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jfeagan

@jfeagan

Graduate Public History student at Temple University, musician, Cubs fan, friend

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Apr 24, 2018, 8:40 PM UTC

I am not qualified to distribute large sums of money but let's just pretend!

This week--our final week!--we're engaging with the thought experiment of how and where we would dispense $10,000, $100,000, $1,000,000, and $10,000,000 to have maximum impact in public history. My i…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Apr 17, 2018, 8:26 PM UTC

What I think we should do with our 3,000 Steem

When @phillyhistory's #explore1918 project began, we all had high hopes. Steemit presented our class with an exciting opportunity to raise funds that could be used to have a real-world impact on hope…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Apr 16, 2018, 6:33 PM UTC

We're All Doomed, Let's Go Digital

As my colleague @hourofhistory explained in his post, this week's reading, "The Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America’s Collections" paints yet another gloomy picture of the state of t…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Apr 10, 2018, 5:50 PM UTC

On Being a Different Sized Fish in Different Sized Ponds -- Where should I live after graduation?

Most of the subject matter in @phillyhistory's course has been based around Philadelphia. That makes sense. I go to school in Philadelphia, a large city full of examples for learning about the cultur…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Apr 3, 2018, 8:54 PM UTC

The Conflict Between Public Trust and Surviving

This week we read about the controversial act of deaccessioning. As funding for cultural institutions continues to dwindle, more institutions are turning to selling part(s) of their collection. As ou…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Apr 1, 2018, 9:08 PM UTC

Sports, Memory, and More Digital History Tools

As my colleagues and I wait for responses from our chosen organizations about applying for our #explore1918 3,000 Steem reward, I'm taking another break from my usual content to write about my digita…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Mar 26, 2018, 9:14 PM UTC

Using History and Data Visualization to Change a Foundation's Mission

The other class I'm taking this semester besides @phillyhistory's Nonprofit Management is Digital History. We're learning about maps, timelines, and even podcasts as tools to make history clearer and…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Mar 21, 2018, 5:51 PM UTC

I won't stop talking about downsizing

Throughout the course of our @phillyhistory semester project, I have been a proponent of downsizing historical institutions. For our Steem grant, I specifically proposed funding the Philadelphia Hist…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Mar 14, 2018, 4:21 PM UTC

In Praise of Downsizing

My initial proposal for what to do with our Philadelphia History Initiative funds argued for helping the Philadelphia History Museum downsize. Our semester has been full of readings about the problem…

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jfeagan
@jfeagan Mar 9, 2018, 5:49 PM UTC

A Trip Home - From the Archives, Literally

This week the rest of the #explore1918 group and I are on spring break! I'm very glad to be spending the week in my (warm) hometown of Sarasota, FL. But even though we're on break, the history doesn'…

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