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Pre-conference Workshop: HistoryForge: Building Community and Community HistoryLocation: The History Center in Tompkins County Time: 1 - 4 PM The History Center in Tompkins County will host a workshop on its open-source platform, HistoryForge, which links census records, maps, photographs and other local resources. Participants will learn how museums can use HistoryForge to cultivate community, increase civic engagement, historical thinking, and public engagement with their collections. Participants will gain hands-on experience with HistoryForge adding content and exploring its features. They will also learn about the human and historical resources involved in developing a local HistoryForge installation and how THC is using it in exhibits and programming. The session will end with a HistoryForge walking tour of the Ithaca Commons. Presentation Format: Experiential/Interactive Session categories:
What to expect: Meaningful public engagement with local history combines physical and digital tools to empower audiences to ask their own historical questions, examine available resources, and identify missing voices. In this workshop, participants will learn about a powerful example of community engagement around historical records that encourages self-directed exploration. Presenters: Eve Snyder, HistoryForge Project Director, The History Center in Tompkins County Eve Snyder is a Historian and Director of HistoryForge, an open-source platform for local history from The History Center in Tompkins County. Eve earned a Ph.D. in U.S. History from Binghamton University and a B.A. in History and English from Rutgers University. During her graduate studies, she developed a passion for the digital humanities as a tool for increasing public engagement with history. |
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