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WebArchivist/Ashley

@WebArchivist

Digital Access Manager at the State Archives of North Carolina; tweets may be subject to Public Records Law & disclosed to others.

 Raleigh, N.C.
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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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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
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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
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*Opens up Twitter* *Blows the dust off the WebArchivist account* Well, hello there. I see it's #AskAnArchivist Day again.
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Looking for projects to do at home? Consider transcribing some archival documents for @NCArchives. youtu.be/nwAa032l7V4
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The North Carolina Digital Collections has a new look: digital.ncdcr.gov/. Let @NCArchives & @ForEverythingNC know what you think at digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/cu…
Screenshot of the redesigned NCDC homepage. Includes a banner that reads: Welcome to the digital collections of the State Archives of North Carolina and the State Library of North Carolina. Also shown are thumbnails and links to four collections: African American Education, Alien Registration, Biographies & Histories of NC, and Black Mountain College.

ALT Screenshot of the redesigned NCDC homepage. Includes a banner that reads: Welcome to the digital collections of the State Archives of North Carolina and the State Library of North Carolina. Also shown are thumbnails and links to four collections: African American Education, Alien Registration, Biographies & Histories of NC, and Black Mountain College.

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Replying to @WAStateArchives
I'm surprised no one has replied to this with "Inconceivable!" yet.
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If you're planning to visit @NCArchives in the next few days, here's a summary of when we're open. We're open as normal this week, including Saturday, Dec. 21. We're always closed to the public on Mondays and we're closed Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas holiday.
Christmas window at Taylor's in Raleigh, 1946. The back of the show window is covered in pine boughs and ornaments. A base with china figurines is in the foreground along with a manikin dress in 1940s women's clothing.

ALT Christmas window at Taylor's in Raleigh, 1946. The back of the show window is covered in pine boughs and ornaments. A base with china figurines is in the foreground along with a manikin dress in 1940s women's clothing.

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Have you been following along with the @NCArchives podcast, "Connecting the Docs?" If not, it's a great time to start as we've got several episodes online: connectingdocs.podbean.com/ Here's an overview of what we've covered so far...
Logo for Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State.

ALT Logo for Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State.

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Tomorrow (11/23/19) @NCmuseumhistory will host the 24th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration (#AIHC2019) from 11 am-4 pm. If you're in Raleigh that day, there's a small exhibit on Native American Education in the @NCArchives Search Room.
Exhibit case displaying documents on American Indian Education in North Carolina from the State Archives collections.

ALT Exhibit case displaying documents on American Indian Education in North Carolina from the State Archives collections.

Cover and first page of a wartime scrapbook of B.T. Consolidated School in Lumberton, which documented students' war support activities during World War II.

ALT Cover and first page of a wartime scrapbook of B.T. Consolidated School in Lumberton, which documented students' war support activities during World War II.

Excerpts of 1949 high school report from Eastern Carolina Indian High in Sampson County.

ALT Excerpts of 1949 high school report from Eastern Carolina Indian High in Sampson County.

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Replying to @WebArchivist @NCArchives
Even if military history isn't your thing, the #WWII ads are worth checking out. Here's one I added to the blog post. Both this and the previous image are from "Camp Lejeune: The New River Marine" (WWII 5 ): digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/ref/co…
World War II ad from The New River Marine which reads: Don't say what you don't want prattling tongues to repeat. Be careful! Be alert! Children don't know better. It is your duty to save and conserve so tell you friends and neighbors to buy their groceries and meats at Sabiston Grocery, Jacksonville's only self-service store. With your savings, buy U.S. War Bonds. We're in to X-out the Axis!!!! Are You???

ALT World War II ad from The New River Marine which reads: Don't say what you don't want prattling tongues to repeat. Be careful! Be alert! Children don't know better. It is your duty to save and conserve so tell you friends and neighbors to buy their groceries and meats at Sabiston Grocery, Jacksonville's only self-service store. With your savings, buy U.S. War Bonds. We're in to X-out the Axis!!!! Are You???

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