BlogHide Resteemsjfeagan (52)in money • 7 years agoI am not qualified to distribute large sums of money but let's just pretend!This week--our final week!--we're engaging with the thought experiment of how and where we would dispense $10,000, $100,000, $1,000,000, and $10,000,000 to have maximum impact in public history. My…jfeagan (52)in crypto • 7 years agoWhat I think we should do with our 3,000 SteemWhen @phillyhistory's #explore1918 project began, we all had high hopes. Steemit presented our class with an exciting opportunity to raise funds that could be used to have a real-world impact on…jfeagan (52)in digital • 7 years agoWe're All Doomed, Let's Go DigitalAs my colleague @hourofhistory explained in his post, this week's reading, "The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections" paints yet another gloomy picture of the state…jfeagan (52)in moving • 7 years agoOn Being a Different Sized Fish in Different Sized Ponds -- Where should I live after graduation?Most of the subject matter in @phillyhistory's course has been based around Philadelphia. That makes sense. I go to school in Philadelphia, a large city full of examples for learning about the…jfeagan (52)in museum • 7 years agoThe Conflict Between Public Trust and SurvivingThis week we read about the controversial act of deaccessioning. As funding for cultural institutions continues to dwindle, more institutions are turning to selling part(s) of their collection. As…jfeagan (52)in baseball • 7 years agoSports, Memory, and More Digital History ToolsAs my colleagues and I wait for responses from our chosen organizations about applying for our #explore1918 3,000 Steem reward, I'm taking another break from my usual content to write about my…jfeagan (52)in foundation • 7 years agoUsing History and Data Visualization to Change a Foundation's MissionThe other class I'm taking this semester besides @phillyhistory's Nonprofit Management is Digital History . We're learning about maps, timelines, and even podcasts as tools to make history…jfeagan (52)in capitalism • 7 years agoI won't stop talking about downsizingThroughout the course of our @phillyhistory semester project, I have been a proponent of downsizing historical institutions. For our Steem grant, I specifically proposed funding the Philadelphia…jfeagan (52)in money • 7 years agoIn Praise of DownsizingMy initial proposal for what to do with our Philadelphia History Initiative funds argued for helping the Philadelphia History Museum downsize. Our semester has been full of readings about the…jfeagan (52)in archives • 7 years agoA Trip Home - From the Archives, LiterallyThis week the rest of the #explore1918 group and I are on spring break! I'm very glad to be spending the week in my (warm) hometown of Sarasota, FL. But even though we're on break, the history…jfeagan (52)in business • 7 years agoLetter of Intent (LOI) For Moving the Philadelphia History Museum to Temple UniversityWho We Are As part of the #explore1918 crypto-experiment, my classmates and I have spent the semester blogging in order to raise Steem for donation to an historical institution in Philadelphia. We…jfeagan (52)in money • 7 years agoThe Danger of Success: Too Much Growth, Too FastPeter Dobrin's 2013 series in the Philadelphia Inquirer about the city's culture sector paints a picture of a once booming industry. But now, as Dobrin wrote, "The Philadelphia cultural…resteemedsndbox (77)in education • 7 years agoSteemit Q&A with Temple University Students [@phillyhistory]A Virtual Chat with Students @phillyhistory is currently in the midst of hosting a history course at Temple University, where a talented group of graduate students are acclimating to Steemit and…jfeagan (52)in eclipse • 7 years agoThe Total Eclipse of 1918!It was just a few months ago that almost everyone in the United States had eclipse fever. Leading up to August 21, 2017, people traveled from around the world to small towns in states like South…jfeagan (52)in money • 7 years agoDoes Size Matter?: Dissecting the Pros and Cons of Big, Midsized, and Small Historical InstitutionsOur class' exact prompt from @phillyhistory this week is, "When it comes to interpreting, preserving, presenting the past, what are the pros and cons of big, midsized and small institutions?" My…jfeagan (52)in film • 7 years agoTo help the cultural sector, historians should make filmsThis week I was inspired by my colleague @hourofhistory's post about podcasts. I think he's right that podcasts present a low-cost way to generate historical content that, thanks to the internet…jfeagan (52)in friends • 7 years agoWhat do my friends know about 1918? Not much--but they have questionsFor the past few weeks my #explore1918 posts have followed a standard format: I've researched something about 1918 and then written about it. This week I decided to do something different.…jfeagan (52)in digital • 7 years agoWhere's the digital?: The State of Cultural Nonprofits in PhiladelphiaThis week the @phillyhistory team is taking a break from #explore1918 to talk about the present state of the cultural sector in Philadelphia. With inspiration from our assigned readings by the…jfeagan (52)in life • 7 years agoEven in tragedy, life goes on: Remembering Daily Life in 1918For the past two semesters, I've been in classes that focused on Philadelphia's suffering during the 1918 Spanish influenza. The outbreak was undoubtedly tragic for the city, and thus most of the…jfeagan (52)in explore1918 • 7 years ago1918: A Pivotal Year for Philadelphia's Telephone IndustryMany may not know that much of early telephone history took place in Philadelphia. In fact, Philadelphia is where Alexander Graham Bell first shared his invention with the American public when he…
