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Monday, July 12, 2010

Amanuensis Monday: On Vacation

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.

I am in the midst of family reunion festivities.  I am taking a vacation from my project to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts.  I know I said this last week, and a few hours later posted a transcription.  I don't expect this to happen this week.

3 comments:

  1. Judith Richards ShubertJuly 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    I skipped nearly a month in posting to Amanuensis Monday. But I think it is a great idea and have posted this morning at Genealogy Traces. I love your blog.

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  2. Christine (rootsresearcher)July 12, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Hallo John,
    Sorry to see you are not adding a transcription today, but I love the idea and your theme is going to get me properly organised with my own transcriptions!!

    I have just added my first Amanuensis Monday post to my blog So That's Where I Get It From, and hopefully now it will be the first of many transcriptions.

    Thanks for the idea and for your interesting posts.

    Kind regards,

    Christine (rootsresearcher)

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  3. JohnJuly 13, 2010 at 2:46 AM

    Thanks, Judith and Christine, for the compliments. The growing popularity of the meme pleases me, as I know so many people have such documents, that if they aren't transcribed, they could be lost.

    In the year and a half I've been doing this, it's only the second week I've taken a vacation. So I don't feel too guilty.

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