Activities & Downloads for Local Projects

We’ve gathered together some tried and tested resources and activities that will make running sessions and events easier. We hope you find them useful. Do let us know if you’ve had a particularly successful session!

Downloadable Resources

Activity Sheets

• Activity Sheet 1: Recording the story behind a photo
  Blank template for recording info gathered in a interview or session
• Activity Sheet 2: Recording the story behind a photo
  Worksheet with a series of questions guiding you through interview or session
• Activity Sheet 3: Exploring Historypin
  Worksheet with series of activities of things to find and do on Historypin

Tip Sheets

• Tip Sheet 1: Taking a Photo of a Photo
  All you need to know about taking the perfect photo of a photo - the easy way to digitise old photographs
• Tip Sheet 2: Ideas for local projects
  Ideas and examples of the types of local projects you can run (both online and offline events)
• Tip Sheet 3: Tips on Planning your Historypin Local Project
  Tips on how to set up and plan your local project (both online and offline events)
• Tip Sheet 4: Tips on the techie parts of running a session or event
  Practical advice if you are running online sessions
• Tip Sheet 5: Tip on Interviewing someone
  Things to think about before and during your conversation, plus ideas for questions
• Historypin Presentation template
  Powerpoint presentation to introduce Historypin to your school, group or organisation (includes spare slides for adding info about your session or event)

Posters, flyers and certificates

• Poster advertising your event or session
  With fillable inable gaps for your details
• Flyer advertising your event or session
  With fillable inable gaps for your details
• Invite announcing your event
  With fillable inable gaps for your details
• Certificate for participants
  For awarding to people for their work discovering and sharing history with fillable inable gaps for your details