Another incredible year made possible by volunteers
Happy New Year to all our Signal blog readers and to all our By the People crowdsourced transcription program volunteers! Every year, the By the People team publishes a “happy birthday to us” blog post right here on the Signal (you can check out previous years’ editions here and here).
But this year, in honor of our 6th birthday, we thought it’d be more fun to celebrate YOU! Our volunteers are what make this program so successful, and we have a special message for all of you from Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress (and you can access the transcript here):
Looking forward to 2025
As we celebrate the accomplishments of the last six years, we also want to look ahead to what’s to come in 2025. We’re excited to collaborate on another Douglass Day this February 14 with the Center for Black Digital Research at The Pennsylvania State University. Last year’s Douglass Day celebration was record-breaking and we’re honored to be transcribing with them again next month.
We also have several new transcription opportunities coming your way this year! Keep an eye on crowd.loc.gov as we drop links to transcribe Benajah Jay Antrim’s journals of a 19th century journey across Mexico, silent film score cue sheets, the papers of Civil War Rear Admiral Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough, and more! We’ll also be adding in new projects to existing presidential papers campaigns, so there will be something for everyone.
Stay in touch with us!
If you want to keep up to date with By the People and follow along as we go into year seven, you can subscribe to our newsletter. Let us know what you think or ask questions about By the People on our moderated discussion forum in History Hub or via our Ask a Librarian contact form. Thank you to everybody who helped us go from Day 1 to Day 2190 – happy new year!
Featured image citation: (1917) Picketing in all sorts of weather. N.Y. Day Picket. United States New York Washington D.C, 1917.