Lightning talk: Tackling a social problem with conversation
Communities today are becoming more divided. We’re seeing the political effects of this. Think Brexit. Think Trump. How can we bridge communities by showing them that what they have in common is...
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Local museums, libraries, and archives participating in Remembering WWI
A few months back, we invited local institutions to contribute content to the US National Archives’ centennial project, Remembering WWI. Through participation in this national effort, museums,...
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Cultural Heritage and Social Change Summit: One Year On
We’ve just published Nothing About Us Without Us, a retrospective report about the Cultural Heritage and Social Change Summit and it’s main themes one year later. Download the Full Report The document...
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The Science Behind Historypin’s Storybox: Part 1
This is a guest post by Immy Robinson, Shift’s Lead Researcher who is guiding the research and evaluation work behind Historypin’s Storybox. Historypin’s Storybox (launching in June 2018) seeks to...
View ArticleJob opening: Partnership Manager
We’re looking for a New Orleans-based, full-time Partnership Manager to join our team. An upbeat, proactive team player capable of working alongside a small team (and virtually with other team members,...
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Reimagining Community-Centered Sites for History and Healing
Last June, a number of scholarly and community organizations, led by New Mexico Highlands University and including Historypin, Photogrammer, and the Taos Public Library, gathered in Las Vegas, New...
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Telling the Story of The Bell
Ghosts on the Dancefloor King’s Cross is undergoing seismic changes. Twenty years ago it was famous for the addicts, homeless people, sex workers and queers that gravitated to its run down streets and...
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Starting conversations with Historypin’s Storybox
Historypin’s prototype Storybox kit includes tools for starting conversations. One of the most elemental components of Historypin’s Storybox is the conversation starter. It comes in the form of a...
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Apply to join our Storybox UK pilot!
Historypin’s Storybox is a story sharing event programme that’s been developed out of human-centred design and research to make facilitating face-to-face interactions natural and engaging for...
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Hali Dardar Joins US Historypin Team
We’re excited to welcome Hali Dardar to our New Orleans team! Hali joins Historypin as Partnership Manager, helping the US team with process development, product design, and general operations. Before...
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A Storybox party for the ages in Dulac, Louisiana
Thirteen-year-old Alex Amaro invited his neighbors, Bernard Collins and Faith LeBoeuf, who each live near his house, to the Storybox party. They came — the elders, the youngsters and the in-betweeners...
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Big Walk to Birmingham: Stories from the UK Midlands
Steve, who works on community youth engagement projects in North London, sharing his story. An invitation from The Eden Project’s The Big Walk, saw the Historypin Team setting up in the beautiful...
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Historypin launches Storybox in the US as part of its One Story Closer...
Historypin staff and guests talk about the One Story Closer initiative at the Library Make’n’Shake in New Orleans. Historypin has officially rolled out its One Story Closer community building...
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Bergis Jules joins team as Director of Equity Initiatives
We’re excited to welcome Bergis Jules to our US team! We’re happy to announce that Bergis Jules has joined the US team as Director of Equity Initiatives. The focus of his role will be working with...
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Decolonizing the Archive
Historypin is excited to share with you our whitepaper Moving Beyond Colonial Models of Digital Memory – Exploring the dynamic role of tribal libraries, archives and museums in bridging community...
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Working with Historypin
The Historypin platform is free for anyone and any project. We encourage users to check out our Getting Started page to make sure you get the most out of the platform. We can also provide advanced...
View ArticleMassive Digital Community Archives in Colombia: An International Partnership...
We’re excited to announce that Diego Merizalde and Jon Voss have written a case study about the collaboration between the National Library of Colombia and Historypin. It’s part of The Routledge...
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Redesigning Historypin
We’re excited to announce today that Historypin has been awarded a $324,903 grant to redesign and redevelop the platform, with guidance from a Digital Humanities Advisory Panel that will be showcasing...
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Historypin now available in German
We’re excited to announce the release of the German version of Historypin! The translation was carried out as part of our new partnership with the Zeit.shift project, a cooperation between the Dr....
View ArticleContent swap over: Next.historypin.org vs Historypin.org
A burning question you may have is, what happens with content on the new platform and the old platform. Here are some answers we hope clear up the eventual swap-over process: Can I add new content and...
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