Measuring the ANZACs

Citizen science project to transcribe all NZ's WWI soldiers' records. Every day we feature a story of one soldier.

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Amazing description of tattoos for this New Zealand soldier
https://t.co/WuByrFHSMs

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Hello New Zealand! We're looking to connect with the community and do more online events to share Measuring the ANZACs with the community so we can partner on telling all the stories of NZ soldiers from WWI. We'd love to talk to schools, and any group in the community.

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Please share this tweet (and offer!) with anyone who might be interested. Our outreach and collaboration efforts have been stalled by the pandemic, but we're gearing up to engage again more deeply despite the distance!

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Hello New Zealand! We're looking to connect with the community and do more online events to share Measuring the ANZACs with the community so we can partner on telling all the stories of NZ soldiers from WWI. We'd love to talk to schools, and any group in the community.

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Our new software allows us to customise the people loaded on the site so we can do projects together, focusing on the stories of a group you're interested in. Be in touch if we can speak to your class or an event. @NZHistory @NZHTA @phanzasecretary @AncestryComAu @aucklandmuseum

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Join Measuring the ANZACs researchers for our first online forum, and learn more about the project at 8pm GMT Friday 11 March. See more here
https://t.co/AbA7PEpkAE

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@evesophieclare history sheets and statements of service often have text flow outside the allocated box, and that's something that humans are good at recognizing and parsing, computers not often quite so good (yet)

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@evesophieclare Our first goal is to reduce the amount of manual page sorting, and then use handwriting recognition on the forms that are most amenable to it: death notices, medical attestations, and general attestations.

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Hear us on the radio! Thanks to Lynn Freeman at @radionz for having us on.
https://t.co/nyZ43nU0JG

[Evan Roberts @evanrobertsnz]

Hear me on the radio this Sunday afternoon (it's nearly noon in NZ) talking about @MeasuringANZACs. Or listen to the stream. Or get me into to talk to your class, community group ... we have many stories of soldiers yet to tell with your help.
https://t.co/E9FJUfGvS1

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If you are a teacher in NZ & find yourself with a greater workload due to some of your colleagues being absent, Measuring the ANZACs is happy to talk to your history, social studies, and maths* classes @NZHistory @NZHTA @HistoryatVic @VUW_digihistory
(Citizen science is maths)

[Rosanna 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇺 @rosannaa_ciao]

If you've loved tonight's episode of #AHouseThroughTime and would like to learn more about the Anzacs whilst contributing to a great citizen history project, @MeasuringANZACs has digitised ANZAC records in need of volunteer transcribers!
Join in at https://t.co/s9duRLPg0R

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@NZHistory ah, that's interesting. fast internet connection but a distant one 😀 It does seem to time out.

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hi @NZHistory, this file on your website is not loading. Any insights. Thank you!
https://t.co/3y2yGkBzFw

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@AlmostRedThree @NZLainey @NZDFHeritage Thanks! We will pass that onto our transcriber who asked

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A curious question for our followers from our transcribers. In the personnel file of Henry Vercoe there is a note from 40 years after his death authorizing a "yearly freebie". What was that? @NZLainey @NZDFHeritage
File:https://t.co/uzJhsb8PxP
Biography:https://t.co/unHqZ7Zx5Y

[Sci Geek @CitSci_Geek]

It's just 30 mins until we're all online and streaming to chat #CitizenScience in Australia and beyond and listen to @MeasuringANZACs discuss how you can help our #Veterans on #AnzacDay2021 with @CHNickerson

Join us and ask Qs via @SciStarter's @YouTube or @Facebook channels!

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John Goulding's (WW1 6/1542) third child, Jeanne Hannington was born on 6.4.1915