Two day Historical GIS Workshop Computers are a necessary tool
for all types of historians. They facilitate access to sources
via digital archives, help manage large quantities of documents,
and influence our interpretation. Despite these time- and cost-
saving benefits, the growth of computing technologies also
challenges the pedigree of the historian. Often the historian is
required to gain intermediate or even expert knowledge in a
particular type of software in order to carry out his or her
analysis. Computer skills are also increasingly important in
teaching and communicating with students. This is an area seldom
taught during the historian’s formal training. We are currently
seeking funding to hold a two day “crash course” in historical
GIS. The workshop is tentatively schedualled for July 24th and
25th and it will take place in Toronto. Marcel Fortin, GIS and
Map Librarian at the University of Toronto, will offer hands-on
training to a group of interested historians. Submission
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