Research Values

Value 1 – Accessibility:
The project shares complicated land history data in an open and visual way. This lets everyone, not just scholars, explore government records and learn from them.

Value 2 – Collaboration:
The project brings together historians, designers, programmers, and data experts. This teamwork reflects how digital humanities projects depend on people with different skills working toward a common goal.

Value 3 – Education/Public Awareness:
By turning data into interactive maps, the project helps people see how land ownership and settlement changed over time. It teaches users about U.S. history more engagingly and understandably.

Link to DH:
These values fit with the digital humanities goal of using digital tools not only to study data but also to think critically about culture, power, and whose stories are told.