How would you assist a person who wants to read the 1820s journal of a Dartmouth Medical School student? What if they live in Tasmania and can't travel, or are visually impaired, or only want to know if their ancestor is mentioned in the journal; how would you assist them then? In this session, we will learn how transcribing and indexing Dartmouth's collections makes them accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world, and acts as a bridge through time that connects the transcriber to the writer. Through decoding cursive, interpreting terminology, and uncovering questionable medical practices, attendees will feel like detectives of history.

Presented by Samara Cary. 

Participant limit 12