The Eastern Illinois University History Department, in partnership with Consolidated Telephone Company (Lumpkin Foundation) and with the assistance of the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) and the Graduate School/Vice President of Academic Affairs' office of Eastern Illinois University, has established Localités/Localities, an ongoing project, which is part of our "doing local history initiative" and seeks:

• To establish and expand a web-based center for local history, including interactive storage and retrieval of historical tools and documents.
• To foster use of the Web as a teaching and research tool for history in academia, regional schools, and the local community;
• To further local and worldwide discussion of local history.

Current webmaster is Newton Key. Current Technology in History graduate assistant (GA) is Joshua Mason . The website was extensively re-designed during summer 2000 and we give special thanks to Technology in History GA Michael Kröll for this re-tooling. Flash menu created by Christoph Wild. Past Technology in History GAs include: Nathan Kremler(2002-03), Sarah Johnson (2001), Anna Pfeifer, Andreas Dür. In 1998-99, using 1997-98 Historical Administration Program, Kent, located photographs, documents, and other well as Mattoon and Charleston Public Libraries, portion of the web-based center for local history.