Turbocharging Local Historical Societies with OpenHistoricalMap
summary
OpenHistoricalMap is presented as a platform that turns archives into searchable, georeferenced narratives: a Historical Society Mapping Kit plus tools to import city directories and Sanborn layers, attach scanned photos, and link external pages. It runs on OpenStreetMap infrastructure with over 7 million contributors, adds a Time slider and an Inspector for images and chronology, and supports team workflows via the Tasking Manager. Examples: Ballard savings-and-loan photos, Portland region timelines, Richmond cobblestone mapping — imports and collaborative edits are shown as working and scalable.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to OpenHistoricalMap
- 1:24Why use OpenHistoricalMap
- 3:08OpenHistoricalMap’s technical foundation
- 4:12Key features and tools
- 6:00Collaborative mapping projects
- 7:27Thematic mapping opportunities
- 8:53Getting started and resources
- 9:34Next steps and contact
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