Bethlehem Boarding School Roster Transcription: Editorial Decisions

Project Background This transcription project focuses on the Bethlehem Boarding School operated by the Moravians. My transcription of the Bethlehem Boarding School roster began as part of my early work on students attending the Boarding School in the 1790s. My initial work on the Boarding School focused on the March 1792 the visit of several

Revolution, Marketing, & the Legacy of the Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies

I’ve been working on a project examining poetry at the Moravian Seminary for Young Ladies since the fall of 2014. Of course, when I began this exploration I had many questions. I had the big research questions. And I also had logistical questions: Was there an archival record? Where was this archival record? Looking for

Find a Grave Editing Marathon: Could it Work?

In the process of writing my blog post on the poet Caroline M. Congdon, I came across an entry for her on the website Find a Grave. Congdon’s entry includes nothing more than her name, birth and death dates, and an image of her tombstone. There is no other biographical information about her listed on