I volunteered for the Smithsonian's transcription center again, which was a blast to do while I was home for the Thanksgiving break. I got to show my parents the website and how everything works, which my dad thought was especially cool. Once again, I found myself baffled with how fancy people used to write, and even wondered if reading people's handwriting was an issue back then, too!
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It was so much fun to see the warehouse and meet new people!!!
Doing online volunteering has been SO much fun. I am planning on doing some more transcriptions for the museum this weekend, so this is just the beginning for me. I had never heard about this opportunity until this course, and it is so cool! You help the Smithsonian transcribe documents included in public memory projects they are working on. It has been challenging to read some of the super crazy cursive, but it's also cool to see how different communication was in the past! I am excited to see what else I learn through this volunteer process.