We
are always seeking data and much data is hidden in the most interesting places.
Sometimes though we are challenged to
identify where to look for where we might find interesting “stuff!” Once you get beyond ... Archivegrid ... it talks a lot of persistence to identify local repositories, especially if they have no online presence and/or no online catalog.
Given this, it was interesting to read Omeka Developer Connects Museum Data to Wikipedia with Surprising Results. The outcome of this project is
something called (US
To my delight, being able to put the
museums on a map and search by what’s nearby led me to discover the quite
charming and informative Arlington
Historical Museum
It is a neat tool where you put in
your zip code and it gives you a list of Museums located within so many miles
of that zip code. you can narrow your search to a particular type of Museum
(e.g. Historical Societies, Historic Preservation).
Not to boast and NC created,
starting in 1999, something called NC
ECHO (shorthand for North Carolina
Exploring Cultural Heritage Online). If
I ever need to seek out cultural heritage, this is the first place I go. There are so many diverse places where one
might find history and records (including those of genealogical value) in NC
and it used to be hard to determine where all these gems were hidden! Though you cannot access these via a zip code
search (as you can for the Museums Explorer), you can select a county and see a
list of both cultural institutions as well as information on historical
documents, maps, images and much much more!
Has your
state created a similar type of resource?
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