Heather Heckman-McKenna
@drhhm.bsky.social
PhD 2023, long (long, long) 18th centuryist, memoirist, digital humanist, sensibility studies, Associate Editor for The Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation, baby book historian, new mama (tired; so very tired), and CATS. All of the cats.
I use Transkribus as my transcribing tool, and I'm currently training it on Ross' piece. See the before and after shots (i.e. Transkribus' transcription and my fixes).
January 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I use Transkribus as my transcribing tool, and I'm currently training it on Ross' piece. See the before and after shots (i.e. Transkribus' transcription and my fixes).
What is the etching in the window?
January 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
What is the etching in the window?
January 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
January 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I sit back, stunned. I take a few minutes to gather myself, have to leave to talk a walk, then come back. Open the book with a strong sense of gratitude and rightness. Open it and read the mother's words which were (and are) so precious.
January 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I sit back, stunned. I take a few minutes to gather myself, have to leave to talk a walk, then come back. Open the book with a strong sense of gratitude and rightness. Open it and read the mother's words which were (and are) so precious.
Transcription:
"My Mothers scrap book
previous to
her only child"
"My Mothers scrap book
previous to
her only child"
January 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Transcription:
"My Mothers scrap book
previous to
her only child"
"My Mothers scrap book
previous to
her only child"
Correction: this page from 1819, not 1804.
January 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Correction: this page from 1819, not 1804.
As I start my transcription process, I'll continue posting these every few days to share the beautiful wealth of diaries I'm holding. Hope you enjoy!
January 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
As I start my transcription process, I'll continue posting these every few days to share the beautiful wealth of diaries I'm holding. Hope you enjoy!
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January 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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