David C. Blackwell Groveland, Mass. 01834 USA
Interested in Maps, History, and Technology.
Trying to put out of copyright local history books and atlases on line. Primarily Massachusetts, Maine, and Derbyshire.
I've digitized about 100 out of copyright local history books and need to find an online place to easily put them.
During the DotCom bust I volunteered at the Essex County (Salem) Registry of Deeds and digitized dozens of atlases (some online now) and old record books including the old records of the old Norfolk County which at that time included towns north of the Merrimack River (which are not online).
Recommend Website - http://books.google.com lots of out of copyright books digitized. Wonderful.
Recommended TV - Time Team and Coast by the BBC.
Recommended Books
This book gives many obvious and interesting facts about Globalization, and the end of the book asks many troubling questions. (also see http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/ )
Other recommended authors: Steven Pinker, Richard Dawkins, Lester Thurow, Howard Gardner, Rudy Rucker, Douglas Hofstadter].
207 317-6448 if you want to talk about maps, history, or technology.
Recommended Links:
Here is a link which shows the NOAA navigational chart(s) online http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/13282.shtml http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/AtlanticCoastViewerTable.shtml
Here is the link to the online downloadable NOAA charts of Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/mgis/noaacharts.htm Plum Island sound is the last chart and all are in MrSid Format (you can download and install this viewer from the MrSid link).
Here is a link to the Broad Midsummer Lecture series which can be viewed online http://www.broadinstitute.org/education/midsummer-nights-science/midsummer-nights-science-2011 click on archive to get previous years online video lectures http://www.broadinstitute.org/education/midsummer-nights-science/midsummer-nights-science-2010