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by Kristen Gwinn-Becker on August 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

How to develop a sense of belonging when you can’t be together?

Looking to the past is more critical than ever as you build your organization’s future.

With no end in sight for the pandemic, organizations that rely heavily on recruitment must pivot from face-to-face interactions to online ones. How can your organization make the shift and thrive?

Belonging to an organization involves feeling like you are part of something greater than yourself. This notion develops not only through interactions with other members, but also through what you learn about the organization’s history, traditions, and values. As groups transition to virtual recruitment, they must find ways to mimic both of those pathways to belonging.

by Kristen Gwinn-Becker on July 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

How to talk about a shameful history

Individuals and organizations all have things from their past that they wish hadn’t happened or had been handled differently. This can be as minor as that eighth-grade haircut or as serious as middle school bullying. It can be as horrifying as knowing your ancestors owned slaves. It can be as shameful as learning about racist policies and procedures implemented in your organization’s past.

by Laura Pearce on February 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

History Shows Attack on Greek Life Nothing New

With Harvard and other leading universities seeking to ban or effectively eliminate single-gender organizations by sanctioning their members, sororities and fraternities are under attack.

It’s not the first time.

by Larry Brunt on October 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

Jackie Robinson Scrapbook may include the most famous photograph ever taken at a minor league game

The Jackie Robinson Scrapbook, recently digitized by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and HistoryIT, is a collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, and even baseball cards compiled by a fan, Jack Donovan, during Robinson’s career. Among the many illustrations is a photograph that is perhaps the most famous photos ever from a minor league game.

by Kristen Gwinn-Becker on December 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Future of History: My TEDx Talk

At HistoryIT, we build, support, and enhance digital archives. We are committed to developing creative approaches, through which archives become powerful, engaging tools, accessible and meaningful to diverse audiences beyond the traditional researcher. Why do we do this? And why is it so critical to get this work done NOW? What’s the rush? I answer these questions in my TEDx Dirigo Talk about The Future of History.

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