A group of young people with noble roots, led by art historian Villő Szekeres-Ugron, embarked on an ambitious project: the Hungarian Noble Photographic Archive (MaNeFo), reports kronikaonline.ro. This initiative aimed to preserve and digitize photographic material related to the Hungarian nobility. The inspiration for the project stemmed from a digitization competition, highlighting the importance of …
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Volunteers Uncover Fate of Thousands of Lost Alaskans Sent to Oregon Mental Hospital a Century Ago
About 5,500 Alaskans between 1904 and the 1960s were committed to a hospital in Portland, Oregon, after being deemed by a jury “really and truly insane,” a criminal offense. There were no facilities to treat those with mental illness or developmental disabilities in what was then the Alaska territory, so they were sent — often …
U.S. Citizen Archivists Can Help Transcribe Old Documents
Many, or perhaps most, U.S. genealogists are unaware of a program that helps the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) make contributions to the National Archives Catalog. However, YOU can help in this all-volunteer program to help unlock history. The Citizen Archivist program invites citizen to transcribe historical documents, tag archival photographs, or share comments …