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Thomas Bush in Genealogy4 months ago (Show more)

Seeking the Bush Family Tree

Greetings, I'm searching for my Bush family history which started in Hastings, MI. My grandparents, Elmer Eugene Bush and Muriel Groat Bush were married on 9/4/1919. They had Beulah born on 11/28/1923, Beatrice born on 4/21/1927 and My father, Edward Eugene born on 4/1/1934. They lived on a farm outside of Hastings. I have more information to… (Show more)

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Samantha Schireson

(to Thomas Bush) 4 months ago (Show more Show less)

Good afternoon, You may want to view Genealogy for questions about your family history. CROWD is the discussion community for a crowdsourced transcription project called By the People through the Library of Congress. Feel free to check out our project website if you are interested in the future! https://crowd.loc.gov/ Best, Sam

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Henry Rosenberg in CROWD5 months ago (Show more)

Anna Dickinson

I have been working in Anna Dickinson since July in the "in progress" section. Each day I start there and have started to notice that after I save and submit, some of the pages I worked on end up back in "in progress". I do not think this is a glitch in the system but someone may be reviewing and then putting it back in "in progress". I think this… (Show more)

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Samantha Schireson

(to Henry Rosenberg) 4 months ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Henry, Thank you for volunteering to collaborate with other transcribers on difficult pages! You are an excellent resource for those with less experience. From what I can tell, each transcriber may assume a different standard for "completed". When a fellow user resubmits a page it is not necessarily counter-productive but a continuation…

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Ivy Lantz in CROWD5 months ago (Show more)

Letter head in all caps

When reviewing and/or transcribing, if the letter head is in all capital letters, do we transcribed or edit it to be exactly the same? Also when we do letter head do we do spacing differently. I have typed out the information as well as added the link below. Please advise and thank you in advance for your help! ANSWERED, AUG 11 1918 THE… (Show more)

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Ann Thiel in CROWD6 months ago (Show more)

When to submit for review?

I've read through the instructions and searched the discussions, but I cannot find an answer to my question. When should a document be submitted for review? I've been working on "in progress" documents, and often there are illegible words remaining that I am unable to make out. Do I just save my work and move on, or do I "submit for review"? I've… (Show more)

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Samantha Schireson

(to Ann Thiel) 5 months ago (Show more Show less)

Hello Ann, Transcribing as much as possible, as accurately as possible is always the goal. If you come to the end of your ability on a page feel free to save that page. That page will still be available to other transcribers to continue that page. I agree with Henry, submitting a page for review with a few [?] unknown or illegible notes is…

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Laurie Nelson in CROWD5 months ago (Show more)

Marked Complete But Needs Fixing

I have found 2 items, for a total of 4 pages, that need to be fixed even though they're marked as complete. As a retired tech writer and occasional tech editor, it bothers me to see all the errors. I could fix them pretty quickly if they were not marked "Complete." Is that possible? Here are the two items: National American Woman Suffrage… (Show more)

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Samantha Schireson

(to Laurie Nelson) 5 months ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Laurie! It looks like you have already been pointed in the right direction, but crowd@loc.gov is the best way to contact the BY the People Community Managers. If you see a page marked complete that still needs work and you want to fix the issue, we would be happy to reopen that page. Just provide the entire URL within your e-mail. Best,…

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George Carpenito in CROWD5 months ago (Show more)

transcribing newspaper articles

I‘m transcribing a newspaper clipping that has some words from an adjacent column that are readable but if transcribed, would not make sense. Should I transcribe them? I’m aware that the policy is to transcribe even not related material, but this would be incomplete and make no sense. the item I am referring to is… (Show more)

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Samantha Schireson

(to George Carpenito) 5 months ago (Show more Show less)

Hello George, You have been advised correctly by Henry. If the text is ever incomplete as in this situation, or does not fit within the context of the body of the transcription, you are free to ignore it. Best, Sam

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Jill Swank in CROWD2 years ago (Show more)

Help for a newbie

Hello, I am new here and just started my transcribing attempts yesterday. Could I please have some feedback on my work?https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/clara-barton-angel-of-the-battlefield/diaries-and-journals-1892-1901/mss119730045/mss119… I also transcribed a letter in the Lincoln collection and submitted those pages for review -- should I… (Show more)

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Samantha Schireson

(to Jill Swank) 5 months ago (Show more Show less)

Hello and welcome to the By the People project! I too took a look at the page you have linked, and you are entirely right to submit for review! If you do hit a roadblock, and cannot finish a page entirely feel free to save that page. Another person will be able to pick up where you left off. If you cannot decipher text and there are a few [?]…

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Ann Thiel in CROWD6 months ago (Show more)

long s

I am new to this project, so I apologize if I am out of place. However, I was encouraged Henry Rosenberg to post any tips I may have. It may be helpful to provide a link to an example of the long s (in addition to the explanation of it) in the "How to Transcribe" instructions. I just reviewed a document that contained a few words using the long… (Show more)

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MariBeth Duffy in CROWD6 months ago (Show more)

Text seen through torn pages

I am working on a printed newspaper (no handwriting) that has a few tears in it. There are partial words visible on the page beneath. Should we transcribe partial text seen through a tear in the page? I believe that will only confuse readers and leave a lot of [?] within the transcription. Thanks, MB

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Samantha Schireson

(to MariBeth Duffy) 6 months ago (Show more Show less)

Hi, I would not transcribe words that are partially visible on the page beneath the one you are working on. I agree that adding too many [?] would just be confusing! Thank you, Sam

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