The history and modern practices of public history show its rapid evolution and professionalization after the 1960s, though in some ways learning about its origins among national park rangers during
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Traces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad: Project Argument, Justifications, and Evaluation MethodologyTraces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad: Project Argument, Justifications, and Evaluation Methodology
This project argues that an underground railroad existed in Western Illinois (WIURR), and that understanding of it is enhanced by its interpretation through a multi-faceted, interactive digital history platform. The
Update on Traces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad ProjectUpdate on Traces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad Project
A challenge to this project remains adding items to exhibits, and learning whether incorporating a user-feedback aspect to the website, and a page showing relevant reference information, are feasible with
Traces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad: argument, content, and impact evaluationTraces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad: argument, content, and impact evaluation
There are three central arguments of Traces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad. The first argument refutes a common perception that the region suffers from historical obscurity. In the early 1970s,
Conceptualizing my Western Illinois underground railroad website part IIConceptualizing my Western Illinois underground railroad website part II
I have made some progress on the website, “Traces of Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad,” at http://timroberts.org/wiugrr/. There is a smattering of digital artifacts available for users to study, which are
Conceptualizing my Western Illinois underground railroad website, part IConceptualizing my Western Illinois underground railroad website, part I
This project will develop a website that traces the history and mythology of the famous Underground Railroad (UGRR). The project focuses on a fairly restricted geographic region, Western Illinois. This
Feedback from potential users of a proposed digital history project on Western Illinois’ Underground RailroadFeedback from potential users of a proposed digital history project on Western Illinois’ Underground Railroad
I’m thinking of a digital history projects that develops an open-access website that maps various kinds of evidence of the Western Illinois region’s underground railroad history and its possible ties
