Virtual Service: Smithsonian Transcription Project

The orientation was well organized and the group leaders gave clear instructions on what we have to do. I had the opportunity of learning new facts about museums, archives, and libraries.

The organizers were very helpful in providing information to help us begin the project. I also felt like I was able to communicate with others if I had a question. This was definitely a project I felt comfortable helping with from a COVID-19 safety standpoint.

I found it helpful to have the instructional meeting before we started working, and I appreciated being able to work at my own pace over the course of one week.

I thought this was a fantastic way to get involved in service within the GW community.

I was able to directly serve by creating transcriptions available to the world, hopefully making first hand accounts of different historical events more accessible in a different way than it has been in the past.

Very flexible timing but a very knowledgeable experience.

It was really interesting to look at archived material.

It was a fantastic opportunity to work with the Smithsonian archives!

Great service opportunity -- On a personal level I was introduced to some new and interesting information, while at the same time contributing to a larger community goal. A very fun way to get a virtual glimpse into the culture of D.C.