Would like to be a volunteer transcriber?

If you would like to try transcribing a set of Vancouver City Council minutes, please contact us for more information. We will send you a photograph of some handwritten pages. You simply type in what you see (don’t worry if you can’t make out every word) and send us back your transcript. We will do the rest.

We like to give credit where it is due, so we publish the transcriber’s name with every set of minutes. But if you prefer to use first name only, or no name at all, of course we will respect your wishes.

Don’t forget to join us on Facebook and tell us about your transcribing experience! 


Our Volunteers

Since the inception of Transcribimus, our volunteers have transcribed Vancouver’s handwritten history including transcription sets of Vancouver City Council minutes plus bylaws, committee reports and private correspondence.

Since 2012, our volunteers have been aiming to transcribe all Vancouver City Council minutes since 1886. This is especially notable as City Council minutes were handwritten until middle of 1911. As the transcribing continues, our volunteers look forward to discovering more amazing facts about Vancouver’s history.

Our volunteers share some of their favourite historical links and resources on our Facebook.

We are incredibly grateful for our past and present* volunteers. Thank you!

Current VolunteersPast Volunteers
Barbara Kearney-Copan
Carol Evans
Carole Wilson
Darlene Ochotta
Gerald Soon
Hal Bell-Irving
Joanne McCormick
Judy Stewart
Lisa Thorson
Lynn Shane
Marie-Claude Tremblay
Rachel-Amanda Hennessy


























Anita Dos Santos
Brenda Chapman
Bronwyn Cripps
Cathy Harmer
Chris Mizzoni (Nitzy’s Hockey Den)
Chris Stephenson
Christine Cathcart
Cinda Jong
Darrin Pezer (Proactive Building Maintenance)
David Laing
Devon Harlos
Donna Kynaston
Gent Ng
Jane Edmonds
Janny P.
Jenn Ashton
John Belshaw (Vancouver Historical Society)Jordan Cripps
Judy Lam Maxwell (Historical Chinatown Tours)
Krystyna Richards
L. Ellema
Leesa Poffenroth
Lesley H.
Lynne Jambor
Margaret Sutherland
Maria Klukova
Martha Hazevoet
Mary Ann Capistrano
Mary Norris
Michelle C.
Ovi
Sandra Robinson
Sara Keay
Sharon Mowat
Siobhan Devlin
Sue Bryant
Susan M. Willows
Tegbir Kaur
YVR Mike
Zak Bennett