Over the past several years there has been an enormous increase in the number of historical maps that are available online. These digital collections are a great aid for those of us seeking to understand the past, whether it is for a scholarly investigation, local history study, or genealogy project. While the maps, many centuries…
Blogging History: Web 2.0 products Create Opportunities
In York, PA an active community of bloggers share stories about the past and Jim McClure, a York Daily Record columnist, has written about the transformations associated with these and other web 2.0 products. Here are some of Jim’s observations: “For the past 75 years, those doing York-area history were a successive handful of serious-minded,…
First State Heritage Park Puts Spotlight on Delaware History In An Engaging and Informative Way
June 22, 2013 – For a Wilmington University history lab our class ventured down to the Dover Green for some outdoor, experiential learning offered by the First State Heritage Park and the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs. In the course of over an hour on this beautiful June day, we strolled around the Dover Green…
Eastern Shore of VA Public Library an Important Resource for Family and Local History Research
The Eastern Shore of Virginia has a number of helpful research repositories for those studying the past and one of those is the Eastern Shore Public Library. It’s about halfway down the Peninsula, between the State Line and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, in the county seat town of Accomac. This regional system, serving Accomack and…