Evan KutzlerUsing Digitized/Geolocated USGS Topographical MapsThe United States Geographic Survey is a great source for twentieth-century maps of the United States, especially when the landscape…4 min read·Jan 24, 2024----
Evan KutzlerOff-Roading on AncestryHistorians use sources and collections that were not created for them.4 min read·Jan 24, 2024----
Evan KutzlerGoogle Maps, Address Locators, and Digital PinpointingOne of the challenges of digital mapping in the humanities is that there are two extremes: it’s very easy to put pins on a map and much…4 min read·Jan 23, 2024----
Evan KutzlerStorylineJS and the Great MigrationChanging demographics in the rural south is one way I need to contextualize my next book about the imprisonment and freedom of Rosa Lee…2 min read·Jan 20, 2024----
Evan Kutzler“Say ‘Huh’”: A Juxtapose JS Meditation“Is this it?” was my first thought. “This is all it does?”4 min read·Jan 16, 2024----
Evan KutzlerSocial Explorer, A Demonstration[This is written for WMU history and digital humanities students.]6 min read·Jan 15, 2024----
Evan KutzlerSam Patch, Class Rebel[This is a demonstration for making a StoryMapJS, a free product designed by KnightLab at Northwestern University for HIST 3103 and HIST…6 min read·Jan 14, 2024----
Evan KutzlerThe Digital Research Imagination and Georectifying in Google EarthA few weeks after moving to Kalamazoo, I biked the Kal-Haven Trail before it closed for repairs. I was surprised to find wayside exhibits…6 min read·Jan 13, 2024----
Evan KutzlerVoyant and CirrusPerhaps it’s not worth asking about the history of the name, “Voyant,” a software that allows one to “see through your text” and shows a…4 min read·Jan 13, 2024----