June 16, 2005
Digital Deerfield
Digital Deerfield 1704: A new perspective on the French and Indian Wars
by Lynne Spichiger and Chris Sturm
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_6/spichiger/
Abstract:
In February 2003, on the 300th anniversary of the raid on Deerfield, the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and the Memorial Hall Museum launched a Web site that both commemorates and reinterprets this event from the perspectives of all the cultural groups who were present: Wobanakiak, Kanienkehaka, Wendat, English, and French. The site brings together a multitude of Web elements including historical scenes, narratives of peoples' lives, artifacts and historic documents, interactive maps, voices and songs, essays, illustrations/paintings, and an interactive timeline to provide a window into a world of global political and religious conflict, family stories, and military sagas. Many teachers find that this site - with its wealth of primary source material; its special features like interactive maps and artifacts, zoom function, and magic lens; and its curricula section - is an excellent digital resource for their classrooms.
Story about Digital Deerfield as a teaching tool: Digital Deerfield 1704
Digital Deerfield site: Raid on Deerfield: the Many Stories of 1704
