‘The written word endures’ at archives
Photos of sod shanties. Newspaper clippings. Naturalization papers. Court testimony. A letter to President Ulysses S. Grant. Actual government red tape.
Volunteers who are digitizing Nebraska’s homestead records at the National Archives are encountering more than a treasure trove of historical and genealogical information.
“You never know what you’ll find,” said Jackie Budell, an archives specialist who supervises the volunteers. “That’s what we call ‘psychic pay.’ ”
Recent Comments