history-examples

2008-12-19T22:28:21Z

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= History Examples =

Per the microformats [[process]] this is an [[examples]] page documenting existing real world examples of historical information published on the Web.

== The Problem ==

History seeks to show and explain change over time. With that in mind, how should we mark up content that has specific historical contexts, meanings, and/or values?

In particular, [[hcalendar|hCalendar]], which can otherwise be used for marking up historic events, lacks the capability to record vague dates and eras such as "circa 1950", "17th century" "Jurassic period" , "middle ages", "late November" and so on.

Likewise, [[hcard|hCard]] does not yet have facilities for "flourished" (often used in biographies of historical figures whose birth-date is not known) and "baptised" (used in genealogy); but [[vcard-suggestions#Alternative_dates|these have been proposed]]

== Participants ==

* [http://clioweb.org Jeremy Boggs]
* [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]

== Real-World Examples ==
=== Historical Timelines ===

==== Tools for Timelines ====

*[http://heml.org/heml-cocoon/ Historical Event and Markup Linking (HEML) Project] includes an "XML schema for historical events which describes the events' participants, dates, location and keywords; the schema associates these with source materials in print or on the web" and "XSLT stylesheets that combine conforming documents and generate lists, maps and graphical timelines out of them."

*[http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/ SIMILE Timeline Builder ] from MIT. The SIMILE timeline uses JavaScript and XML to create a timeline. The [http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/docs/example1.xml XML markup ]:

*[http://www.xylogue.com/control/timeline/archive001/timeline-001.htm Timelines by XYLOGUE].

*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EasyTimeline EasyTimeline] (also at [http://infodisiac.com/Wikipedia/EasyTimeline/Introduction.htm Infodisiac]) "is a Mediawiki graphical plugin for visual timelines."

*[http://www.davidgagne.net/?p=6188 Timeline WordPress Plugin]

==== HTML-based Timelines ====

* [http://meyerweb.com/eric/browsers/timeline-structured.html Browser History Timeline] - Eric Meyer uses a table to show the history of browser version releases comparatively.

* [http://www.gyford.com/phil/timeline/ Phil Gyford's CV as a timeline]

*[http://library.wustl.edu/vlib/dredscott/chronology.html Dred Scott Case Collection - Chronology]

*[http://factoryjoe.com/stream/ Chris Messina's lifestream, marked up with hCalendar]

*[http://vidastream.net/u/aconbere/ VidaStream (aconbere's lifestream)]

*[http://www.chrisglass.com/timeline/ Chris Glass through the years]

*[http://www.maidofheaven.com/joanofarc_timeline_history.asp Timeline of Joan of Arc's life]

*[http://www.thocp.net/companies/microsoft/microsoft_company.htm Microsoft's Timeline from 1975-1990]

*[http://www.footnote.com/topicpage.php?tp=2 HMS Titanic Timeline] Member-created timeline at [http://footnote.com Footnote].

*[http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/timeline-1860.html Historic American Sheet Music - Timeline: 1860-1869]

*[http://www.foodtimeline.org/ The Food Timeline]: Food history reference and research service.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_timelines List of Timelines] from Wikipedia. Lists timelines available on Wikipedia.

*[http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html The History Place presents Abraham Lincoln]

*[http://pw2.netcom.com/~rogermw/century.html That Wacky Century!]

*[http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-tubman.html Harriet Tubman Timeline]

*[http://www.ourtimelines.com/ OurTimeLines]

*[http://www.decades.com/ Decades.com]

*[http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/geo_timeline.html EVOLUTIONARY/GEOLOGICAL TIMELINE v1.0] from Talk.Origins

*[http://tfaces.narod.ru/ Type Timeline (in Russian)]

*[http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/club/chrono.htm West Midland Bird Club history]
** As of 2008-01-16, marked up with [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] microformats. [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 14:49, 16 Jan 2008 (PST)
**Also: [http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/club/older.htm List of Older Bird Clubs]

*[http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/exhibits/online_exhibits/dressed_to_the_nines/timeline.htm History of the Baseball Uniform Timeline] from the National Baseball Hall of Fame

*[http://microformats.org/wiki?title=history-examples&action=history The History section of the History-Examples wiki page] Seems that the history sections of this wiki are essentially timelines, with historical information, showing change over time.

==== Image and Flash-based Timelines ====

Image and flash-based timelines are included to get a sense of what content ''might'' be included, even though the content isn't marked up in these examples.

