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Historypin, the US National Archives, and Fury
Today is the US opening day for the movie Fury, starring Brad Pitt as a tank commander nearing the dangerous final days of fighting in Germany during World War II. As part of our work with the US...
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Recap: Historypin’s Homefront 1945 Event with the US National Archives
Attendees enjoying the film program at our Homefront 1945 event on November 8, 2014. We would like to present some scenes from our successful Homefront 1945 event at the Rio Theater in Northern...
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Syracuse University Visits Historypin
On 18 November 2014, the class of ‘Digital Britain: Engaging the User’ from Syracuse University visited Historypin for a morning’s workshop. We were really happy to be able to share and discuss...
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Do you have memories or photographs of the Old Eagle?
The real history of pubs like the Old Eagle lives with its people: previous and current landlords, musicians who come for a jam, locals who enjoy a quiet drink on the weekend and everyone else who has...
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First World War Engagement Centres Meet Up
Last week, we joined a meet up of the five UK First World War Engagement Centres which took place in the beautiful setting of Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The Engagement...
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Do you have memories or photographs of the Magpie and Stump?
The real history of pubs like the Magpie and Stump lives with its people: previous and current landlords, detectives who come for a drink after a case at the Old Bailey, office workers who celebrate...
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Europeana Tech 2015
Last week, the Historypin team united from as far as San Francisco, London and Sofia, Bulgaria to attend Europeana Tech 2015 conference at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (National Library of...
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Launching Our New Panama-Pacific International Exposition Project
Aerial view of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition from the Aeroscope, pinned to our new project by the Anne T. Kent California Room at the Marin County Free Library. On Saturday, February...
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Memories of The Old Eagle
Last month, the Historypin team were involved in a great photograph and memory sharing event, exploring the history of The Old Eagle pub in Camden, London. The pub is well known in the area and we were...
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Recap: California Pride Pinning Workshop in San Francisco
Lauren Tabak of the Lexington Club Archival Project, presenting on how they are working to preserve the memories of San Francisco’s iconic lesbian bar. The lovely California Historical Society (a...
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Do you have memories or photographs of the Bedford Tavern?
The real history of pubs like the Bedford Tavern on Seven Sisters Road lives with its people: previous and current landlords, locals who enjoy a quiet drink on the weekend and everyone else who has...
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Completing our first phase of story prototyping
Over the past two months, we’ve made a lot of progress on an idea we’ve been rapidly prototyping – getting a group of people together for a one-off, 60 minute, engaging event where we hear and tell...
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New Deal Then and Now – Photo Story
Las Vegas, New Mexico 5th-9th June was the setting for the New Deal Then and Now workshop. Bringing together some of the best community focussed scholars and experts, the workshop set out to challenge...
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Making Connections
We like to share, to be connected, and to feel like we are part of something bigger. At three recent storytelling celebration events, I heard and experienced firsthand how story sharing has brought...
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‘It connects you with people in your community’
Bill from the tenant’s steering group on the estate Last Saturday, on a council estate due for demolition on the edge of North London, we trained local community leaders to run Storybox sessions. It...
View ArticleJoining the Global Conversation at Museum Ideas Conference 2017
This week we’re excited to be sponsoring, attending and presenting at the Museum Ideas Conference 2017 in London. This global conference over 3 days features 33 speakers, 10 workshops and 2 seminars...
View ArticleHistorypin’s Storybox @ Fun Palaces
This weekend the UK is alive with Fun Palaces – and we took part in the Camden edition. Organised by New Diorama it brought together a host of inspiring community organisations. Locals and visitors...
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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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