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Another zooniverse project
Mostly I've been doing "what animals are here" projects in various locations--right now it's mostly cheetahs of Namibia, because that almost never comes up with "nothing here," which may be useful but gets boring. Since I'm signed up, they keep emailing me about new projects.
A few days ago, it was African American Civil War Soldiers: they're digitizing enlistment/service records. At this point, they have scans and are transcribing them. I was reading the instructions, got as far as the "what is that letter?" link, and decided this is my project. They say "Reading 19th century handwriting is not easy, especially for those who did not learn cursive in school" and link to an alphabet page that is exactly the cursive I learned in school. Since I did, I'm qualified for this, so I'm doing a bit of transcription, while trying to be careful of my hands.
A few days ago, it was African American Civil War Soldiers: they're digitizing enlistment/service records. At this point, they have scans and are transcribing them. I was reading the instructions, got as far as the "what is that letter?" link, and decided this is my project. They say "Reading 19th century handwriting is not easy, especially for those who did not learn cursive in school" and link to an alphabet page that is exactly the cursive I learned in school. Since I did, I'm qualified for this, so I'm doing a bit of transcription, while trying to be careful of my hands.
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It is an excellent project: helpful, not too complicated.
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