With the excitement buzzing around the new season of Ted Lasso, the Wrexham football season, and Ryan …
Two archivists walk into a bagel shop: a blog on regional phrases
By Katie DeFonzo and Laura Bell, Archivists “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare once asked. At HAI, archivists …
Falling Waters Battlefield: a new survey
In July 1863, a tired and defeated Army of Northern Virginia arrived at the banks of the …
Why do we love bad movies?
I’m getting ready to go to a screening of one of my brother’s favorite movies. He’s talked …
It’s a Wonderful [Historical] Life!
Just in time for the holidays, the latest episode of HAI’s Reel History analyses the Christmas classic, It’s …
The Simpsons seems to predict the future, but how is it with detailing the past?
For this month’s episode of Reel History with HAI, Senior Historian and Interpretative Planner Scott Vierick analyzes …
HAI’s Reel History explores the real Halloween
The Halloween edition of HAI’s Reel History is all about—what else?—Halloween, the 1978 slasher film that made …
Using QR Codes to improve your collections access and boost virtual interactivity
While QR codes (also known as Quick Response codes) have been around since 1994, it took nearly …
Overcoming institutional challenges with digital preservation
Previously, we spoke with our partner, Preservica, about the differences between digitization and digital preservation. In this …