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Dear Geographers: This might be of interest to some of you. It is for a good cause as well. If you decide to participate, please let me know. Best wishes, DA Derek H. Alderman, PhD Professor & Head Department of Geography University of Tennessee 304C Burchfiel Geography Building Knoxville, TN 37996-0925 Voice: (865) 974-0406 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://geography.utk.edu/about-us/faculty/dr-derek-alderman/ http://derekalderman.wordpress.com/ http://utk.academia.edu/DerekAlderman https://twitter.com/MLKStreet From: Lowe, Sarah Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 10:13 AM To: Anderson, Misty G (Misty Anderson); Ashley Maynor; Schumann, David W; Althea Murphy-Price; Waugh, Lindsey Joanne; Maland, Charles; Alderman, Derek; Shteynberg, Catherine Roberts; Venable, Megan; Harrill, Paul; Magilow, Daniel; Hiles, Timothy W; Hodges, Carolyn R; Liulevicius, Vejas G; Freeberg, Ernest Frithiof; McAlpin, Mary K; Ambroziak, A Katherine Bambrick (Katherine B. Ambroziak); Mack, Thura R Cc: Stephen Scruggs Subject: FW: Sesquicentennial Greetings UTK colleagues:: I am forwarding this email in hopes that perhaps you may be aware of some person(s)/group, who may be interested in assisting with the following project. There is an attached letter detailing the project (Transcription-letter) but in a nutshell, the East Tennessee Civil War Alliance has received a grant from the City of Knoxville to transcribe the papers of the 1st US Colored Heavy Artillery which was formed in Knoxville in early 1864. Several of these soldiers are buried in Oddfellows Cemetery in East Knoxville - a project I have been involved with for quite sometime now. The transcription project is in need of more transcribers to assist in the efforts. Once complete, the papers will be gifted this spring during the Sesquicentennial Jubilee to the Beck Cultural Center and serve as a resource for those researching the history of Knoxville's African American history. As you can see it is no easy task and will take some training of the eye to execute. However if you know of anyone who may be interested, please have them contact Stephen Scruggs ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) who can provide the details and documents for transcription. Thanks:: Sarah -- Associate Professor | Graphic Design University of Tennessee e: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> w: www.pslowe.com<http://www.pslowe.com> t: pslowe From: Stephen Scruggs <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Stephen Scruggs <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:59:46 -0800 To: Sarah Lowe <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Fw: Sesquicentennial Sarah Attached is the original letter Stephen Dean sent out to the transcribers. It best explains everything, including instructions on how to accomplish the task. I'm also attaching a randomly selected page as an example. The trick is to zoom in on a few words at a time. Then when you start recognizing the letters and words it gets easier. Let me know if you know anyone interested in creating historical records. Thanks Stephen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To review the archives of CLUBGGY or Join/Leave the list go to: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/clubggy.html