This directory is a free guide to history-focused digital projects for students, faculty, public history professionals, and anyone interested in learning about history through digital media.
It is designed to help connect researchers and learners with resources that can help them explore their interests, and to promote and share the wide range of digital projects in existence. This directory does not include all digital projects, but is vetted by the NCPH staff and Membership Committee for projects that are focused on the study or interpretation of historical subject matter, are open access, and are built with the intention of engaging a wide audience.
NCPH also intends for this to be a resource for those interested in developing their own digital projects by including information on costs, funding, labor, software, etc. for each entry.
The directory includes various filters to help you navigate to projects of interest and is keyword searchable.
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The Atlas of Drowned Towns
The Atlas of Drowned Towns explores the histories of the communities that were displaced or disappeared to make way for the reservoirs for what are called “river development projects” -- aka large dams. Beneath the…Subjects
Dams, Displacement, Community Archiving
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Yesterqueers
Yesterqueers is a public history project that explores and celebrates the broad expanse of queer history. Creator and Host Amanda W. Timpson creates narratively compelling and academically rigorous videos that help queer people see themselves…Subjects
LGBTQ+, Queer Culture, Queer People, Queer Studies, Transgender Archives, Two-Spirit People
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IFPH Explorers
The Explorers project of the International Federation for Public History, is a space devoted to informing and promoting activities and international debates between historians and other professionals researching or interested in public history. Our main…Subjects
Global Public History
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Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective
Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective connects history with today, providing historical insights on current events. Each month Origins produces a free, open-access main article that features an expert who analyzes a pressing issue in…Full Details
The Kitchen in the Cabinet: Histories of Food and Science
"The Kitchen in the Cabinet" is a digital exhibition that explores the historical intersections of food and natural science. It tells the stories of centuries-old food artifacts that have survived to the present day, despite…Subjects
History of Science, Food History, Natural History, Culinary History, Early America, African American, European History, Enlightenment, 17th Century, 18th Century
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United States Foreign Policy History & Resource Guide
This open resource educational website provides a coherent overview of U.S. foreign policies and wars from a principled, "just war" perspective. Written for the general public and undergraduate students, each entry draws on the work…Subjects
U.S. foreign policy, War of 1812, US-Mexican War, War of 1898 and US-Filipino War, "Yankee Imperialism," World War I, World War II, Cold War interventionism, Korean War, Vietnam War, Central America wars 1980s, Post-Cold War Era, Africa and the War on Terror, and Afghanistan, Iraq, and the "war on terror"
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Climate Footprints of Heritage Tourism
What can heritage teach us about climate change, and how we can take action? This online exhibit illustrates the climate change-related impacts, challenges, and opportunities of tourism at UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The tool is…Subjects
Climate Change, World Heritage
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15 Minute History
15 Minute History is a history podcast designed for historians, enthusiasts, and newbies alike. This podcast series is devoted to short, accessible discussions of important topics in world history, United States history, and Texas history…Subjects
US History, Global History, Indigenous, Early America, World War II, Women, LGBTQ+ History
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RE:source
RE:source is a digital platform, with stories and photo galleries that explore the history of philanthropic practice. It includes profiles of notable individuals, episodes in fields touched by philanthropic giving, and discussions of issues particular…Software Used
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Nevada Test Site Oral History Project
The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is a comprehensive program dedicated to documenting, preserving and disseminating the remembered past of persons affiliated with and affected by the…Subjects
Indigenous, World War II, Women, Veterans, Nuclear Testing
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