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 Volunteers | Past 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 |