Here in Scotland, Scotland's Places is involved in coordinating the digitisation of a
whole range of historic documents and making them available online. They have a
transcription project using volunteers to transcribe these images which include the
Ordnance Survey Name Books. There is normally a subscription required to view the images
but transcription volunteers get free access and the requirements for the amount of
transcription done is quite modest.
http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/transcribe
Martin Briscoe
Fort William
martin(a)mbriscoe.me.uk
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From: glamorgan-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of
Gareth Hicks
Sent: 25 October 2013 13:35
To: Glamorgan List
Subject: [GLA] Place name project
Thanks to a Genuki colleague for drawing this to my attention.
http://www.cymru1900wales.org/
Partners in the project include the NLW, the University of Wales and RCAHMW
The introductory text includes;
"We need help in collecting all the names of places and features in Wales from the
Ordnance Survey’s six-inch to a mile maps of c. 1900.
Why? Because the names of places are a vital key to unlocking the social and linguistic
history of the land. ...............................