Category: digital history
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Florida civil war soldier records online
I don’t do commercial endorsements, generally, but do think you should know about a new online service from Jim Studnicki called Civil War Microfilm. Not only will it be valuable to those researching the Civil War, it’s an excellent example of well-executed grass-roots digital history. Jim is also the creator of the Civil War Florida…
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New ACW blog: 48th Pa Infantry
I was very pleased to see a new blog pop up this weekend on the subject of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry. Perhaps best known for their digging skills at Petersburg in 1864, the regiment is also one of “mine” (sorry)–part of the IX Corps on the Union Left at Antietam. (US Park Service) The blog…
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Grubby details of digital history: link checking
This past week I was reminded of a website maintenance chore I’ve been neglecting. An observant and sympathetic reader noted our link to the Meade Archive was broken because the site had moved. This kind of thing happens all the time, of course. Cross-linking to other information is the best thing about the Web, but…
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Digital history rubber 3
I chanced yesterday upon another of those people doing great history online. stone of Major Thomas Yeager, 25th & 53rd PA Infantry (photo: E. Carr) Low profile, but not to be missed is the work Everette Carr is doing–and blogging–on behalf of the Union and West End Cemetery of Allentown, Pennsylvania. I really appreciate the…
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Selling-off more history
Writing previously on this subject, I worried about a soldier’s wartime letter disappearing into a private collection, never to be seen again. That was as nothing compared to what I found online today. Oh how I wish now I’d gone for the money instead of personal satisfaction and life-balance in my career choices. Cowan Auctions…
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Jumping into digital history with both feet
No more fooling with theory and generalities. Its time to get started with your new web project. How better to learn? Off we go, then. We’ll start with a very simple, single-page project. We’ll get the development server up and running and use it to demonstrate how the XHTML, PHP, and database components work together,…
