This post is part of a new summer 2017 “DIY” (do-it-yourself) series by House Divided Project interns Rachel Morgan and Sam Weisman on how to make various types of primary source facsimiles; see posts on CDVs, stereocards, colorized photos, and letters. On a camping trip for the first time, a student in my mother’s fifth […]
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Entering Oz – Bringing Color to History
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Making Something to Write Home About
Posted by weismans Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Civil War (1861-1865), Letters & DiariesThis post is part of a new summer 2017 “DIY” (do-it-yourself) series by House Divided Project interns Rachel Morgan and Sam Weisman on how to make various types of primary source facsimiles; see posts on CDVs, stereocards, colorized photos, and letters. Imagine holding the tear-stained letter from a loving wife to her husband, a Union soldier. Then, follow the […]
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Social Networks in the House Divided Era
Posted by weismans Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Antebellum (1840-1861), Civil War (1861-1865), ImagesThis post is part of a new summer 2017 “DIY” (do-it-yourself) series by House Divided Project interns Rachel Morgan and Sam Weisman on how to make various types of primary source facsimiles; see posts on CDVs, stereocards, colorized photos, and letters. If you mention MySpace, you just dated yourself. Believe it or not, fads in social networking gave away […]
