Today’s post comes from Stephanie Greenhut, Education Technology Specialist, in the Education and Public Programs division. March is Women’s History Month! To celebrate, we’ve created four new collections focusing on women of the past in the National Archives’ profile on Historypin. We began partnering with Historypin back in November, and have since been pinning historic … Continue reading Putting Women on the Map: New Women’s History Collections on Historypin
Have you ever looked at an historic storefront flanked by modern office buildings and wondered what the streetscape might have looked like back when that first building was constructed? If so, the National Archives’ new partnership with Historypin may be right up your alley! Historypin, a project of the British non-profit We Are What We … Continue reading Put a Pin in It! National Archives Joins Historypin
Do you like photographs of past places and times? Do you like to take photographs yourself? Have you ever wanted your work to be featured and sold by the National Archives? Then we have the contest for you! The National Archives introduces our first photo contest on Challenge.gov, an innovative website where the Federal government … Continue reading New NARA Photo Contest on Challenge.gov!
The National Archives introduces an exciting new way to use our historic photograph collections! History Happens Here! augments reality and combines the old with the new in the same frame, giving the viewer a unique perspective on how our country has evolved over time. For those of us who are familiar with the latest in … Continue reading See History in Your Reality: A New Flickr Photo Project!
