Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon Friday, February 13!

Do you believe that history should be accessible to everyone? Can you read cursive? Then come to Windsor Historical Society Friday, February 13th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to take part in the nationwide Douglass Day celebration!

Douglass Day is an annual celebration Frederick Douglass’s legacy. Participants gather each year to communally transcribe documents from a Black history archives collection to help make them more widely accessible to researchers. This year, participants will transcribe records from the Colored Conventions Project. The Colored Conventions include rich, historical documents and debates that speak directly to the fight today to secure and preserve citizenship and civil rights.

Windsor Historical Society will host the transcribe-a-thon in their event space. Snacks and tech support will be provided. Participants must bring their own laptop or tablet. This event is drop in, drop out. Transcribers may stay for as long or as short a time as they please. Participation is free. Preregistration is encouraged.

For more information, visit WindsorHistoricalSociety.org or email [email protected].