Books, Bytes and Blogs https://andrewjwalsh.com/blog/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:35:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 246972894 AI Research Tips: New Information Literacy Videos on Topic Selection, Source Evaluation https://andrewjwalsh.com/ai-research-tips-new-information-literacy-videos-on-topic-selection-source-evaluation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-research-tips-new-information-literacy-videos-on-topic-selection-source-evaluation https://andrewjwalsh.com/ai-research-tips-new-information-literacy-videos-on-topic-selection-source-evaluation/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:33:49 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=2058 I’ve recently recorded two short videos for Sinclair focused on using AI tools effectively in the research process. In my librarian role at Sinclair I’ve continued to be involved in a variety of projects focused on AI, and I’ve tried to bring a perspective emphasizing information literacy and critical thinking. I think that focusing exclusively […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/ai-research-tips-new-information-literacy-videos-on-topic-selection-source-evaluation/feed/ 0 2058 Talk on Dayton’s Appalachian History https://andrewjwalsh.com/talk-on-daytons-appalachian-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=talk-on-daytons-appalachian-history https://andrewjwalsh.com/talk-on-daytons-appalachian-history/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:08:27 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=2044 This week I enjoyed getting the opportunity to be a speaker at a community event hosted by Sinclair, the Appalachian Outreach Community Breakfast. Although I haven’t conducted a significant amount of research specifically on the Appalachian community in Dayton, the group has come up as a strong theme in much of the history I have […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/talk-on-daytons-appalachian-history/feed/ 0 2044 New Podcast on Dayton History, Redevelopment, and Urbanism! https://andrewjwalsh.com/new-podcast-on-dayton-history-redevelopment-and-urbanism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-podcast-on-dayton-history-redevelopment-and-urbanism https://andrewjwalsh.com/new-podcast-on-dayton-history-redevelopment-and-urbanism/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:15:16 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=2037 I’m excited to share that I’ve started a podcast! Over the past few years my writing on Dayton history and redevelopment has grown into more talks and YouTube videos as well. Along the way, a few people suggested that a podcast would be a natural next step, and a new way to keep up with […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/new-podcast-on-dayton-history-redevelopment-and-urbanism/feed/ 0 2037 Holidayton Vacation and Holly Days in Downtown Dayton! https://andrewjwalsh.com/holidayton-vacation-and-holly-days-in-downtown-dayton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holidayton-vacation-and-holly-days-in-downtown-dayton https://andrewjwalsh.com/holidayton-vacation-and-holly-days-in-downtown-dayton/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:08:21 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=2013 Over the weekend of December 12-14, I was excited to get a chance to participate in a special experience in Downtown Dayton with some cool local social media creators. It was called Holidayton Vacation and was organized by Anne Kane. We got to stay at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Dayton Arcade and enjoyed […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/holidayton-vacation-and-holly-days-in-downtown-dayton/feed/ 0 2013 Courthouse Square: Bright Holiday Lights and an Untold History https://andrewjwalsh.com/courthouse-square-bright-holiday-lights-and-an-untold-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=courthouse-square-bright-holiday-lights-and-an-untold-history https://andrewjwalsh.com/courthouse-square-bright-holiday-lights-and-an-untold-history/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:30:33 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=1993 Dayton’s Courthouse Square is a beautiful place to be for the holidays. I was there a few weeks ago for the Downtown Holiday Festival and parade, and it was great to see so many people gathered there right in the heart of downtown. But to me, it’s also a deeply fascinating place for what is […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/courthouse-square-bright-holiday-lights-and-an-untold-history/feed/ 0 1993 New OpEd on Bikeshare, Micromobility in Dayton https://andrewjwalsh.com/new-oped-on-bikeshare-micromobility-in-dayton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-oped-on-bikeshare-micromobility-in-dayton https://andrewjwalsh.com/new-oped-on-bikeshare-micromobility-in-dayton/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:08:50 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=1988 I wrote an oped for the Dayton Daily News about bikeshare and micromobility options in Dayton and why they matter! I was inspired to do something after the longtime Link bikeshare program shut down a little over a year ago and then the Spin scooters left Dayton too this past summer. For years I used […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/new-oped-on-bikeshare-micromobility-in-dayton/feed/ 0 1988 Sharing Dayton Vistas with Local Young Professionals https://andrewjwalsh.com/sharing-dayton-vistas-with-local-young-professionals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharing-dayton-vistas-with-local-young-professionals https://andrewjwalsh.com/sharing-dayton-vistas-with-local-young-professionals/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:13:00 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=1975 This week I had the opportunity to participate in a really fun event where I got to share some of my work on Dayton history and urban redevelopment with Generation Dayton’s community of young professionals. It was called “Gem City Connect: A Guide to Living, Working, and Thriving in Dayton,” hosted by The Hub at […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/sharing-dayton-vistas-with-local-young-professionals/feed/ 0 1975 A Historic Photo Tour of Downtown Dayton in 1900 (Video) https://andrewjwalsh.com/a-historic-photo-tour-of-downtown-dayton-in-1900-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-historic-photo-tour-of-downtown-dayton-in-1900-video https://andrewjwalsh.com/a-historic-photo-tour-of-downtown-dayton-in-1900-video/#respond Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:54:50 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=1965 This year I’ve led a few different walking tours of Downtown Dayton, including for Preservation Dayton’s tour series and for the Downtown Dayton Art in the City event in August. But last week I put together a very different type of downtown tour: a photo tour from around 1900 that I created as a video […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/a-historic-photo-tour-of-downtown-dayton-in-1900-video/feed/ 0 1965 Local History Talks at Trolley Stop in the Oregon District! https://andrewjwalsh.com/local-history-talks-at-trolley-stop-in-the-oregon-district/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-history-talks-at-trolley-stop-in-the-oregon-district https://andrewjwalsh.com/local-history-talks-at-trolley-stop-in-the-oregon-district/#respond Sat, 06 Sep 2025 18:36:17 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=1945 I’ve been giving local history talks since my Lost Dayton book came out in 2018, but this year I’ve started trying something new. Up to this point I’d always just relied on other organizations to find me and request a talk. Over the past few years I’d be asked to speak from time to time […]

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]]> https://andrewjwalsh.com/local-history-talks-at-trolley-stop-in-the-oregon-district/feed/ 0 1945 YouTube Channel Growth and Future Plans https://andrewjwalsh.com/youtube-channel-growth-and-future-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youtube-channel-growth-and-future-plans https://andrewjwalsh.com/youtube-channel-growth-and-future-plans/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:39:27 +0000 https://andrewjwalsh.com/?p=1926 Over about the past year and a half I’ve been slowly but surely recording videos about local history, preservation, and redevelopment for my Dayton history YouTube channel. A couple weeks ago I was excited to see that my latest video, about what happened to a street where a surprising number of prominent early Dayton business […]

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