[TRANSCRIPT] Welcome to Voices of the Past. I’m Jeff Guin. We’ll have that interview in a moment, but first here’s an update from our website. One of the most effective ways to promote heritage sites and activities is through photography. We all treasure old photographs as windows to another time. Today, the web offers several [...]
Jennifer helps museums and cultural organizations engage their audiences by developing compelling experiences and using new media to cultivate a new generation of patrons. To gain more insight from Jennifer, listen to our extended audio podcast. Netcast background image courtesy of Trey Ratcliff of the Stuck in Customs website. If you would like your favorite [...]
In this edition of the Voices of the Past Netcast, we’ll meet Dale Jarvis. Dale is a folklorist and storyteller who is pioneering ways to share his art with new generations using online media. He experiments with traditional storytelling methods using social tools like Twitter, Facebook, podcasts and even Second Life. He’ll talk about the timelessness of storytelling and how you can still communicate the power of place through the web.
In this edition of the Voices of the Past Netcast, we’ll meet Lisa Louise Cooke. Lisa created and maintains Genealogy Gems–one of the world’s most popular genealogy websites. She’ll tell us about the learning curve involved in using online media, and how she uses the web to create a deeper connection to her audience.
In this edition of the Voices of the Past netcast, we’ll meet Dave Moyer. Moyer is a new media professional and a historic preservation activist. We’ll learn how he became involved in those efforts, and how he manages his role as founding president of Bitwire media … at just sixteen years old. Plus, online heritage briefs: downloadable heritage documents on the Middle East; AIC’s new wiki for conservation; heritage travel site iGuidez
The World Digital Library debuts; the Museums and the Web conference addresses the social, cultural and technological issues of heritage online; The National Trust for Historic Preservation is bring back its popular This Place Matters social media campaign; The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training is planning a nationwide cemetery preservation summit in Nashville (interview with Jason Church)
Past Horizons Magazine now published; U.S. National Trust launches social network, Facebook marketplace page
Smithsonian holds “2.0 conference”; UNESCO looking for site evaluators for Peru heritage sites; Obama administration unveils new Whitehouse.gov site; Preservation Today starts “Friendfeed” room for heritage discussions.
by Dylan Staley
Past Horizons is a service that seeks to aggregate many different archeological opportunities for people of all skill ranges to get involved with the field of archeology and heritage preservation. The website is host to countless descriptions of projects going on around the globe. It’s not limited to the United States or The United Kingdom; its project listing includes projects from Belgium, Romania, Tunisia, Bulgaria, and numerous other countries (around sixty-five in all!)
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