Explore the history of Sandy Spring Maryland by transcribing an original archival document, helping to make these fascinating and important artifacts searchable and accessible to all.
Steps to register:
- Create a free account at https://fromthepage.com/ssm-archives
- Wait for a reply, which will include a further registration link on Sandy Spring Museum's website. By filling out this information you will receive a Zoom meeting key and password.
- You do not have to stay for the entire session, participate for as long as you can!
Once you register, a guide on Sandy Spring’s transcription conventions as well as some other helpful information will be sent in an email as well. On the day of the transcribe-a-thon, a staff member will be available to answer questions and help you through the process. Any questions you have can be sent to rbogren@sandyspringmuseum.org
This opportunity is appropriate for ages 13 and up. Many documents require the ability to read and transcribe cursive. SSL hours are available.
- A student’s parent/guardian must provide the nonprofit with written approval of the student’s participation in the virtual platform prior to the student serving/volunteering.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
- Hours will be tracked through FromThePage's provided statistics.
