This project was created by Kelly Karst for the course “Digital Memories” at the CUNY Graduate School (Digital Humanities) The site includes media curated from various archives and repositories that illustrate the memory of the existence of Gorgona as a vibrant town, and the individual memories of those who passed through it. In going through the archives and repositories, it became clear that the narrative strongly favored a white, male view, with a few exceptions. This was particularly jarring as this demographic was likely in the minority in Gorgona. For a more nuanced and representative understanding of the history of the Panama Canal, we recommend:

• • Erased: The Untold Story of the Panama Canal by Marixa Lasso

• • Panama in Black: Afro-Caribbean World Making in the Twentieth Century by Kaysha Corinealdi

• • Dying to Better Themselves: West Indians and the Building of the Panama Canal by Olive Senior

The main archives and repositories used for this project:

• • University of Florida Digital Collections: Panama and the Canal

• • Portal de Archivos Españoles (PARES)

• • Gallica: The Bibliothèque nationale de France

Many materials were also sourced across archives and repositories via HathiTrust. For the more adventurous, the Camino de Gorgona has been rediscovered and plotted as a hiking trail. We invite visitors to share their stories or comments.