Greenville, Texas is significant because John Boles, who played Victor Moritz in Frankenstein, was born there. John Boles was also first recognized as an actor in Greenville, Texas. I found this information from Wikipedia. This source is an example of low barriers to entry because anyone with internet connection can edit information or create it on Wikipedia. Mapping this location on COVE adds a grassroots layer to the story because John Boles came from a small rural area in Texas to a Hollywood star.

San Fernando is import to Frankenstein because this is where Marylin Harris was born. Shortly after she was born she was placed into an orphanage. About a month later she was adopted and quickly forced into the film industry by her adopted parents. I found this information on Wikipedia. This source is an example of a low barrier entry, because anyone can change the information. Mapping this location on COVE adds a grassroots layer to the story usually told top down.

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Belarus is significant to Frankenstein because Michael Mark, a famous Russian-born actor who has appeared in over 120 films, was born here. Michael Mark appears in Frankenstein and the Son of Frankenstein. I found this information on his Wikipedia page and the IMDb website as well. Both of these sources are examples of low barriers to entry. You are allowed to edit and add content on Wikipedia and suggest changes or add comments on IMDb. Mapping this place on COVE makes visible a person a "gatekeeper" platform might otherwise bury.

Canada is significant to Frankenstein because it acted as a stepping stone allowing Charles D. Hall to immigrate into Los Angeles the following year after moving to Canada. I found this information on Design20Century blog, I would say this is a low barrier to entry source as it allows viewers to post once they create an account as well as comment under others posts. Mapping this Location in Cove allows students to build on my findings and do research of their own, altough information is very limited on the matter.

Madiera is significant to Jane Eyre because it is the region in Portugal that John Eyre, her uncle, worked to gain his fortune by developing a new economy through the enslavement of people from Africa. This information comes from a blog that specializes in the Bronte works. This location illustrates colonization and empire with the development of a corrupted economy through slavery. Mapping this location reveals deeper knowledge of Jane's family as well as broadening what we know about the economic and cultural history of the time. 

The place: Universal Studios Hollywood is significant to my adaptation of the 1931 movie Frankenstein because Bela Lugosi did a screen test ther

London, England (birthplace of Frederick Kerr) is significant to Frankenstein because Frederick Kerr was most well-known for his part in Frankenstein (1931) as Baron Frankenstein (the father of Henry Frankenstein). His being from London, England informed his performances and allowed for him to be present as an authoritative and distinguished figure. Kerr spent years performing on London stages primarily in roles upperclass status which translated into his work overseas on Frankenstein where he played a privileged, aristocratic character.

When writing Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë bases the fictional town of Millcote off of the real city of Leeds, England. When Jane first arrives at Millcote, she describes it as “a large manufacturing town” (Jane Eyre, page 82) and talks about the “long chimneys and clouds of smoke” (Jane Eyre, page 82). Leeds was a major manufacturing and textile city in Yorkshire during Charlotte Brontë’s time there.