(This is Marla, via Cathy) I’m mainly looking to learn what’s happening out there in terms of interpretive technologies — QR tags, on-the-fly walking tours, apps that seem look promising, etc. Also, I’m involved in the Digital History Lab at the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women in June, and would like to learn of any innovative projects in women’s history out there.

Hi all,

I hope it’s appropriate to post this here – my conference roommate and I have just realized that we got a day out of sync with our hotel room planning, and I find myself needing to figure out accommodation for Tuesday night, when I’ll be arriving late.  I can extend my existing booking at the Crowne Plaza for that night, but would prefer to split the cost if I can.  Are there any other female THATCampers who would like to share a room that night?  Alternatively, is there anyone who already has a room but would like to share the cost for one night?

If so, please email me at cstanton[at]tiac.net.  Thanks!

My half-formed idea is very similar to Anne Whisnant’s (not surprising, as we’re working on similar road-related projects!).  I’d love to find a way to create a good, clear online map of the whole 140-mile length of Route 2 in Massachusetts, with the potential for adding either a layer or layers for historic maps or just snippets from those.  I’m trying to develop a methodology for studying a highway ethnographically (trickier than it sounds) and would like to have this online venue as a kind of “place” that people can go to spark memories and stories of their own as part of my interviewing process, with materials from those interviews and archival research eventually feeding back into the map.  I have no idea how to accomplish this!  I’ve been thinking of using Prezi as a starting-place, since that will give me a basis for making discrete presentations from this data as I’m building it (and since I really like Prezi).  But I’m not sure how to integrate that with a basic (and loooong) map.  Looking forward to exploring this and other ideas with you all next week!