You can read a short synopsis of the #DouglassDay Transcribe-a-thon HERE on the Community Engagement Working Group’s (DARIAH VCC2 working group) blog. The event took place in UCC on the 14th of February in conjunction with the Colored Conventions Project, the Smithsonian Transcripton Centre and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The event in UCC drew in participants from a range of departments and units with in the university as well as members of the public. If you would like to keep up-to-date on other DARIAH Ireland events take a look at our events page.