Historical Reminiscents

It is finally warm here! And flowers are starting to grow! As Spring rolls around I've been getting the urge to start Spring cleaning. What does Spring cleaning mean for folks working in academia and public history? How do you set yourself for success in the coming season? In this episode I chat about shaking up schedules, planning for the Summer, and getting the most out of Spring.

I would love to hear about how your writing or professional routines change with the seasons, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -"A Semester Needs A Plan"

I use Twitter a lot and believe it can be a fantastic resource of Canadian historians and public history practitioners. In this episode I discuss how to get the most of Twitter, the potential of Twitter for community building, and the conference applications of twitter.

I would love to hear about your experience using Twitter as an academic or public historian, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Andrea Eidinger's, "The Canadian Historian's Guide to Twitter" -Beyond 150 Twitter Conference

If you work in the heritage field or for a non-profit there is a good chance you've been involved in grants in some way shape or form. Despite the prevalence of grant writing in public history not all public history students are trained in how to apply for grants. In this episode I discuss what you need to know about grant guidelines, writing style, and crafting a grant application for the first time.

I would love to hear about your experience writing grants, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

This podcast was inspired by a listener suggestion! Are there other topics you think I should cover? Please let me know.

Other Resources: -Katie Linder, Research in Action Podcast on Grant Writing Basics

I'm currently at the National Council on Public History annual meeting (yay!) and with conference season ramping up I've been thinking a lot about networking. In this episode I discuss networking as an introvert, conference survival tips, and small steps to building a strong network. I also chat about asking for help and reaching out to people you don't know.

I would love to hear about what other networking strategies folks rely on, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Katie Linder, "How to Meet Really Cool People" -Andrea Eidinger, "A Beginner's Guide to CHA"

This past month has been a bit of a whirlwind. Given the quick pace of things, I've been thinking about strategies for juggling multiple projects and handling moving deadlines. In this episode I discuss tips and tricks for managing workloads, staying on task, and doing all the things. I talk about saying no and how to decide what projects to prioritize.

I would love to hear about what other strategies folks use when , leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Action Journal

Images have the power to act as click-bait - photographs can illustrate blog posts, make your professional website more attractive, and help illuminate a historical topic. In this episode I discuss using creative commons and public domain images as part of your online presence. I breakdown the types of image licenses and mention some of my favourite places for finding photographs.

I would love to hear about where folks find public domain and creative commons images, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Creative Commons Summary -Europeana Collections -The Met open access policy -Library and Archives Canada on Flickr -SFU Library guide to finding and using online images

Thinking about slogging through hundreds of archival research photographs? Dreading organizing all of your sources? In this episode I discuss digital tools for organizing archival research. I talk about ways to manage citations, archival images, transcription, and metadata.

I would love to hear about what other strategies folks use to manage their archival research, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Tropy -Zotero -Evernote and OCR

How do you coordinate the work of a dozen people who live in geographically different spaces, across multiple time zones? In this week's podcast episode I discuss strategies for working on collaborative projects virtually. I draw on my experience participating in projects which include participation from individuals across Canada and abroad. I also share some of my favourite project management and team software.

I would love to hear about what other strategies folks use when working collaboratively, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

This week's podcast episode is all about the intersection of open source digital tools and public history. I talk about ways that digital history and open source communities can enhance public history practice. I also discuss my favorite open source public history tools.

What open source tools or platforms do you use as part of your public history practice? I would love to hear about your success or challenges using open source software in the public history field, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -OMEKA -Audacity -Daniel Ross' Active History post on using History Pin in the classroom. -Voyant

This week's podcast episode is focused on program and project evaluation at Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM). I discuss the importance of having programming goals, the range of ways success can be measured, and different evaluation types.

Do you have experience of evaluating programming at a public history site? I would love to hear about it, leave a comment or send me a message on Twitter.

Mentioned in this episode: -Visitor Studies Association -AASLH resource - "Get Your Feet Wet With Visitor Surveys" (This includes templates!)