Crowdsourcing Historical Memory with TellHistory

I’m thrilled today to introduce a project that combines my biggest interests--oral storytelling and cultural heritage outreach. It’s appropriately cal...

The Burning of Columbia uses digital media to commemorate history

Have you ever dreamed of what it would be like to go back in time to take part in a historical event?

 
Our guest today has been i...

Laura Bang on classroom digital humanities projects at Villanova University

Dale Kronkright on Shaping Georgia O'Keeffe's Digital Image in Social Media

Can virtual connections and digital media yield tangible benefits for heritage resources? Dale Kronkright says “yes.” And, that’s based on his experie...

Philip Graham on digital futures for cultural heritage education in Scotland

This show explores an approach to new media that we rarely get to see -- a coordinated, research-based strategy that brings together cultural heritage...

Exploring the groundbreaking role of iPads in Pompeii archaeological research

Pompeii: It's the world's most recognizable archaeological site. But did you know it was also the place where the iPad was first used as a field docum...

Talking Pyramids' Vincent Brown on Managing News Content with Social Tools

Have you  ever wanted to learn hieroglyphics? What if a podcast could help you with that? There is one out there and it's produced by this episode's g...

Heritage branding, analytics and international perspective with Jamie Donahoe of Adventures in Preservation

What if you could take your vacation time to not only see a new place, but meet new friends and use your hands to preserve built heritage all at the s...

Kaitlin O'Shea on collaboration, platforms, and the role of historic preservation in the blogosphere

In this edition of the Voices of the Past audio podcast, we'll meet Kaitlin O'Shea. Kaitlin is the creator of the Preservation in Pink blog and newsle...

Audio Podcast: Jennifer Souers Chevraux on the role of museums on the social web

This episode features Jennifer Souers Chevraux of the blog MuseoBlogger. Now Jennifer helps museums and cultural organizations engage their audiences...

Mike O’Laughlin of the Irish Roots Cafe talks about discovering shared family history through new media

“Who are you?” A simple question, but one that could take someone on the adventure of a lifetime. For Mike O’Laughlin of Irish Roots Cafe, it took him...

The Archaeological Box's Matt Thompson on developing membership websites and refining the use of social media as a support mechanism

Founded in 2009, The Archaeological Box is a media-rich website that incorporates features like Google Maps and podcasts in two languages. It also inc...

Picturing preservation tech online with Cultural Heritage Imaging

Today we're talking to Carla Schroer of Cultural Heritage Imaging. CHI is a small company based in San Francisco--the social media capital of the worl...

Library of Congress on partnering with Flickr and finding its voice in social media

Today we have kind of a special show for you. Traditionally we try to promote independent bloggers who are talking about heritage online but this time...

Marion Jensen on putting history into context with Twitter

Marion Jensen is something of a social scientist because he experiments with social services like Twitter to help put history into context. He is the...

A conversation with John Leeke, the "original heritage video blogger" (audio podcast)

John Leeke was videoblogging for nearly a decade before YouTube was even invented. And he was taking about heritage preservation. His "campfire chats"...

Lisa Louise Cooke on podcasting genealogy and the importance of audience

When Lisa Louise Cooke's daughters bought her an iPod a few years ago, she was barely even aware of podcasting as a business. But that gift would go o...

Greg Lemon on podcasting to keep the storytelling tradition alive

On the edition of the Voices of the Past, we meet Greg Lemon. Greg originated the popular MythShow podcast. In this interview, he talks about the impo...

Nina Simon on museum participation and curating a second life in the social space

Nina Simon, the blogger behind the popular Museum 2.0 site, talks about why she believes social media is the key to helping museums and heritage group...

Rachel Penniman on giving voice to emerging conservators

When it comes to the protection of cultural resources for the long haul, conservators are on the front lines: providing hands-on TLC, whether it's in...

Michael Phillips on creating Sense of Place with video iGuidez

Michael Phillips has had a dream that he hopes will someday spread to the rest of the world: to create "sense of place" with video. It seems the tech...

Dale Jarvis on the art of storytelling on the World Wide Web

Dale Jarvis is a member of a diminishing class: the storyteller. Yet, he is finding ways to share his art with whole new generation by reaching out to...

Maggie Struckmeier of Past Horizons on volunteer archaeology and online media

Maggie Struckmeier of Past Horizons Heritage Media talks about inspiring regular people to volunteer with archaeological excavations using a variety o...