Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
The next #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat will take place on 5 August from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat is: WOMEN IN WORLD WAR 1 Participate in the #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat. On 5 August, tweet Continue reading #AskLetters1916 Twitter Chat: 5 August 2014
We have just added Tammy Sellner’s profile to our ‘Featured Profiles’ section. Before emigrating to America, Tammy Sellner‘s ancestors hailed from Ireland. Last winter, Tammy decided to visit Dublin to see where they had come from originally. The photo tothe left was taken Continue reading New Featured Profile Added: Tammy Sellner
Tammy Sellner is from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the USA. She is a bookworm, who also has a passion for cultural preservation. She is currently working in film archiving and distribution and she spends any free time reading and travelling. Tammy has Continue reading Featured Transcriber: Tammy Sellner
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916 (National Library of Ireland) by Dr Brian Hughes Over 210,000 Irish men, all volunteers, served in the British armed forces during the Great War. For a long time Continue reading Featured Letters: Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916 National Library of Ireland
The July #AskLetters1916 Twitter chat took place on 1 July from 5.30 – 6.30pm (GMT). The topic for the chat was: CROWDSOURCING The chat was very animated with lots of ideas and observations exchanged over the hour. We had contributions from Continue reading #AskLetters1916 chat 1 July 2014 – #crowdsourcing
The process of creating a digital collection such as The letters of 1916, takes many people with many skills and expertise. This is the first blog post that describes one piece of the workflow from sourcing an analogue document to Continue reading Featured Institution: National Archives of Ireland