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A Portfolio, by Kelan Amme

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Here I will post my thoughts on historical topics, events, and other related items!
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Examining Interpretative Practices at America's National and State Parks: Part One
To draw thousands of visitors annually, National and State Parks, Historic Sites, and Monuments rely on clever marketing and scenic...

Kelan Amme
Aug 18, 20246 min read
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Digital Humanities Journal #6: Critiquing Digital Culture
- How do you manage two screens and three windows productively? Image taken by Kelan Amme. In our ever-changing digital world, the...

Kelan Amme
Oct 7, 20233 min read
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Digital Humanities Journal #5: Debates in the Digital Humanities & DPH Best Practices
For my fifth journal entry, I was tasked with developing a list of Digital Public Humanities "best practices." Please see the document...

Kelan Amme
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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Digital Humanities Journal #4: Meta-Issues in Digital Humanities
Continuing with my weekly Digital Humanities "Journal," I will comment on the question, "What are meta-issues?" Of course, I will be...

Kelan Amme
Sep 20, 20235 min read
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Digital Humanities Journal #3: Digital Tools and Environments
- A visualization of my summer 2023 research created in QGIS. You can read more about it here. The advancement of digital technologies...

Kelan Amme
Sep 13, 20234 min read
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Digital Humanities Journal #2: Elements of Digital Humanities
- A picture of the Digital Lab located in the University of Southern Mississippi Library. Photo by Kelan Amme. For my second entry into...

Kelan Amme
Sep 6, 20233 min read
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Digital Humanities Journal #1: What are the Digital Humanities?
- Using an overhead scanner, I looked to digitize letters for references in a research project. Hi everyone! I know I have been pretty...

Kelan Amme
Aug 26, 20233 min read
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Learning Why "Everything Has A History" at AHA23
A foggy first night at AHA 2023. Photo by Kelan Amme Every year, the American Historical Association invites historians, professors,...

Kelan Amme
Jan 20, 20235 min read
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The Crossing on Christmas; My Visit to Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
This article reflects upon my experiences traveling to the George Washington Historic Park.

Kelan Amme
Dec 27, 20225 min read
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A Journey Through Digital History
- The Historical Society of Dauphin County Research Room I also had the opportunity to write on digitalharrisburg.com about my...

Kelan Amme
Dec 22, 20221 min read
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Retelling the Story of Harrisburg's African American Community: A Three Part Series
Through out the course of the 2022 fall semester I had the opportunity to partner with the Dauphin County Library System to create the...

Kelan Amme
Dec 22, 20221 min read
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