One last item from the #NationalArchives today for the #hams here. Marconi's Wireless Telegraph US Patent.
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6277805
#CitizenArchivist

One of my side hobbies is transcribing documents in the online catalog of the US National Archives under their #CitizenArchivist program.

For instance today I attempted to type up this 1813 Letter of Marque issued by President Madison from the war of 1812. It's fun to get to read these primary sources and contribute a little by transcribing them which makes them more findable.

Don't agree with my transcription... join in and fix it.
Here's the link to the letter: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/81144706

History: harvested ✅

Thanks to everyone who came to the History Harvest at the Madison County Archival Library! We heard so many rich stories about the people and processes that have brought people into and through Madison County. Watch for another event in December!

#PublicHistory #CitizenArchivist #ImmigrationHistory #Edwardsville #DigitalHumanities #Histodon #Histodons @histodons #HistoryHarvest

Do you have items that tell the story of how your family came to Madison County? We'd love to take a look! The Madison County Historical Society, in collaboration with SIUE's IRIS Center and Department of History, is hosting a History Harvest on the theme of migration and immigration.

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