Participate in enhancing access to collections covering 400 years of Virginia history, people, and culture. From peace to wartime, wedding announcements to world—changing events, court records to letters home, there is something for everyone. Help us tell the story of all Virginians—the famous, the infamous and even the anonymous—and join us in Making History.
Our crowdsourcing projects have three different types of activities. You may wish to try several different collections and activities. Depending on your skills and preferences, you may have more success with one over another. Select the one that you enjoy the most!
Projects
Transcription
Transcription involves viewing a digital image of an original document and creating a typed version of all of the text. Capture all of the typos, misspelled words, and errors exactly as they appear in the original document.
Indexing
Indexing involves viewing a digital image of the original document and entering select information, such as names and dates. Rather than capturing all the text, volunteers must use their judgment to find the correct information within the document.
Virginia Untold: Free Registers
Text Correction
OCR, or Optical Character Recognition, is a process by which software recognizes the shapes of letters on a newspaper page and translates them into a searchable text file. Help improve the accuracy of OCR text by comparing it against the original historical newspaper and making additions and corrections.