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» If you read cursive, the Newberry has a job for you.

admin April 2, 2026 0 Comments

The Newberry Library in Chicago is scouting transcribers to demystify its handwritten collection. As Dan Kelly wrote in yesterday’s Chicago, the archive’s hunt for “living Rosetta stones” first kicked off in 2013, when the Newberry launched a campaign to transcribe all its Civil War letters in time for the sesquicentennial. This was such a success […]

Can you read cursive? Then the National Archives wants YOU. ‹

admin February 4, 2025 0 Comments

February 4, 2025, 12:20pm If you—or, let’s face it, one of your retired family members—are looking for a historical side hustle, there’s a team in Washington who want to see you. A team of Top Men. The National Archives is seeking volunteers to help transcribe and organize its many handwritten records. And apparently “anyone with an […]