History Forge

HistoryForge: Crowdsourcing Local History

Are you interested in local history and want to help preserve it? Come learn about HistoryForge, a community-sourced digital mapping project hosted by Binghamton University. Community volunteers transcribe census records on the website, which in turn get plotted onto an interactive, digital map. We have started with the 1910 census and are currently transcribing residents in Binghamton's First Ward, though we hope in the future to incorporate Johnson City, Endicott, and other towns in Broome County. Our free transcription sessions are a great place to meet like-minded history enthusiasts, and food and drinks are provided. Anyone can learn how to do this as long as you have a computer, an internet connection, and the ability to read cursive (or an interest in learning how to do so!). Please make sure to bring your laptop with you to this event.

If you have any questions, you can watch this live demonstration of how the Forge works, or reach out to the Project Coordinator, Mary Tuttle: bXR1dHRsZSB8IGJpbmdoYW10b24gISBlZHU=

You may also like the following events from Phelps Mansion Museum:

• This Thursday, 12th June, 06:00 pm, History Happy Hour with guest Gerry Smith in Binghamton
• This Saturday, 14th June, 02:00 pm, Path Through History Weekend in Binghamton
• Next month, 11th July, 07:00 pm, Trivia Night in Binghamton