The potential for applying digital/internet strategies in everything from archival management to promotion of history tourism is exciting and maybe a little bit daunting. Who has the time to master every new technology? (I’m twittering to my friends as I write this.) The idea for this blog came out of the Roundtable discussion (June 30, Boscobel) about staying in better touch as a community of historians/researchers/hobbyists etc. Though it may not be the perfect solution, it is a beginning.
In the future this section of the blog can be used to feature your updates on uses of technology in presenting/storing/collecting history, your ideas, and things you have seen in your travels.
Some Examples:
In the city of Albany, N.Y., for instance, the State Parks Dept. has a history recording available –if you dial a certain number in your cell phone—as you drive around the City and pass historic buildings.
In some museums around the country, you can download a podcast in the week before a big exhibit opens and then use it for a self-guided tour. Could we do this for house tours?
In Putnam County, there are at least two Facebook sites with town archival photos. Go to “google” search and look for Putnam Valley or Carmel and Facebook. Lori Kemp added the “Carmel, N.Y.” page to her Facebook account and it has blossomed into a collection of wonderful photos and reminiscences.
P.Houser
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