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Mapping Memories: Capturing Hidden Histories of Cities

Explore the layers of cities by mapping memories, attracting involvement from youth and elderly. Learn the lessons, achievements, and frustrations while mapping a personal childhood history. Discover the benefits for both youth and older adults in preserving and sharing memories. Consider next steps in testing, platform improvements, partnerships, and events to expand the project's impact.

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Mapping Memories: Capturing Hidden Histories of Cities

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  1. Hidden Histories Capturing the layers of cities by mapping memories

  2. The idea

  3. Attracting Involvement Youth Elderly

  4. Activity Timeline

  5. Testing: Platform

  6. Testing: Process Lessons learned, achievements, and frustrations experienced while mapping my mother’s childhood in Santa Monica, CA (from her kitchen table in New York, NY)

  7. Testing: Results

  8. Testing: Results

  9. Testing: Results

  10. Testing: Results

  11. Testing: Learning • Youth Feelings • Skills are valued – searching, uploading photos • Doing good – both for the mentee and greater community • Sense of longevity and shared culture • Youth Benefits • Learning about history – national, cultural, geographic, ethnic (i.e. pop culture, major historical events) • Discovering new places • Connection to mentee and involved parties • Older Adult Feelings • Excitement around rediscovery • Nostalgia • Sense of accomplishment – remembering places, discovering more details • Relief that memories will be preserved • Older Adult Benefits • Greater facility in using search tools and online maps • Opportunity to share memories with friends and family, future generations • Preservation of knowledge and photos

  12. Platforms / Partners

  13. Next steps • Testing • Rural locations • Physical walks • Foreign locations • Speak with sponsors / platforms • Additional functionality – can they add helpful features • Sponsoring events and meet-ups • Possible events • Matching meet-ups • City-wide exhibitions at local school or historical society • Ideas for expansion • Gamification – development of an app with badges/points (make it more of a “treasure hunt”) • Group maps – bringing people together around shared history • Transferring data into city guides, other resources

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