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Place historical images on the map!

Yesterdays is a platform for mapping local history by crowdsourcing geospatial information from public resources such as photograph collections. It is a conduit for anyone to access invaluable data hosted by local libraries and museums by presenting it in an intuitive, map-first interface that makes these collections discoverable to a wider audience.

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Welcoming Yesterdays: The Newest OSM US Charter Project

May 13, 2026 · OpenStreetMap US Staff

OpenHistoricalMap and YouthMappers have a new Charter Project friend: Yesterdays! What is Yesterdays? Yesterdays is a website where volunteer contributors georeference historic images of their city, co-creating a map of what their...