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Transcribe-a-thon

The Alexandria Gazette from 1912-1919
2022-10-01 10:00:00 2022-10-01 16:00:00 America/New_York Transcribe-a-thon Join Barrett and LH/SC staff in transcribing World War I era articles on the Virginia Chronicle website. Bring a laptop or checkout a Chrome book to participate. Attendance limited to 15. Local History/Special Collections - Sprouse Rare Book Room

Saturday, October 01
10:00am - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-10-01 10:00:00 2022-10-01 16:00:00 America/New_York Transcribe-a-thon Join Barrett and LH/SC staff in transcribing World War I era articles on the Virginia Chronicle website. Bring a laptop or checkout a Chrome book to participate. Attendance limited to 15. Local History/Special Collections - Sprouse Rare Book Room

Local History/Special Collections

Sprouse Rare Book Room

Join Barrett and LH/SC staff in transcribing World War I era articles on the Virginia Chronicle website. Bring a laptop or checkout a Chrome book to participate. Attendance limited to 15.

Learn how to set-up an account on the Virginia Chronicle website and basic rules for transcribing historic newspapers. If you bring a laptop or want to checkout a Chrome book, you can begin transcribing articles between 1912 and 1919. We have two subject areas to work on during this transcribe-a-thon: World War I articles ranging from the sinking of the Lusitania to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive or transcribing Kate Waller Barrett's Travel Series contained in the Alexandria Gazette.  

Come join us to learn more about historic newspapers and how you can help increase access and searchability of these resources.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Local History | Anniversary |

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Fri, Jan 02, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.
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Sat, Jan 03, All day
Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.
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Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.
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Learn about the Virginia Folklife Program of Virginia Humanities, and how it documents culture in the state, through the portrait photography of Pat Jarrett.
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