Thoughts and discoveries of a historian in training
Jessica Foster The time has come to finally create my thematic research collection about Clemson Men in World War II. To do this, I’m using an open-source platform called Omeka S, which allows me to upload digital surrogates of my archival items as well as to create pages in a sort of mini website. This is the … Read more
My latest foray into digital history techniques involved creating a story map. We’ve been learning about how to incorporate space and time into historical narratives in Deep Maps and Spatial Narratives by Bodenhamer, Corrigan, and Harris. This was a new concept to me, as I’m used to reading a scholarly monograph (or any historical work, … Read more
I recently learned about TimelineJS, which is an open-source JavaScript-based tool that enables anyone to build visually rich, interactive timelines. Beginners like me can create a timeline using a Google Sheets template, while experts can use JSON to create custom installations. Since I’m creating a thematic research collection about Clemson men in World War II, I … Read more
One of my first projects in graduate school is to create a thematic research collection based on items in Clemson’s Special Collections and Archives. While I’m no stranger to the world of archives, I hadn’t heard of a thematic research collection, or TRC, before. It’s similar to a digital exhibit, because the archival items are … Read more
“Modern Russia and Eastern Europe” turned out to be my favorite course this semester. I wish there were more (or any) courses about Russia at Furman. Unfortunately the University of South Carolina is the only college in my state that offers a major in Russian and, while I would enjoy such a program, the big … Read more