Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Sharon Leon

Former Director of Public Projects

Sharon M. Leon was the Director of Public Projects at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media and Associate Professor of History at George Mason University until 2017. Leon received her bachelors of arts degree in American Studies from Georgetown University in 1997, her doctorate in American Studies from the University of Minnesota in 2004. Her first book, An Image of God: the Catholic Struggle with Eugenics, was published by University of Chicago Press (May 2013). She is currently developing projects on digital public history and slavery in Maryland. At RRCHNM, Leon oversaw collaborations with library, museum, and archive partners from around the country. She directed the Center's digital exhibit and archiving projects, as well as research and tool development for public history, including the Omeka family of projects.

Sharon Leon

Projects

Creating Local Linkages

The Networked Curator

Doing Digital History 2014 and 2016

Digital Public Humanities Graduate Certificate

Building a Digital Portfolio

ReBuilding the Portfolio

Histories of the National Mall

WebWise

Omeka.net

Scripto

Mobile for Museums

Martha Washington: A Life

World History Sources

Bracero History Archive

Papers of the War Department 1784-1800

Women in World History

Historical Thinking Matters

The September 11 Digital Archive

Object of History

ECHO

Omeka