Over the past year, I’ve created a number of digital history resources. Here’s a brief summary.
A Sailor’s Life in the New Steel Navy
This site was created for the History and New Media graduate course at George Mason University. I scanned all of the images on the site, and performed all of the research in relevant primary and secondary sources on the period. I created the film on the home page using clips from the Library of Congress.
Company G, 182nd Infantry: Fighting the War in the Pacific
This site presents the findings on my years of research on an Army rifle company in World War II. It contains a small portion of the material I have amassed in my research, including original Army documents, war time images, and photographs of artifacts. The site has been well received by the soldiers currently serving in the 182nd Infantry, as it is the most authoritative resource on the web of the unit’s long service in the Pacific during World War II.
Attacking Complex Problems: The Life and Work of Dr. John Warfield
I created this site as a Graduate Assistant at George Mason University Libraries Special Collections & Archives. I spent several months investigating the 100+ archival boxes in the Warfield collection, to develop a biography on the former university professor and innovator.
Special Collections & Archives Virtual Exhibit Hall
This is another site I created as a Graduate Assistant. I built a basic framework which allows SC&A staff to build online exhibits, without having to write HTML code. They are using the site to generate digital exhibits to match physical exhibits they build in the Fenwick Library on the Fairfax campus. Their first exhibit was developed this fall and can be seen on the site.
Naval History and Heritage Command YouTube Channel
As a volunteer at the Naval History and Heritage Command, I’ve undertaken a number of fascinating projects. One of the most visible is the Command’s YouTube channel, for which I create the majority of the content.
