History Nexus / History Websites

What's all this about? A single page website with no substance?

quasi-academic would have been a better term.

Neo-academic?

No, I don't think so, they're lacking in that. I, too, would be interested in having a peak around the back end of an installation.

This is a cool concept. Is there somewhere we can see and play with a demo?

Is this is a history blog? I don't know what it's supposed to be - articles on Chinese eating habits, Imperial Tobacco and note taking in lectures.

I like it - it's a good idea. Now that API keys are available there are some great uses of data from the large concerns - in this case, Google maps. It seemed to be a bit slow though but maybe it is just my browser or internet connection...

"Communal blogs" are a great idea. Blogs can be really hard to keep up if written by one individual... a collective approach makes things a lot more lively. Keep up the good work.

It's a great idea, but I don't know why you are cutting and pasting contemporary newspaper articles and putting them onto the site...

This is a good example of well-researched, lively local history site. Although, for those not familiar with New York or its history it can be a bit confusing, but who says a local history site has to appeal to the whole world... if a site is written by local historians for local readers and for local readers only then so be it...

Interesting stuff - cheers for adding that to the site. I'll have a more thorough read later on.

This is the worlds newest and most expensive museum. I read in todays paper that there will be a section on made up stories by journalism and that the part dedicated to the British press is called ***, Crime and Scandal, with front pages of the Sun and the Mirror. If I have happen to find myself in Washington DC - unlikely - then I'll attend for a visit, or, alternatively, if curators would like to by me a flight ticket I'll happily review it for History Nexus ;)

I should also add that access will be completely free for everyone anywhere in the world, and that re-use of material on the site will be allowed for non-commercial educational purposes.

This site should make interesting reading come November

Hi, I tried to add the feed to the History Now! widget, but there is no RSS feed available. I checked out the platform that you used, SoapBox, and it is available... If should be easy to set up (if indeed it is your blog)

Added feed! Works perfectly now...

Sorry about that -- I think I've fixed the problem, but let me know if I haven't. Mucking around in these FeedBurner settings is new to me...

I was going to add this to the History Now! Widget - but it's like the Mount Everest of RSS feeds! :) It's not possible to add a feed over 200k in size... All any site needs is no more than ten items and a short description rather than the full article...

Interesting and quite promising, although typically for many academic institutions, it is updated on a volunteer basis. Lots of lyrics provided on the site - but no examples of political song itself (none that I could find anyway). It would be nice to actually hear some songs through a MP3 download section.

There's some poignant, interesting material on here, much of it referenced, although there is some misguided polemic as well.

I've used the suitably named Project Gutenburg in the past. Suitably named because just like the printing press in the 16th century, the internet is revolutionising communication in the 21st. The biggest hassle with bodies of text, such as presented on Gutenburg, are the problems of reading on screen. There are a number of palm readers available now, but give it five years time and the price will drop and their usability will increase. Still, hats off for the organisers of this site in presenting over 20,000 items, and a hopeful change in our arcane copyright laws will result in tens of thousands more...

Wonderful site! French history and Napoleon are my other passion - right after Chicago history. Loved the cartoon images. I have a two volume set of English Caricatures of Napoleon I that I absolutely treasure.

Anyone who can combine history and robots is OK with me. Great masthead!

Another excellent example presented by Gavin of the good use of the net by historians. Key Renolds, the webmaster, has been researching the history of the 38th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, and everyday is posting up biographic sketches of individual soldiers. Started in 1996, 1997 saw 776 entries in that year alone!

There's some quite moving biographic accounts on here