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May 1, 1945. Hitler was dead. Berlin was burning. Agnes Unger kept writing — searching for her son missing since 1944. One came back: "Zurück." The man had vanished too. 43 letters. 0% transcribed. Read one → 1945.transcribathon.eu/documents/stor… #Berlin1945 #InfinityEccch #WWII #Europeana

Workers' Memorial Day. In 1881, Germany documented every factory in Saxony to write its first worker protection law. 145 years later, 68% of that document is still unread. Still unsearchable. Help transcribe it → europeana.transcribathon.eu/documents/stor…

A sculptor went to war. On 6 March 1916, he carved a female figure out of snow for his fellow soldiers at the front. His notebooks are now on Transcribathon — waiting to be transcribed. This World Heritage Day: help preserve what survived the war. Link in comments

Can you read this? 🖋️ Paris. 1778. 18th-century French cursive. Written by the most famous opera soprano in France. Thousands more documents like this on Transcribathon. Can you read old scripts? 👇👇👇 europeana.transcribathon.eu/documents/stor… #Transcribathon #Europeana #InfinityEcch

Flowers, poems, and handwritten memories 🌸 These pages from Emilie Gerlitz's Poesiealbum (1912–1913) are filled with dedications in old German cursive (Kurrent). Now volunteers are transcribing them on Transcribathon. → transcribathon.eu #Europeana #Infinity #Kurrent

The Women's History Month Run 2026 results are in! 🥇 Wolfgang Dekeyser 🥈 Stefanie Wolter 🥉 Sophie Jouglard Every character transcribed is a woman's voice that can finally be read and searched. Thank you to everyone who took part in #WomensHistoryMonth Run on @transcribathon

Last day of Women's History Month. Laure Cinti-Damoreau was Rossini's go-to soprano. Star of the Paris Opera. Then she wrote a vocal method still in print 175 years later. Her documents are on Transcribathon. One page. Today. 👉 europeana.transcribathon.eu/runs/womens-hi… #europeana #infinity

She translated Benito Pérez Galdós into German. She corresponded with him directly. #History forgot her. Ellen Goldenberg — translator, late 19th century. Her #letters are on #Transcribathon this Women's History Month. Transcribe one. Restore her name. europeana.transcribathon.eu/runs/womens-hi…

She was a Grand Duchess. She co-founded a women's association. In 1859. Grand Duchess Luise of Baden didn't wait for change — she built it. Her letters are on Transcribathon this Women's History Month. Transcribe one. Keep her work alive. 👉europeana.transcribathon.eu/runs/womens-hi…

Her name is almost unknown. She edited a 30,000-entry Byzantine encyclopedia. The Nazis dismissed her from the university. Ada Adler (1878–1946). Transcribe one page for her → europeana.transcribathon.eu/runs/womens-hi… #WomensHistoryMonth #CitizenScience #Transcribathon

She performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She supported Czech independence during WWI. They placed her under house arrest for it. Her name was Ema Destinnová (1878–1930). Transcribe her story and join the run. Link in bio #WomensHistoryMonth #Europeana

She is the standard by which all other sopranos of her era were measured. Her documents are on Transcribathon — waiting for a volunteer. Transcribe one page for her this Women's History Month. 20 minutes. Her story becomes permanently searchable. 👉 europeana.transcribathon.eu/runs/womens-hi…

She led the Paris Opera for 13 years. Created roles for Verdi, Wagner & Saint-Saëns. Her name was Gabrielle Krauss — and most people have never heard it. Full story in the comments 👇 #WomensHistoryMonth #CitizenScience

Kicking off at the University of Bologna on 13–15 January, we’re energised and ready to launch new initiatives and develop new tools. Stay tuned for upcoming news and find out more about our partners and future initiatives on the Infinity Project website: infinity-eccch.eu/use-cases/

Transcribathon is joining INFINITY! We at Facts & Files Digital Services GmbH (FFDS) are thrilled to be part of the new Infinity EU project!

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„Mein Vater wäre jetzt sehr stolz auf mich!“ – Familienerinnerungen und das Schweigen der Deutschen in der Nachkriegszeit blog.sbb.berlin/familienerinne… Blogpost #Kriegsende1945 #PeaceinEurope @Europeanaeu

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Βοηθήστε να μεταφερθεί αυτό το ελληνικό μαθητικό έργο για την παραδοσιακή μεσογειακή κουζίνα —με συνταγές, μαγειρικά σκεύη, φωτογραφίες και παιδικές αναμνήσεις— στον ψηφιακό κόσμο. Υπάρχει ακόμα χρόνος να συμμετάσχετε στο Transcribathon #FoodAndDrinkRun! Σύνδεσμος στα σχόλια ⬇️

Help bring this Greek school project on traditional Mediterranean cuisine—complete with recipes, kitchen tools, photos, and childhood memories—into the digital world. There's still time to join the Transcribathon's #FoodAndDrinkRun! Link in comments ⬇️ @FFHistorians #foodrecipe