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Presentation by Jon Haeber at the MA SHRAB Conference of his Public History Master's Thesis project on Mapping, Place and the Holyoke History Walk
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THE HOLYOKE HISTORY WALK Jonathan Haeber Public History, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
I arrived here interested in…
1. The study of the landscape and its patterns
Informed by landscape thinkers and artists like J.B. Jackson, Edward Burtynsky, and Bill Owens
2. Examination of consumption through the lens of the built environment
3. The temporal transitions in space shaped by historical events
Why Holyoke?
Fully planned by the Boston Associates – a pre-built city template
Its paper manufacturing wealth meant it eventually held more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the U.S.
Space was intensely divided by class
The city was also functionally divided
My Master’s Thesis and Mapping
1882 Volunteer Fireman’s Muster 1913 Merchant’s Week Parade
1923, Holyoke’s Fiftieth Anniversary 1941, Anti-Vandalism Parade
Locating and Mapping Advertisers
Advertisers in Grande Fête Jubilaire commemorative book, 1922
Mapping the Streetcar System
Public History, Preservation, and Place
Preservation =
Preserving communities
Protecting the environment
Contributing to social justice
Holyoke History Walk
64 Sanborn fire insurance maps from the early 20th century.
Atop the map layer are markers for approximately 100 buildings, monuments, civic structures, and street views
Community members can take any device (or browse from home) to see the before & after images of the buildings in Holyoke.
Community members can submit their own locations to add to the map.
Translated into Spanish
Field A Public History
The History Walk Project
Field B Modern U.S. History
History Walk
2. Function / Visualization
1. Design / Presentation
3. Data / Schema
The History Walk Project
Field B Modern U.S. History
History Walk
2. Google Maps / jQuery Mobile
1. HTML 5
3. Google Fusion Tables
Photographs, Lithographs, and Renderings
Durocher Apartment Block
Rigali Candy and Sears Grocers
Bank Building and Steiger’s Department Store
Holy Cross Church
High Street and Cabot Street
2. Function / Visualization
jQuery Mobile (http://jquerymobile.com) Google Maps v3 API (goo.gl/4Zwmk) QR Codes (http://bit.ly) HTML5 Geolocation (goo.gl/Gbnra)
Thanks!
