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Freedmen's Bureau Transcribe-A-Thon: A Juneteenth Celebration

Freemen's Bureau Transcribe-a-thon

Freedmen's Bureau Transcribe-A-Thon: A Juneteenth Celebration

Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture Friday, June 19, 2020 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Online

Help liberate untold stories of our country's reconstruction. Transcribe pages from the records of the Freedmen's Bureau of the U.S.

Morning session: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlfumvpzguG93wphnwYR8KxApXcSNycmJ_

Afternoon Session: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvdumoqzspHtUr_WugiriRvlLWK3aUpPlS

Click here for a guide to setting up an account and using Smithsonian’s transcription service: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gg_7SUpIgHq9f9xbBq7PjNZ0O7XCTXcW/view?usp=sharing

The Freedmen's Bureau Papers

The Freedmen’s Bureau Papers is a collection of millions of linear feet of paper records – logs and letters – that were collected during the administration of these bureau offices throughout the Amercian South during the years of Reconstruction (1865-1877). Nearly all of these papers have been digitized, but, few of them have been transcribed, which means they are searchable and can be indexed. Read more about this project here.

Add to Calendar 06/19/20 9:00 AM 06/19/20 5:00 PM America/New_York Freedmen's Bureau Transcribe-A-Thon: A Juneteenth Celebration

Help liberate untold stories of our country's reconstruction. Transcribe pages from the records of the Freedmen's Bureau of the U.S.

Morning session: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlfumvpzguG93wphnwYR8KxApXcSNycmJ_

Afternoon Session: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

https://umd.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvdumoqzspHtUr_WugiriRvlLWK3aUpPlS

Click here for a guide to setting up an account and using Smithsonian’s transcription service: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gg_7SUpIgHq9f9xbBq7PjNZ0O7XCTXcW/view?usp=sharing

The Freedmen's Bureau Papers

The Freedmen’s Bureau Papers is a collection of millions of linear feet of paper records – logs and letters – that were collected during the administration of these bureau offices throughout the Amercian South during the years of Reconstruction (1865-1877). Nearly all of these papers have been digitized, but, few of them have been transcribed, which means they are searchable and can be indexed. Read more about this project here.

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