Citizen science workshops on the travel diaries of Heinrich von Dehn-Rotfelser

Do you enjoy deciphering handwritten texts and old fonts, such as the Kurrent script? Do you like words that have long since disappeared from the language? Would you like to learn more about the former Kassel and its personalities? If so, let's do some research together and help to record history and immerse yourself in the 19th century. Get to know Heinrich von Dehn-Rotfelser, the architect of the picture gallery (today's Neue Galerie in Kassel), travel with him in a stagecoach or take a trip to Kugelsburg Castle in Volkmarsen with buttered bread and wine.

Heinrich von Dehn-Rotfelser wrote detailed diaries in which he reported on his travels, leisure activities and his work as an architect. The handwritten notes from 1847 and 1848 have been transcribed (transcribed into fair copy). However, there are some reading/word gaps in the texts that can be filled or corrected during a workshop. You will receive an introduction to the ORKA platform on which the digital copies are made available and learn about the various ways in which they can be used. After a brief introduction to Heinrich Dehn-Rotfelser and his travel diaries, you will help to complete the digital version of his work.
Workshop with 2 dates:
Saturday, March 11, 2023 | 9 am - 1 pm and
Friday, March 17, 2023 | 3 pm - 6 pm
Registration via: orka[at]bibliothek.uni-kassel[dot]de
If you have any questions, please contact the ORKA team: orka[at]bibliothek.uni-kassel[dot]de