Explore with My Hudson History
Discover the history around you.
Welcome to My Hudson History (MHH), a digital map of New York's Hudson Valley region! MHH is the first comprehensive, educational, digital map of the most historically-significant sites across the Hudson Valley's ten counties.
Whether you're a middle school student, high school history teacher, or local resident who just wants to know more about the history of their backyard, read on to learn about the historically-rich, culturally-diverse region that us Hudson Valley people call home.
Goodbye long, dry history lectures.
Discover your community's stories at the palm of your hand.
Read about the stories in your backyard that connect to broader historical narratives.
What's On The Map?
Hi!
My name is Sophia Acquisto.
I am a New York history teacher, and incoming PhD student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, who wants to bring technology and local stories to your classroom. Learn about my project here.
A Classroom Resource
Integrate MHH Into Your Curriculum
Educators are welcome to use My Hudson History as a resource for your students. The text is presented at a middle school reading level, and an advanced 4th-5th grade content maturity level.
Teachers are encouraged to supplement their mainstream, broader curriculum with this map to make learning come to life, help students connect their community's stories with broader narratives, and have class discussions on who tells these stories and what students would add to the map to tell their own histories.
Contact My Hudson History
Hey there! Have a question about this technology? Are you an educator who wants ideas of how to use this in your classroom? Are you a software developer who wants to provide their ideas? MHH is an ongoing project and would love to hear your comments, questions, and suggestions.