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The future of local history, historical societies, and their collections

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Please add to this list of resources related to local history and the Web:

- http://omeka.org/
- http://chnm.gmu.edu/
- http://thatcamp.org
- http://www.dlfaquifer.org
- http://www.scribd.com/groups/view/9329-historic-preservation -- Free document hosting and streaming

- http://www.flickr.com/ -- Free photo hosting
- http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser/ -- Free Flickr slideshow to embed in your site

Discussions

Update on $40,000 IMLS Planning Grant Awarded to Massachusetts 1 Reply

Started by Lee Wright. Last reply by Heather Cole Mar 12.

Meeting and survey of all local historical societies in New England 3 Replies

Started by Lee Wright. Last reply by Lee Wright Nov. 5, 2008.

Oct. 16 deadline for IMLS Connecting to Collections statewide planning grants

Started by Lee Wright Sep. 29, 2008.

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Comment by Mary Clark on October 4, 2008 at 2:36pm: Thought Local History folks might be interested in our effort to gather some local history of the WWII era. This is the first time we've tried a special web page/blog with audio interviews, etc. Hope it works. Any suggestions from those who have done similar things is welcome. You are welcome to share your story too!

Work! Fight! Sacrifice!: Remembering World War II

For part of the accompanying exhibit we used some photos gathered at our Mass Memories Road Show!

Comment by Heather Cole on August 14, 2008 at 10:22am: Great resource, Lee. Thanks!

Comment by Lee Wright on August 14, 2008 at 10:16am: Yesterday at a meeting of other folks involved in managing historical societies and properties, I learned that several of the free tools that we use to reach more people online were unfamiliar to many of the people around the table.

As a result, I compiled the attached list. If you have suggestions for additions, please let me know.

Lee Wright
Trustee--Marlborough Historical Society
Lee@HistoricMarlborough.org

The History Tools List--As of August 14, 2008.doc