Dr. Camille Westmont, Visiting Professor of History at the University of the South, kindly spoke with Sara Brumfield about the Convict Leasing Project, and her experience using FromThePage. First, tell us about your documents. The documents we are working to transcribe are the prison records from the Lone Rock Stockade. The Lone Rock Stockade was a … [Read more...] about An Interview with Dr. Camille Westmont of Sewanee: The University of the South
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WWII Letters: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Today marks the 79th year since Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. On this December day in 1941, 2,403 American citizens were lost in the surprise attack by the Japanese. The following day, America declared war on Japan and thus entered the country into World War II. Americans, and those all over the world, were forever changed by this global conflict. To get a glimpse into … [Read more...] about WWII Letters: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Interview: Sonya Coleman on Transcribing for the Library of Virginia and Coding New Features for FromThePage
Sonya Coleman is Digital Engagement + Social Media Coordinator at the Library of Virginia. First, tell us about your documents. The Library of Virginia houses over 124 million archival items, including state and local records, personal papers, microfilm, maps, photographs, and more. Many of these documents contain structured data, such as the World War I Questionnaires. These … [Read more...] about Interview: Sonya Coleman on Transcribing for the Library of Virginia and Coding New Features for FromThePage
The Stagville Accounts in DEPCHA: Plantation Financial Records as Linked Data
On March 8, 2018, I presented this talk at a conference at Michigan State called "Enslaved: People of the Historic Slave Trade". The conference was live-streamed, so a video recording of all presentations is available on the MATRIX YouTube channel. My presentation starts at 1:04:55 and is embedded below, followed by slides and text. It's important to … [Read more...] about The Stagville Accounts in DEPCHA: Plantation Financial Records as Linked Data
Project Profile: LA County's Letters of the Office of Indian Affairs
Kelly Riddle is the Digital Projects Coordinator at LA County Library. First, tell us about your documents. The letters in this collection were written by many different individuals in California to the federal Office of Indian Affairs between 1849 and 1880. Federal and state government officials and private citizens wrote to the Office, headquartered in Washington, D.C., … [Read more...] about Project Profile: LA County's Letters of the Office of Indian Affairs