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Cool Link: Columbus Short North Drone Flyover

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Here’s a great video of High Street with a Short North drone flyove from 2018. It gives a fantastic view of all the new development built in the last decade along High Street between the Short North and Campus.

To see historic photos of how the Short North used to look, visit the
Short North Historic Buildings page to see all sorts of before and after historic photos of the neighborhood.

And for more videos around Columbus through history, the
Columbus Videos Through Time contains more than 50 different Columbus-specific videos on a wide-rage of topics.



Cool Link of the Day: Census Record Transcribing

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http://usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/

Okay, so a link on Census record transcribing may not be the coolest I’ve put on this site, but it may be one of the most important. The US Census records go back all the way to the 1700s, and a lot of these records have either not been digitized at all, or only rough copies exist in many different formats. Due to age, use, insect and water damage, etc., some of these records are in danger of disappearing forever. Many others are difficult to use because of the varying formats. Because of this, transcribing them into a standardized digital form is critical.
This site allows anyone from the general public to choose individual records and volunteer to transcribe them digitally. No experience necessary! The site gives basic walkthroughs and other how-to information, so anyone can do it, and at their own speed in their free time. Just click on the state and area of your choice and go from there.