Today, Friday, May 10, the National Museum of American History and other museums will take to social media to explore the legacy of the Transcontinental Railroad at 150. [via David Skorton]
The Washington Post discusses the history of Quarry Road, whose eponymous quarry once housed the National Zoo’s bear residents. [via Washington Post]
A free online course will cover the fundamentals of digital humanities research! [via ACDH]
A new animation uses maps from the Library of Congress to chart the growth of New York City. [via Library of Congress]
Perspectives on History delves into the challenges of using web archives as a historical source. [via American Historical Association]
Paleontologists have discovered a second—and extremely fuzzy—bat-like dinosaur. [via Smithsonian]
A blog series documents the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s efforts to document the biodiversity of the Amazon. [via National Zoo]
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