*[http://www.fasttrackteaching.com/timeline2.html Timeline: Colonial America 1600-1775]

*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/timeline/1940.shtml Women's History Timeline, 1940-1949]

*[http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/ice_ages/when_ice_ages.html When Ice Ages Occur]

*[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/intro/atr/01sm.htm Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art]

=== Historical Maps ===

==== Tools ====

*[http://ecai.org/tech/TimeMap.html TimeMap]

*[http://gutenkarte.org/ Gutenkarte] - Allows you to map geographic locations in texts

*[http://labs.metacarta.com/rectifier/ Metacarta Map Rectifier] - Allows you to place and rectify maps over a base map. Uses Google Maps (I think). Lots of examples of historical maps layered over modern maps for comparison.

==== Map Sites ====

*[http://www.socialexplorer.com/pub/maps/home.aspx Social Explorer Maps] maps historical census data on New York and Los Angeles.

*[http://www.brown.edu/Research/AAAH/map.htm Animated Atlas of African History, 1889-2002] Uses Flash.

*[http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html David Rumsey Historical Map Collection]

*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/londoninmaps/exhibition.html London: A Life in Maps] uses GoogleMaps and historical data to explore the history of London.

=== General History Sites ===

==== Reference ====
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/History History Wikibooks]. Examples include [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/World_History World History],

*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States U.S. History], and [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Modern_History Modern History]

*[http://www.bbc.net.uk/history/ BBC - History]

*[http://eyewitnesstohistory.com/ Eyewitness to History]

*[http://www.history.com/ The History Channel]

*[http://worldhistorymatters.org World History Matters]

*[http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution]

*[http://dohistory.org DoHistory]

*[http://memory.loc.gov American Memory]

*[http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ Making of America]

==== Bloggers and Weblogs ====

*[http://earlymodernweb.org.uk/emn/ Early Modern Notes]

*[http://littleprofessor.typepad.com The Little Professor]

*[http://airminded.org Airminded: Airpower and British society, 1908-1941]

*[http://archaeoastronomy.wordpress.com/ Archaeoastronomy]

*[http://civilwarmemory.typepad.com/ Civil War Memory]

*[http://alincolnblog.blogspot.com/ Abraham Lincoln Blog]

*[http://www.froginawell.net/ Frog in a Well] (east Asian history and culture)

==== Museums and Exhibits ====

*[http://www.si.edu Smithsonian Institution]

*[http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/ National Museum of American History]

*[http://www.mnh.si.edu/ National Museum of Natural History]

*[http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/ The British Museum]. Their [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/worldofmoney/index.html World of Money] is a historical exhibit on the history of money around the globe.

*[http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/non-flash/overview.html A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the Constitution] (non-flash version)

*[http://www.designmuseum.org/digital/a-century-of-chairs A Century of Chairs] From the Design Museum.

*[http://www.mcny.org/ Museum of the City of New York]

=== Types of Historical Information ===

==== Dates and Time Periods ====

===== Centuries =====

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_century 8th Century]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 19th Century]

===== Decades =====

*[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html 1930s]

*[http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade80.html 1980s]

===== Days =====

*[http://www.jcs-group.com/military/normandy/timeline.html June 6, 1944 "D-Day"]

==== Events ====

*[http://aotw.org/ The Battle of Antietam on the Web]

==== People, Biographies, and Profiles ====

Most biographical profiles provide dates of birth and death, detail important events with which the person was involved, and outline general historical contexts in which the person lived and participated.

*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08409c.htm St. Joan of Arc]

*[http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html Frederick Douglass]

*[http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizabio.htm Queen Elizabeth I]

*[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/mahatma_ghandi.htm Mahatma Ghandi]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan Genghis Khan - Wikipedia]

*[http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newtlife.html Sir Isaac Newton]

*[http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/thatcher.html Time 100: Margaret Thatcher]

*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html Biography of George Washington]

The following timelines provide a comparative list of the timeframes in which select political leaders around the world were in power:

*[http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/timelin1.htm 20th Century - First Quarter]

*[http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/timelin2.htm 20th Century - Second Quarter]

*[http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/timelin3.htm 20th Century - Third Quarter]

*[http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/timelin4.htm 20th Century - Fourth Quarter]

==== Places ====

==Searching==
*[http://www.timesearch.info/ Time search] time-based search engine (requires Javascript)

== Existing Practices ==

== See Also ==
{{history-related-pages}}
* [[lifestream]]

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