Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, http://dsl.richmond.edu/historicalatlas/.
Digital archives are getting so much better! They’re not just about reproducing historical documents anymore. Multimedia add-ons–from searchable statistics to animated timelines–fill in the gaps not explained by the map keys.
Recently, Slate.com writer Rebecca posted on some of her favorite digital archives. Four of the five are of interest to genealogists! Read the article to learn more about them:
- Noisy New York City: An interactive database on noise complaints in the Big Apple during the 1920s and 1930s.
- What People Were Reading in Muncie, Indiana: A searchable set of public library records showing what books were popular (and among what groups) from 1891-1902.
- Jamaican Slave Revolt: See an interactive map and timeline of the complicated uprising of about 1500 enslaved workers in 1760-61 on the island.
- Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States: animated atlases that put historical data behind the maps. For example, you can see an animated representation of the growth of the Catholic church in the U.S., 1775-1890.
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