Projects
Since the dawn of the web, we have created a variety of projects for a wide range of clients. Below are some of the highlights.
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Projects in Progress
We're currently working on several interesting new projects: developing in-gallery interactives for the Maine State Museum, early-stage development for a map-intensive website about mid-20th century urban renewal, reskinning the Mystic Seaport for Educators website, and waiting to hear about NEH/IMLS funding for a project with Brown University entitled American Anthropocene.
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Impressions from a Lost World
This award-winning online exhibit tells the story of the 19th century discovery of mysterious fossilized footprints in New England. The realization that these tracks were created by extinct creatures we now know as dinosaurs made a deep impression on the science and culture of that time.
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Mystic Seaport for Educators
Mystic Seaport for Educators brings the treasures and resources of Mystic Seaport Museum's vast collection out of the archives and into classrooms and homes.
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Isaiah Thomas: Patriot Printer
A prototype developed for the American Antiquarian Society to transform their live historical presentation about Isaiah Thomas into an engaging online experience.
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The Arts & Crafts Moment in Deerfield
The Arts and Crafts movement flowered at the beginning of the 20th century in the village of Deerfield, Massachusetts. The period's philosophical and artistic ideals were expressed in beautiful pieces that drew inspiration from the village's Colonial past
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Laura Jernegan: Girl on a Whaleship
In 1868, Laura Jernegan, a 6 year old girl from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts set out on a three year, round-the-world whaling voyage with her father a whaling captain. This website tells Laura's story by means of the journal she kept during her voyage.
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Massachusetts Food System Collaborative
MFSC works to achieve a sustainable, equitable food system for the Commonwealth; this site presents their plan and related resources.
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Raid on Deerfield: the Many Stories of 1704
An award-winning site that lets visitors explore a historical event from the diverse perspectives of the five cultural groups involved; offering a model for examining controversial events using a multicultural approach.
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Shays’ Rebellion and the Making of a Nation
Only three years after the American Revolution ended, thousands of Massachusetts citizens took up arms against their new state government. This site tells the story of Shays' Rebellion.
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American Centuries…View from New England
Over 2,500 primary source artifacts and documents from a historical museum's collection form the basis for exploring American history with lessons, hands-on activities, online exhibits and more.
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Physics for the 21st Century
An online course developed for the Annenberg Foundation about the latest frontiers of physics.
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DoHistory
A ground-breaking, award-winning website based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book, “A Midwife's Tale” by historian and Harvard professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. This site is an early milestone in the development of digital humanities.