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Mapping the Nation

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From www.mappingthenation.com - September 1, 2012 6:42 PM

This link is a companion site to the book, "Mapping the Nation: History & Cartography in 19th Century America" by Susan Schulten.  The author and publisher have made all of the images available digitally, and they are organized by chapter as well as chronologically. This a great resource to find some of the important maps that shaped America and help mold the manner in which we conceptualize America. Geography and history teachers alike will be able to draw on these materials. The chapters include:

  1. The Graphic Foundations of American History
  2. Capturing the Past Through Maps
  3. Disease, Expansion and the Rise of Environmental Mapping
  4. Slavery and the Origin of Statistical Cartography
  5. The Cartographic Consolidating of America


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Ghosts of War

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From www.dailymail.co.uk - October 23, 2012 5:00 PM
The remarkable pictures show scenes from France today with atmospheric photographs taken in the same place during the war superimposed on top.


In this fastinating set of images, Dutch artist and historian Jo Teeuwisse merges her passions literally by superimposing World War II photographs on to modern pictures of the where the photos were originally taken.  This serves as a reminder that places are rich with history; to understand the geography of a place, one must also know it's history (and vice versa).   


Tags: Europe, war, images, historial, place. 

Matt A.'s comment, April 16, 9:16 AM
These photos are incredibly interesting. It takes you back in time but shows you the present. It gives you perspective of what the battles looked like. You not be familiar with something when you see a picture of it from 70 years ago, but when it is combined to today it gives you a different perspective. It relates to geography because it gives us a sense of where these places are. How they were different then from today. It shows why things may be different. Why there may be monuments or plaques of rememberence.
Meg Conheeny's comment, April 25, 4:43 PM
These photos really can open your eyes. You could be at a place that looks and feels normal but 50 years ago it was a bloody battlefield. So many places around the United States are filled with stories of history and culture. By standing in an area that was once a battlefield one can sense the presence of the men that once fought there. We can feel their strength and what they went through to give us freedom. Even though the environment and the landscape of a place can change overtime, the history and culture along with the individuals involved will always be engraved in that particular place.
Magnus Gustafsson's comment, April 26, 3:53 PM
Yeah, this is interesting and give us possibilities to understand history is real.
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Charlemagne ("Call Me" by Blondie)

From www.youtube.com - February 29, 2012 12:30 PM
Mrs. B rocks out to the Blondie classic with a crown from Burger King (???).

 

If you haven't yet discovered the YouTube channel "historyteachers," this is a sample of their work.  The simple premise is that musical rythmns and beats help us remember lyrics; using that idea, they've created a wide list of songs with historically-themed lyrics.  

go social studies go's comment, February 29, 2012 7:28 PM
This is one of my favorites
Karen Kelly's comment, March 1, 2012 9:13 AM
I wish I had this level of creativity!
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Currywurst on the Street

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From video.nytimes.com - February 6, 2012 4:47 PM
Michael Slackman, The Times's Berlin Bureau Chief, looks into the city's obsession with a popular street dish that combines sausage, ketchup and curry powder. 

 

The globalization of food, immigration and the diffusion of cultural practices are all richly displayed in this short clip. 

Don Brown Jr's comment, July 11, 2012 10:02 PM
Food is often as distinct and diverse as the cultures they come from. The diffusion of foreign food in international cities (which are becoming places of ever increasing diversity) such as Berlin, is very symbolic of the growing presence of globalization around the world and its impact on culture.
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Interactive Sistine Chapel

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From www.vatican.va - January 10, 2012 12:13 PM

One of the amazing memories of my trip to Europe was visiting the Vatican and developing a kink in my neck from marveling at the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.  No photography is allowed to preserve reverence in what many consider not only a cultural heritage site, but a holy site.  This link is the next best thing to being in the Vatican staring at the Sistine Chapel.  We might not be able to travel the world with our students, but this can help us bring the world to our classroom.

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Epic time-lapse map of Europe

From www.youtube.com - May 15, 2012 10:31 AM

"Fast forwarding from ca 1000 AD until 2005 showing Europe's shifting borders, alliances, unions, territories, occupied land etc."

 

This is an excellent video that highlights the shifting political geography of Europe and the historical sweeps of the various eras. 

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Spatial History Project

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From www.stanford.edu - February 16, 2012 1:37 PM

The Spatial History Project at Stanford puts together some fantastic geovisualization that is an awesome site that allows you or your kids to spatial and temporally the diffusion of Nazi concentration camps.  It has some clickable 'GIS-like' layers to help students contextualize the data and to make some important interdisciplinary connections.  Originally spotted on http://ushistoryeducatorblog.blogspot.com/

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Catalonian Cultural Tourism

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From www.turismedecatalunya.com - January 10, 2012 12:34 PM

The tourism board bills them as "a European Mediterranean country," distinctly separate from Spanish cultural identity.  Implied also is a political distinction as well with their NATIONAL history museum (select language to view in English).  A google image search for "Catalonia is not Spain" will yield excellent visual materials to support the political will for greater autonomy.  How is heritage and history used to create a local identity?  Whose heritage is it?    

Sean Rooney's comment, October 3, 2012 9:18 AM
How much of an impact does tourism have on the economy in Europe? The distinction from Spanish cultural identity is crucial to the historical perspective of Europe. The political distinction is also a turning point in Europe. The vast majority of museums plays a significant role and classifies the different cultural history throughout Europe.
Jorge Rubio Navarro's curator insight, February 27, 1:03 AM

Interesting...
chris tobin's comment, March 22, 2:07 PM
Could not access the original.....?not available
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