder the question of what public history is and what digital history is. What are the purposes of each? Are they essentially the same? Or are they fundamentally different? How can these ideas help people understand the woes of historians such as…
Hannah Pullen 