St. Louis is a city that is proud of its history. By 1904, we were the fourth largest city in the United States, host to the World’s Fair (or Louisiana Purchase Expedition) and location of the first Olympics held in America. In the first century and a half of the city’s existence, settlers passed throughContinue reading “The Destructive Forces of Urban Renewal”
Author Archives: Lindsay Davis
The Exciting Possibilities of Digital Public History
How do we make history relevant, interesting, and engaging? How do we get important, exciting, or even fun and wacky stories out to the widest possible audience? How do we bridge the gap between academic research and the general public? These questions have driven the work of public historians (a relatively new breed of historian)Continue reading “The Exciting Possibilities of Digital Public History”
On Attempting to Define “Digital Humanities”
Most museum professionals will tell you that digital is the future. The writing on the wall seems to be “do or die”: adapt and draw in new audiences or be seen as irrelevant and out of touch. If matters are truly as crucial as they appear to be, it seems natural that we attempt toContinue reading “On Attempting to Define “Digital Humanities””
Introducing Me
My name is Lindsay Davis and I’ve known I want to work at a museum “when I grow up” since the 8th grade. Now, as a first year student in the Museum Studies student at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, I am well on my way to turning that dream into reality. ToContinue reading “Introducing Me”
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