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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Urban Archive
A platform for cities, museums, libraries, and urban explorers. Urban Archive creates technology that enhances collection engagement and digital storytelling and extends the reach of cultural organizations by providing them with collaborative tools to share…Subjects
New York City History, Urban History, Architectural History
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The Gulf Podcast
The Gulf Podcast uses oral histories to tell stories of people and nature on the Texas Gulf Coast in a nonfiction audio storytelling format. Think of it as StoryCorps meets The Memory Palace meets campus…Subjects
Environmental History, Gulf of Mexico, History of Science
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A Sense of Place: Stories of Stewardship from the National Park Service
The podcast “A Sense of Place: Stories of Stewardship from the National Park Service” introduces the people who take care of America’s parks. You’ll meet search and rescue rangers. A wilderness manager who called Yosemite…Subjects
National parks, National Park Service, cultural resources, natural resources, Yosemite National Park, race, gender, African American, cartography
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A Sailor’s Life For Me
Based on ten years of historical research, A Sailor’s Life for Me is a dynamic online game and educator resource that allows people of all ages to step into the shoes of an 1812 sailor…Subjects
War of 1812, Naval history, American history
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Spreading “The Word”: The Dana College Theater Troupe Tour of 1942
This online exhibit tells the story of a group of students at the now-defunct Dana College in Nebraska who went on a six-state tour with the Danish-language play “Ordet” (“The Word”) in 1942. Tying together…Subjects
World War II, Danish American, Immigration, Ethnic, Nebraska, Dana College, Archives
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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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History, Art & Archives: United States of the House of Representatives
Discover the rich heritage of “the People’s House” and its central role in U.S. history since 1789. Explore its unique story and the men and women who have shaped it. Browse a selection of its…Subjects
United States. Congress.; United States. Congress. House.; United States. Congress. House--History.; United States. Congress. House--History--Sources.; Civics--Study and teaching--United States--History.
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Mapping the Voter Education Project (VEP)
The Voter Education Project (VEP) was a discreet civil rights agency that funded hundreds of African American voter registration campaigns throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.…Subjects
African American, Civil Rights Movement
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Papers of Martin Van Buren
The Papers of Martin Van Buren is a joint digital/print project that is making accessible approximately 13,000 documents belonging to the eighth president. By transcribing Van Buren’s papers, including his letters, speeches, notes, and miscellaneous…Subjects
Presidents
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Abbot Academy Collections
The site highlights unique parts of Abbot Academy history through manuscripts, archival records, photographs, and ephemera that document the girls' school from its founding in 1829 to its merger with Phillips Academy in 1973. It…Subjects
Women, Girls, Education--History
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