The Digital Scholar

This list of blogs and websites published by digital scholars can help inspire you to create your own digital publishing platform for your scholarship. If you want to know how I define “Digital Scholar,” read What is a Digital Scholar?.

The list below is far from complete. If you own or know about a blog or website that you would like to see included in this list–or if you would like to contribute to the “Digital Scholar Profiles”–please contact me.

• Digital Scholar Profiles
• Websites and Blogs

Digital Scholar Profiles

• “Writing and Publishing Local History on the Web” by Michael J. Maddigan.
• “Why Did I Start This Blog?” by Anthony Vaver.

Websites and Blogs

• Appalachian History – by Dave Tabler – Stories, quotes, and anecdotes.
• Boston 1775 – by J. L. Bell – History, analysis, and unabashed gossip about the start of the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
• The Chicago History Journal – by Sharon E. Williams – A website that aims to create interest in the history of Chicago.
• Early American Crime – by Anthony Vaver – An exploration of the social and cultural history of crime and punishment in colonial America and the early United States.
• Edwardian Promenade – La belle epoque in our modern world.
• Georgian London – by Lucy Inglis – Fun and engaging posts covering day to day trivia and the more bizarre aspects of eighteenth-century London life. One of the best history blogs out there.
• Jane Austen’s World – This blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details.
• The Historic Present – by Lori Stokes – Looking at our history and exploring the issues that crop up continually in our democracy.
• New York History – by John Warren – Historical News and Views From The Empire State.
• Past in the Present – by mlynchhistory – American history in the academic and public realms.
• Recollecting Nemasket – by Michael J. Maddigan – Writing about the History of Middleborough & Lakeville, Massachusetts.
• Textual Studies, 1500-1800 – The goal of this blog is to stimulate dialogue amongst scholars working in the traditionally distinct fields of Medieval, Renaissance, and eighteenth century studies, and to foster a broad awareness of the multiplicity of critical approaches being taken to the textual cultures of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, America, and beyond.
• Thoughts on Military History – by Ross W. Mahoney – A blog exploring military history as well as a place for the author to ramble about his thesis on Air Power and the Raid on Dieppe.

You may also want to visit On Digital Scholarship for a list of websites by digital scholars reflecting on digital scholarship.