<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:38:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hourofhistory/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Microgrants and the Growth of Public History]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week we @phillyhistory are faced with the hypothetical challenge of dispensing $10,000; $100,000; $1,000,000; and $10,000,000 to have maximum impact for public history. 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This symbol, and many like it, mark the way to Santiago. It is the result of a multi-governmental collaboration with the private sector This Spring Break I walked the Camino]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spain/@hourofhistory/the-camino-and-the-cultural-sector-is-no-museum-the-best-museum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spain/@hourofhistory/the-camino-and-the-cultural-sector-is-no-museum-the-best-museum</guid><category><![CDATA[spain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrEL5xoLiKD5LMD4sQsAsw2otGcEiDtMwGSTZpYieA79YcRHhmoZs2vnWs15nLdiLNsuzi1Widr4DdKivhtESJDXRjbcLNGwwG3DUjDbC2Lj3h9AaBjkSKNGZ7hrUg7XusmYPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital Strategy - HITS]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, the @phillyhistory topic is digital strategy. 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While people have argued over whether or not such an event even took place,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/explore1918/@hourofhistory/the-treaty-of-1683-remembered-in-1918-and-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/explore1918/@hourofhistory/the-treaty-of-1683-remembered-in-1918-and-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[explore1918]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzHMnrhG9dqDTRDRrGcZ3bYVxb3YXNnBc69iDEWBe3EXkp94XjDmE2MAg91WQXCdUTW79ubsWANgipWx46hRagHkgXfP7MkbYyUGy1jnDNiz64tm8u4uXXGJJaC9UfVZwXpoj9rckh7YPo5cTn3FBGGaRWVR1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewal - the Way of the Biggest and Best]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, the students of @phillyhistory look to develop an analytical framework for success for the cultural sector. 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For a while, the small region of northern Spain took the lion's share of media attention. Still,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@hourofhistory/the-art-of-riding-a-wave-reinventing-cultural-institutions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@hourofhistory/the-art-of-riding-a-wave-reinventing-cultural-institutions</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 20:50:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdxhKkhgzvbjknii2K89P7Ht9cV6QQpLjNydYTt8L3fij3ehv5BAEWSxh6A4eSFQiQ2j8EhyQgoXBL2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding the Right Fit: The Size of Cultural Institutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this post, I will offer a quick survey of Glaswegian cultural institutions that are small, mid-sized, and large. 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A character in the book says, "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@hourofhistory/broken-in-the-culture-sector-a-communication-solution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@hourofhistory/broken-in-the-culture-sector-a-communication-solution</guid><category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 17:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu9ctzi1F9jz58mBMjYifb7sM3UNCXLH6DBcF1HSzDNEHQbQVrWEE9FbLEbi32jaQpVE17qnRfwfy88FrMRZPUfBKHef8gLJgre5BcP3cpqRZ16G7gEJkDNnEhpU7sVrsd74C8BBjzEEWchRc5j3WvVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you work at the Shipyard? 100 Years After Hog Island and World War I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Would you work at the shipyard? Work at a shipyard might not seem too appealing to Steemians who like to write and consume information from the comfort of their home, but working at a shipyard was a good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ships/@hourofhistory/would-you-work-at-the-shipyard-100-years-after-hog-island-and-world-war-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ships/@hourofhistory/would-you-work-at-the-shipyard-100-years-after-hog-island-and-world-war-i</guid><category><![CDATA[ships]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChTqPJXrvmXAWZ4QdYmmZF1kxBQNuwbhCy1rpHaPrkS2A31yy1aNwfQobpEyVWUhNnL9vMYAognFUjvYn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultural Sector: Give people what they want, even if it is terrible]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a part of the Philadelphia History Initiative (@phillyhistory). This week our class is considering where we would invest in the cultural sector, what problems we would tackle, and what impact]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@hourofhistory/cultural-sector-give-people-what-they-want-even-if-it-is-terrible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@hourofhistory/cultural-sector-give-people-what-they-want-even-if-it-is-terrible</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:15:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3Eks9d3ANp1YddXRJ9EA5B27g4GfHYNF4XrE4BRDXMg76qxSCrZRLHkq7A6cxsAiKiuNvjPvS9dEw5n1Z4EtSGCovrpKNpCp22BjjFLGuccYHiJDDhG1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power in 1918 - Exploring Steem Shovels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: The Following is about STEAM power not STEEM Steam Shovels are the Best I know most steemians don't think too much about steam, but it remains an important technology to understand as we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hourofhistory/power-in-1918-exploring-steem-shovels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hourofhistory/power-in-1918-exploring-steem-shovels</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGb9BQGjDsZRRVe452enSckxs2cxAVNPzrH3bzzWqwdqMW2m257x3AamHTSYrBRGZBUVaKkHwDDpk2xj2gVqYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Pacifists Abroad: The American Friends Service Committee in Russia 1918]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not all Americans supported the United States' entrance into World War I. 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The Digital Library at Villanova has made available multiple printings of the Irish Press a newspaper that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philadelphia/@hourofhistory/philadelphia-irish-and-the-irish-press</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philadelphia/@hourofhistory/philadelphia-irish-and-the-irish-press</guid><category><![CDATA[philadelphia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:08:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yGwJzPMUT3wLM2K8tb3JrQgEyGeUejiyMNdksrZjRaopvzbrCNbrc1jCLrxPNJGn5h14vdxCB6ivnuEkn2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steven the SteemPunk Historian - Exploring and Explaining the Past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you interested in history? Do you listen to a podcast everyday? Then pay attention! What is Hour of History? I am a PhD student at Temple University in Philadelphia, where I study the past. At school]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@hourofhistory/steven-the-steempunk-historian-exploring-and-explaining-the-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@hourofhistory/steven-the-steempunk-historian-exploring-and-explaining-the-past</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hourofhistory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiDGqMnKmQmNoyMuzMhWhujEVFVfCVvhVLastKHUzvMgpXytwshmyH4t8ZRnLxs4Yn1vq93TtZabSowDRomxrB4avzyVr92g8iv5qKmQxYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>