Digital Access Manager at the State Archives of North Carolina; tweets may be subject to Public Records Law & disclosed to others.
Raleigh, N.C.
Joined September 2009
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TranscribeNC, our online transcription project, has been keeping us busy: archives.ncdcr.gov/researche…
If you missed our webinar on colonial court document transcription in July, you can watch the video for it online now: youtu.be/YsKz-JD9GAo #AskAnArchivist
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Happy #AskAnArchivist Day! Our archivists are waiting for YOUR questions. Tag us at @NCArchives and use #AskAnArchivist.
ALT Happy #AskAnArchivist Day! Our archivists are waiting for YOUR questions. Tag us at @NCArchives and use #AskAnArchivist.
Let's see, what else have we been working on the last few months...
Data clean-up! It's not a sexy topic but it's necessary to enable folks to find materials in our collections. Our old system, MARS, had been around since 1985 and included a lot of old data. #AskAnArchivist
So a lot of folks at @NCArchives have spent time since March cleaning up data in DOC. You can read about some of that work on our records management blog: ncrecords.wordpress.com/2020… #AskAnArchivist
Over the last few months we've been creating short videos. Here's one that we put online recently on how to navigate the NC Digital Collections, mainly focused on information for teachers but anyone may find it helpful: youtu.be/Zw37tgl1yac #AskAnArchivist
It's part of a teacher playlist we've started: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…. We've got another video that should be available soon. Any topics you'd like to see us tackle? #AskAnArchivist
I've also started transcribing videos that currently don't have closed captioning in order to provide better accessibility to our video content. It's still early days, but here's one I transcribed last month: youtu.be/g84B9Edp63Y #AskAnArchivist
Let's see, I have a online meeting, some research to do related to a project we're working on, writing scripts for future online catalog tutorials, sending out updates on ongoing work, answering emails... #AskAnArchivist
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*Blows the dust off the WebArchivist account*
Well, hello there. I see it's #AskAnArchivist Day again.
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What's really on the back of the #DeclarationOfIndependence? Our Historian reveals the truth.
(Spoiler alert, she doesn't need a lemon to find out!)
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George Moses Horton sold acrostic poems to University of North Carolina students to give to their sweethearts. bit.ly/2Rpt717 📷 @NCArchives
You can read George Moses Horton's "The Hope of Liberty" via @UNCLibrary's DocSouth unc.live/2ROpyAE . Horton's book was published on this date in 1829.
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FREE Webinar! BitCurator for State Archives with Cal Lee
Tuesday, May 26 at 2 pm Eastern
Register Now: bit.ly/2020SERIWebinarMay
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Our second puzzle of the week is up on our blog. The image from our collections that we used is of Clingman's Dome in Swain County, NC. | Link: ncarchives.wpcomstaging.com/…/jigsaw-puzzle-2-clin…/
ALT Our second puzzle of the week is up on our blog. The image from our collections that we used is of Clingman's Dome in Swain County, NC. | Link: https://ncarchives.wpcomstaging.com/…/jigsaw-puzzle-2-clin…/
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Blog series NC Stories of Service now has a podcast! Episode 1 features our Military Archivist Matthew Peek as he discusses the unique WWII archival and artifacts collections of William J. Ellis of Chatham County, NC. | Listen here soundcloud.com/user-39319114…
ALT Blog series NC Stories of Service now has a podcast! Episode 1 features our Military Archivist Matthew Peek as he discusses the unique WWII archival and artifacts collections of William J. Ellis of Chatham County, NC. | Listen here https://soundcloud.com/user-393191147/podcast-1-an-american-wwii-spy-in-the-south-pacific
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We’re hiring! We are seeking an Imaging Unit Supervisor. Apply by 5:00 pm Eastern on 5/19/2020. governmentjobs.com/careers/n…
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We miss sharing history in person with our visitors. Here are a few images of students and patrons discovering history at the Western Regional Archives! #ArchivesVirtualVisit #ArchivesHashtagParty
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Not sure what to write to your #ArchivesPenPals? Find ideas in this WWII-era postcard from Fort Bragg with humorous stock phrases to choose from. But you’ll have to brush up on your historical slang - are you feeling “in the pink” or “punch-drunk” today?
#ArchivesHashtagParty
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#ArchivesPenPals can sign with a flourish. Our presidential signatures collection comes from NC governors' papers. This letter from George Washington to Samuel Johnston on 10-2-1789 discusses the Bill of Rights and joining the Union. What unique “John Hancocks” have you seen?
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Our Document Analysis worksheets are a great resource that can guide younger students to think critically about documents, including photographs, artwork, cartoons and maps.
#TeachingTuesdays #ArchivesAtHome #primarysources
