ECDS Project Name of ECDS Member Who are the ECDS folks that have been involved in the project? Jesse Karlsberg Name of Project Lead Who is the ECDS person taking the lead? Jesse Karlsberg Date of Start The date ECDS agreed to take on the project. 2017-01-30 Project Documentation Site Is the project documentation being held somewhere specific for the team? Microsoft Teams link, Dropbox, Box, NAS resource, etc https://trello.com/c/XeQ9yq3Y Name of Non-ECDS Member A person or group involved that is not within ECDS. (eg: CDC, Bugs Bunny, Department of Silly Walks, etc) Historic Rural Churches of Georgia Pitts Theology Library Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University John Bulow Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary Interactive Media Technology Center, Georgia Institute of Technology Date of Launch The date the project was unveiled to the world. 2025-09-01 Internal Time How many hours were required from ECDS to see the project through? (As close to accurate as possible, but estimates are acceptable.) 200 Short Description of Project A short description of the project. This is the blurb on the back of a book. This is the elevator pitch. This is what you politely explain to the elder/unfamiliar family member who doesn't know what you do for work at that obligatory holiday gathering. This will be displayed publicly. The Historic Rural Church Archive is a collaborative digital collection that includes photographs, documents, maps, and other items related to the histories of rural churches across Georgia. The most unique feature of the Archive is the combination of items from different denominational repositories and community members. Project Website The primary URL of the project website. (eg: https://soundingspirit.org/ ) https://digital.pitts.emory.edu/s/hrc/page/welcome Project Supporting Website Any website that is associated with the project that isn't the project main website. Github, social media, collaborative groups hosting content, etc. https://www.hrcga.org/ https://www.facebook.com/historicruralchurchesofgeorgia/ Support Technologies Platforms (Wordpress, Omeka, ...), Tools (need example), Languages (PHP, Python, etc) Omeka Publications, Presentations, Press Materials Places the project has been shown off or highlighted. Please use either the URL option or attach as a File. “The Digital Drawer: A Crowd-Sourced, Curated, Digital Archive Preserving History and Memory.” White paper for the National Endowment for the Humanities, November 16, 2020. With Scott Robertson. Grant Awarded List any grants that were received. Please use format: Name - URL (e.g.: "Meta Data Center Community Grant - https://datacenters.atmeta.com/community-action-grants" ) National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Advancement Grant Level 2 Robert W. Woodruff Foundation Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Project External Funding Sources External funding the project relied on. Grants, donations, mysterious benefactors, etc. Grants Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historic Rural Church Archive