General
- For a demonstration, see the Tutorial.
- For information, see the Help section.
- Contact: see <blackheritagetrailnh.org>.
Update — May 2026
The release version of the database exceeds 2,300 names. Minor changes were made to the software, based on experience in using the database.
Update — Jun 2020
The release version of the database exceeds 1,700 names.
Release version — Dec 2017
Installed on the <blacknewengland.org> domain. The database is public (read only) and is available for registered researchers in the region around Portsmouth NH (USA).
Test version — Sept 2017
Rewritten by <mainerd.com> with staff testing and review. This software was donated to BHTNH by mainerd and is governed by an open source MIT License. For more information, please contact us.
Prototype version — May 2017
Created as a capstone project by a team of students majoring in information
systems at the University of New Hampshire. This was a proof-of-concept,
based on a detailed data analysis, which enabled further subsequent development.
Thanks to the student team: Ashley Clary, Jordan Collins, Karina Popkova,
and Brett Stagnone. Thanks also to Prof. Khole Gwebu, of the Paul College of
Business and Economics at UNH, who was the faculty advisor for this project.
Database concept — Nov 2016
The initial request for this database was conveyed by historian Valerie Cunningham, for the Black Heritage Trail of NH. The original requirements and final design were worked out by Ken Schoman, of <mainerd.com>.