Transcribed and edited over 1,400 newspaper ads (over 400,000 words) by separated families due to enslavement and/or the Civil War, including advertisements from The Richmond Planet, The Southwestern Christian Advocate, and The Liberator.
Moderated Last Seen Project website; reviewed, edited, and categorized transcriptions with tags and keywords pertaining to the date, location, source, and theme.
Reduced almost 300 tags of the newspaper ads by 60%, furthering efficiency.
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Posted Mar 13, 2024
Transcribed and edited over 1,400 newspaper ads (over 400,000 words) for Villanova University's Last Seen Project.