Today was our last full day on the project. When I walked into the computer lab, three girls came to me talking all at once about their letters and how much they enjoyed the project. Some wanted to keep transcribing and asked if they could work on it over the summer! It is exciting to see their … [Read more...]

Students in U.S. Women's History are also helping with the transcriptions. With only a few class sessions to spare, they were able to work collaboratively to transcribe several letters. The instructor tells me that their curiosity is piqued.... they want the full story. We may try this again next … [Read more...]

What a difference a little experience can make. When I walked into the library today where our class was meeting, I found every student already occupied at a computer. The letters were open on their computer monitors and the girls were pouring over the archaic handwriting. I could hardly get them to … [Read more...]

I feel like I ran a marathon today. Fifteen to twenty students in the library, all excited, but absolutely confused by the 100 year old handwriting. I raced from student to student helping with identification, file opening/saving problems, and basic questions. They have never heard of three-and … [Read more...]