This week, our task was to overlay an older map on top of a Google Earth image. I chose a map of Vermont and New Hampshire from the New York Public Library website because I was born and raised in Vermont (as you will see in my screenshot, there is a little yellow thumbtack for […]
Archive for October, 2012
Oct 21 2012
The Differences Slavery Made- An Overview
William G. Thomas’ and Edward L. Ayers’ article The Differences Slavery Made: A Close Analysis of Two American Communities was a very interesting article. It was focused on the idea of using digital tools to showcase and investigate a historical case, but it also gave a lot of insight into the actual events that were going […]
Oct 16 2012
Maps and Charts
Okay, full disclosure: I’ve never been good at doing things online. Nothing ever works for me and I find it all very frustrating. So when I realized that there was an interactive tutorial on how to make a map on Google Maps, I was very excited. It made things so much easier on me! I’m […]