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Welcome to the History Harvest Sandbox!

After running several Omeka workshops about the History Harvest, I decided that participants needed a lowstakes place where they could practice, produce, and tinker. This is that sandbox.

The Resources page has PDFs of all the materials I use with my students and community partners. Please borrow what you need and modify where it suits you. It also contains links to all the articles and chapters (that I know of) about the History Harvest.

The collections, items, and exhibits in this sandbox will not be reset. Instead, I hope that we learn things together about some of the challenges and opportunities of building a collective archive.

Let's start experimenting!

Example Submission Form

Give your story or item a title.

If relevant, upload all files associated with this story. (Use ctrl or shift to select multiple objects in your device's file window.)

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe the object or story and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel?

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Give this story a date.

Contributors are required to enter their name and email. We won't publish or share your email. We collect email addresses only so that we are able to contact contributors if we have questions about the submission.

What is your name?

What is your email?

Your name will be included with your submission unless you click the box "I want to submit anonymously."

By clicking submit, you acknowledge that you have read the [TERMS & CONDITIONS] and consent to including your story in the archive under those terms.

I want to submit anonymously

Email me my submission