I put together this little video about how we’ve been preparing for the July 11, 2011 launch with a world tour, including a Webby Award.  Of course it doesn’t capture all of the amazing hard work happening, and I had the lucky job of receiving awards and traveling around the world, but you get the idea.Special thanks to the Webby Awards for honoring us with the Webby Award for best website in the Non-profit/Charity category, and for their images of the fantastic award ceremony.

Special thanks to our launch partners in New York: The Museum of the City of New York, New York Public Library, and the Brooklyn Museum.

Historic image courtesy of Museum of the City of New York: http://bit.ly/o1LSeu

Historic image courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum: http://bit.ly/q8Xsu7

Special thanks to @talktoteens, Charlotte Berry for her photo from their Historypin workshop. http://yfrog.com/h825wvqj(less info)

Also thanks to my 10 year old for letting me embarrass him in front of Mission Dolores while he tried his best to do a steady cam!

Jon