18

Aug

2022

Transcribathon at IFPH 2022 6th World Conference!

Mini Run Competition

The workshop will introduce the Europeana Transcribathon Citizen Science platform and will demonstrate how to transcribe and enrich historical documents. Participants can then go hands-on into a Mini Run competition and start transcribing handwritten documents in the language of their choice. We will be there to help with challenges in using the transcription tool. Everybody can take part in the mini run!

10

Nov

2021

Transcribathon at Europeana Conference 2021

"Transcription and enrichment of historical documents"

The video recording of the "Transcription and enrichment of historical documents" workshop for Europeana Conference 2021 is now available online. Watch to discover how Transcribathon works and what more it has in store for you!

01

Aug

2021

Stories of the month

Our new multilingual run!

Each month, starting 1 July 2021, we will highlight several stories in various languages, selected around a certain theme, ranging from war diaries, family correspondence to love letters and theater play manuscripts. By transcribing the story of your choice, you are automatically taking part in the Stories of the Month Run!

07

Jun

2021

The winners of Manuscritos no Palco Run announced!

The closed online run event taking place from 31th May to 7th June successfully concluded

We are proud to announce that more than a half of the manuscripts from the 'Manuscritos no Palco' collection were transcribed completely. Overall 1 138 826 characters from 1314 pages were transcribed during this week-long run. Congratulations to the winner João Oliveira and big thanks to all the participants for their contributions! A special thank you to our co-organizers Teatro Nacional D. Maria II and Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal.

28

Feb

2021

Sachsen at Work: Run Results

A year-long run has come to an end, and we are ready to announce the winner!

Congratulations go to Wolfgang Dekeyser, who has won the event with 316,486 transcribed characters and 1,217 run miles! Big thank you to all participants of the campaign!

19

Feb

2021

28

Feb

2021

Sachsen at Work: Final Stretch

Last chance to make it to the top!

We are nearing the end of a year-long campaign "Sachsen at Work". During the length of the campaign many interesting finds from all over Saxony have been transcribed. Yet the race continues! Don't hesitate to contribute to the rich history of Saxony and secure your place amidst our transcriber champions! The final standings will be published 28th February, 2021!

18

Feb

2021

19

Feb

2021

Trancribathon Sachsen at Work 2021

The online race Sachsen at Work 2021 held in cooperation with Sorbian Institute, Bautzen and SLUB Dresden has come to an end!

Congratulations to our winner Benjamin Spendrin, who managed to run 136 Miles just in 24 hours! Big thanks goes to all participants who transcribed over 110 000 characters of 140 pages and nearly completed all sources from Lusatia, kindly provided by the City Archive in Kamenz and the State Archive in Bautzen.

21

May

2020

31

Dec

2020

New campaign: Sachsen at Work

A chance to share your own and your family’s story with the world

The SACHSEN AT WORK campaign is celebrating the century old industrial heritage of the German state of Saxony. Upload and transcribe documents, diaries, photographs from Saxony.

24

Feb

2020

25

Apr

2020

Europeana 1989 Online Run

Finish line crossed! First Europeana 1989 Online Run has come to an end!

After two months of enthusiastic transcribing, it’s finally time to announce the winner!

24

Jan

2020

25

Jan

2020

Transcribathon Wrocław

The first Transcribathon of the year will be held at Region Dolny Śląsk NSZZ "Solidarność" in Wrocław, Poland

Join us on 24-25 Jan 2020 for this 24-hour race transcribing and annotating Europeana 1989 documents.