Category Archives: history

The BIG Map Blog – Enormous Historical Maps

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Shachar Pessis

Thousands of old, beautiful maps are sadly being kept from the public that deserves them — sometimes by clumsy or unwieldy government ftp sites, and other times by archives with steep fees for research, and steeper fees for reproduction. Not … Continue reading →

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Crap At My Parents House

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Roy Pessis

Crap At My Parents House – The goal of Crap At My Parents House is to pay homage to all of the weird crap that everyone’s parents have. Please help in this project by submitting anything you deem funny, weird, … Continue reading →

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Storytree – Capturing and Sharing Family Moments

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Annat Katz

Storytree – Family stories form an important part of a person’s identity – stories about love, friendship, childhood dreams, hardships, triumphs, and the ongoing journey that is life. Too often these stories remain unshared and are forgotten before they can … Continue reading →

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Mocavo – Ancestors Search Engine

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Annat Katz

Mocavo – Discover your family’s rich history with Mocavo’s ancestors and genealogy search engine. As opposed to other family history/tree sites such as Ancestry.com and Geni where you can upload family members and trace your ancestors, Mocavo scans all the genealogy sites … Continue reading →

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How to be a Retronaut – The Photo-Based Time Machine

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Annat Katz

How to be a Retronaut – Tap into captivating time capsules in a variety of subjects, thanks to this super cool blog celebrating the wonder of history in digital form. The theme diversity of Retronaut makes it a genuinely encompassing experience in … Continue reading →

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DocsTeach – The Tool Helping Teachers Bring History to Life in Class

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Annat Katz

DocsTeach – The National Archives are reaching out to teachers and educators across the country, offering an amazing collection of primary resources of historical documents and information. Moreover, DocsTeach invites teachers to browse and create classroom activities built around primary … Continue reading →

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Civil War 150 – Celebrating the B-Day of the American Civil War

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Annat Katz

Civil War 150 – It’s hard to believe, but America’s most influential war is a century and a half old. Thanks to the rapid flow of information online and the advancement of technology today, it’s possible to explore the American Civil War … Continue reading →

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280daily – Private Micro-Blogging Spot Taps into the Diary Keeping Habit

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Annat Katz

280daily – What happened to those hand-written diaries we used to keep as kids growing up? I had three of those during my teenage years, but once I became an independent, grown woman, those diaries went straight to the attic. … Continue reading →

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Iconic Photos – The Picture Says it All

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Annat Katz

Iconic Photos – Captivating photos are mesmerizing, and this Weekly Blog winner offers a large collection of culturally and politically significant photos spanning across space and time. Each photo on this blog is more magnificent than the next, and each … Continue reading →

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Archives – Digging in Your Family History Can be Fun

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Annat Katz

Archives – Like Geni and Ancestry.com Archives, too, wishes to become a leader in the family history tracing industry. But instead of supplying merely the platform for adding, processing and viewing user-fed data, Archives already comes with “a database of over … Continue reading →

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The Old Photo Album – American History in Pictures

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Annat Katz

The Old Photo Album – Although this site’s photo gallery has more war and military pictures in the archive than any other category, the digital quality visuals here are mesmerising and intriguing. See American history and culture in a new … Continue reading →

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