US Black Heritage Transcribers Page
Location: [unknown]
Purpose
This page is for accessing the form and spreadsheet for the Transcribers project.
Instructions
1. A USBH member (Requester) fills out the form below. The form will generate a spreadsheet. Transcribers will check the spreadsheet and pick a job to do.
2. The Transcriber places their name in a column next to the job. Contact info is generated from the form and populates on the spreadsheet, so the transcriber should contact the member after choosing the job.
3. When the job is completed, the transcriber sends the requester the completed transcription, then marks it complete on the spreadsheet and is free to pick another job.
4. All conversations about a document need to be done with the member by email.
Any glitches in the system, or other questions (including transcriptions not arriving within an expected time frame) please contact me via the PM link on this page.
USBH Members: To request a transcription of a document please fill out this form:
- Transcription Request Form Requesters can upload a PDF document or submit a URL to a document online. You can also leave a short instruction, for example: "Need only p. 1" or "Email me for instructions"
Transcribers: To access the spreadsheet generating the jobs, click this link:
Transcribers MUST contact the requester as soon as a job is chosen.
(Note - Requesters will not have access to the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will only be shared with Transcribers to protect privacy, as there will be email addresses on the spreadsheet).
Resources for Transcribing Genealogical Documents
- Thanks to Molly Ogro for putting these together.
- How to Transcribe Online Genealogy Records by Devon Noel Lee
The standard shown below is from the book, Genealogy Standards, Second Edition, Revised, Board for Certification of Genealogists, (Turner Publishing Company, Nashville, Tennessee, 2019, 2021).
“29. Transcriptions. Genealogists transcribe to show or study a modern-print version of a document, record, or source. Transcriptions include the entire item–including any headings, insertions, notations, endorsements, or the like–whether on the item’s front or back or on an attachment. When formatting is relevant to a transcription’s use, the transcription reflects the transcribed item’s format, layout, line lengths, and other physical features. Genealogists identify the transcription’s beginning and end. Annotations between square brackets or in footnotes or separate text show where a source is damaged or illegible, omits expected information, or provides unexpected information.”
- Test Your Document Skills on the Board for Certification of Genealogists Website. Transcription samples are included.
See also:
- Login to request to the join the Trusted List so that you can edit and add images.
- Private Messages: Send a private message to the Profile Manager. (Best when privacy is an issue.)
- Public Comments: Login to post. (Best for messages specifically directed to those editing this profile. Limit 20 per day.)
- Public Q&A: These will appear above and in the Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum. (Best for anything directed to the wider genealogy community.)