OpenHistoricalMap: Doing History – Richard Welty
Channel: OpenStreetMap US
Date: 2024-02-07

History is harder than it looks. While there may be one true set of facts, almost immediately after an event, facts start getting lost or confused. Research is harder than just looking at a current aerial or doing a simple ground survey.
This talk will discuss some of the issues that arise, and some of the issues in teaching mappers about the tricky issues of historical research.