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How you can help National Archives with Revolutionary War transcription mission
https://www.wcax.com/2024/07/03/how-you-can-help-national-archives-with-revolutionary-war-transcription-mission/How you can help National Archives with Revolutionary War transcription mission
By WCAX News Team
Published: Jul. 3, 2024 at 7:14 PM EDT|Updated: 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON (WCAX) - Volunteers have been working with the National Archives to transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War.
It will lead up to the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations in 2026. The special project, to remember America’s first veterans, started last year.
Volunteers from across the country-- and the world-- are invited to read the documents, page-by-page, and line-by-line.
The work is done online by looking at digital copies.
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By WCAX News Team
Published: Jul. 3, 2024 at 7:14 PM EDT|Updated: 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON (WCAX) - Volunteers have been working with the National Archives to transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War.
It will lead up to the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations in 2026. The special project, to remember America’s first veterans, started last year.
Volunteers from across the country-- and the world-- are invited to read the documents, page-by-page, and line-by-line.
The work is done online by looking at digital copies.
[...]
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https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions/revolutionary-war-pension-files
(much more at link)
Revolutionary War Pension Files Transcription Mission
The stories of over 80,000 men and women who lived through the American Revolution are waiting to be told. Will you help us tell them?
Help transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War!
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, the National Archives and the National Park Service are collaborating on a special project to transcribe Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1912. These Revolutionary War Pension Files consist of applications and other records pertaining to claims for pensions and bounty land warrants.
These records may contain valuable details about Revolutionary War veterans and their families, such as rank, unit, period of service, age, residence, date and place of marriage, and date and place of death of spouse. Also within these records, you may find copies of marriage or other family records, information pertaining to military activities or details about soldier’s lives, along with letters, diaries, or family trees. Read more about these records and what you may find from the National Park Service's article Tips and a Guide for the Curious.
Not interested in transcribing cursive? Join our Revolutionary War Tagging Mission - read the transcriptions by other Citizen Archivists and add tags to enhance searchability.
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The stories of over 80,000 men and women who lived through the American Revolution are waiting to be told. Will you help us tell them?
Help transcribe military pension files from the Revolutionary War!
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, the National Archives and the National Park Service are collaborating on a special project to transcribe Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1912. These Revolutionary War Pension Files consist of applications and other records pertaining to claims for pensions and bounty land warrants.
These records may contain valuable details about Revolutionary War veterans and their families, such as rank, unit, period of service, age, residence, date and place of marriage, and date and place of death of spouse. Also within these records, you may find copies of marriage or other family records, information pertaining to military activities or details about soldier’s lives, along with letters, diaries, or family trees. Read more about these records and what you may find from the National Park Service's article Tips and a Guide for the Curious.
Not interested in transcribing cursive? Join our Revolutionary War Tagging Mission - read the transcriptions by other Citizen Archivists and add tags to enhance searchability.
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