Community Transcription – Fifty-Eight Months

February was the fifty-eighth month since we opened the War Department archives to community transcription, and we continue to receive regular requests for transcriber accounts. Here is a snapshot of transcription activity for the month:

Thirty-eight new transcribers signed up last month, and as of February 29, the total number of transcribers was 2,523. These new transcribers come from a variety of backgrounds and included university students, members of the military, and genealogists.

The individuals who signed up to transcribe in February mentioned an interest in people and topics such as John Watts, James White, Henry Sherburne, John Murray, uniforms, music, the Navy, and Maryland.

Transcribed documents include George Washington’s acceptance of appointment as reserve commander of the army, a request for bell tents to store music and arms, the receipt for two music coats, construction of a frigate, delivery of musician supplies, Lincoln’s appointment as commissioner to treat with hostile Indians, and the pardoning of Jobe Harrington.

Our community of transcribers have added 204 transcribed pages to War Department documents, with the total number of saves being 16,944. Overall, we have had 328,226 page views.

As we continue to move forward with the project, individuals may still register for a transcription account.