Transcription Tuesday 2022

It’s become an annual tradition for Who Do You Think You Are? magazine to hold its crowdsourcing event, Transcription Tuesday, in February.  Everyone is invited to take part, and as usual, this year there are a few different projects involved.

For 2022, Tuesday 1st of February is the big day, but you should decide which project you’re going to work on in advance so you can familiarise yourself with the instructions. Additionally, you may need to register with the project to participate. To transcribe any record set, all you’ll need is your usual internet connection and PC or laptop.  You’ll have access to digital images of records, and these are the sources you will extract details from and type into the project software or document.  Choose the records you want to help with from

☙ FamilySearch: the world's largest genealogical record organisation is seeking help to transcribe English parish registers.  If you don't already have a free FamilySearch account, you can easily create one, and this will allow you to pick a project under the "Indexing" tab on the website.  

☙ HMS NHS: Seamen's Hospital registers.  Learn about these fascinating naval medical records, and check out the project's home page, which includes a chat function to put you in touch with other volunteers. 

☙ National Library of Wales Photo Book Collection: tagging 19th century photographs of everyday life in Wales.  More on joining this project can be found at Who Do You Think You Are?'s website. 

☙ Stories of St James's Burial Ground: the 18th century burial registers of the Parish of St James, Piccadilly.  This graveyard beside Euston Station was excavated by archaeologists in advance of an engineering project, and the burial records are held by the City of Westminster Archives.  They will need both transcription and highlighting. Find out more at the project's website.