BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Alexandria Library X-WR-CALNAME:Alexandria Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8a1af02e-2eea-42b5-ab20-c16da51703c0 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260827T060050Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T160000 SUMMARY:Transcribe-a-thon LOCATION:Local History/Special Collections\nLocal History/Special Collecti ons X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Local History/Special Coll ections;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Local History/Special Collections:geo:38 .807858,-77.0471815 GEO:38.807858;-77.0471815 DESCRIPTION:Join Barrett and LH/SC staff in transcribing World War I era a rticles on the Virginia Chronicle website. Bring a laptop or checkout a Ch rome book to participate. Attendance limited to 15..\nhttps://alexandria.l ibnet.info/event/7273528 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Learn how to set-up an account on the Virg inia Chronicle website and basic rules for transcribing historic newspaper s. If you bring a laptop or want to checkout a Chrome book\, you can begin transcribing articles between 1912 and 1919. We have two subject areas to work on during this transcribe-a-thon: World War I articles ranging from the sinking of the Lusitania to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive or transcribin g Kate Waller Barrett's Travel Series contained in the Alexandria Gazette.  \; \;

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Come join us to learn more about historic newspaper s and how you can help increase access and searchability of these resource s.

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