Smithsonian Transcription Project Link

Do you like to read old handwritten manuscripts? Do you like to contribute to the collective knowledge of the world? Well then, Smithsonian has something for you. Their new transciption project lets volunteers signup to transcribe and review some old texts like “Observations on the Indians of the Colorado River” or the diary of Mary Henry, 1858-1863.

This seems like a really compelling project. I’m anxious to see how successful it is without some kind of gamification. Feels like if they made this work part of an Elder Scrolls quest, it would be done in a weekend.