Reviewing, transcription, and videos: Join us for a working session!

Group of people sit at wooden tables examining archival documents.

1919 Boston Police Strike Project volunteers examine mortuary records from the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters at a project meet-up on November 30, 2018.

What: 1919 Boston Police Strike Volunteer Meet-up

Where: CALLI Room, 4th floor, Healey Library, UMass Boston campus

When: Friday, April 26, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

RSVP: Kindly RSVP to bpstrike@live.umb.edu by Wednesday, April 24.

Just under five months and counting until the 1919 Boston Police Strike centennial!

Our next meet-up is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2019, at UMass Boston and we look forward to seeing you and to having a great session.

This month, we will pivot slightly from our usual format and will use our time together as a working session. Following our discussion last month about the Reviewing phase of the project and the need for additional attention on a list of focused, smaller special projects, we plan to spend the session practicing and working as a group on three specific areas:

  • Guided reviewing of starter worksheets
  • Transcribing striker biographies from the 1901 BPD Yearbook
  • Creating short videos, using cell phones, about your experience as a Boston Police Strike Project volunteer and/or descendant of striker(s)

We have learned from your feedback forms that you are interested in doing more teamwork activities during the meet-ups and we wish to kick-off the “working session” format with this month’s meet-up. You are welcome to work on any of the three activities that interest you. We invite those who have already transitioned to Reviewing work to help guide others who may be studying the Reviewing module and practicing Reviewing work for the first time. 

We will also update you on progress regarding the upcoming stages of the project (reviewing/closing, data entry, biographical profiles, and 2019 culminating event planning), and will answer your questions and general research needs.

Please note that we will be meeting in the CALLI room location: Healey Library, 4th  floor.

All current volunteers are welcome, including those in the process of taking the online training course. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

Directions to campus are available here, and a campus map is available here. PLEASE NOTE: The exterior stairs from the plaza up to Healey Library are CLOSED. Please access Healey Library through the catwalk system.

We look forward to seeing you!

Save the Date:

UMass Boston History Graduate Student Presentations on the Boston Police Strike Project: Monday, May 6, 2019, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (CALLI, 4th floor, Healey Library)

Next volunteer meet-up: Friday, May 17, 2019 (UMass Boston campus)

Boston Police Strike Centennial Anniversary Commemoration: Saturday, September 7, 2019, 3:00-5:00 p.m. (UMass Boston campus)

REMINDER: 1919 Boston Police Strike Volunteer Meet-up on Friday, March 22

Woman speaking to group in front of screen with obituaries.

1919 Boston Police Strike Project volunteers learn about finding obituaries in the Boston Globe at the January 25, 2019 project meet-up.

What: 1919 Boston Police Strike Volunteer Meet-up

Where: Archives Research Room, 5th floor, Healey Library, UMass Boston campus

When: Friday, March 22, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Weather-related closure: If the weather is bad on March 22, please check the UMass Boston website  to see if the campus is open.

RSVP: Kindly RSVP to bpstrike@live.umb.edu by Wednesday, March 20.

Just under six months and counting until the 1919 Boston Police Strike centennial!

Our next meet-up is scheduled for Friday, March 22, 2019, at UMass Boston to review the progress of the 1919 Boston Police Strike Project and to share next steps for the coming months. Our 2019 monthly calendar of volunteer researcher meet-ups is in full swing and we look forward to a great session next week.

This month, we are very pleased to have Joanne Riley, Interim Dean of University Libraries  and co-founder of the 1919 Boston Police Strike Project return to address our group about “life after 1,140.” Joanne will introduce the reviewing phase of our project, explain the reviewer role and touch on the nuances and challenges of problem-solving the bio worksheet in this next phase. Many of you are already working as reviewers and we welcome your participation. We’ll also present new research tips and tricks around working with photographs, field each other’s general questions, and update you on progress regarding the upcoming stages of the project (reviewing, data entry, biographical profiles, and 2019 culminating event planning).

Please note that we will be meeting in a different location: Healey Library, 5th  floor, Archives Research Room.

All current volunteers are welcome, including those in the process of taking the online training course. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

Directions to campus are available here, and a campus map is available here.

We look forward to seeing you!

Save the Date:

Next volunteer meet-up: Friday, April 26, 2019

UMass Boston History Graduate Student Presentations on Boston Police Strike Project: Monday, May 6, 2019, 4:00-6:00 pm (CALLI, 4th floor, Healey Library)

Boston Police Strike Centennial Anniversary Commemoration: Saturday, September 7, 2019, 3:00-5:00 pm (UMass Boston campus)

REMINDER: Next 1919 Boston Police Strike Volunteer Meet-up on Friday, February 22

Woman pointing to screen, group of people sitting at tables and watching.

1919 Boston Police Strike Project volunteers learn about finding obituaries in the Boston Globe at the last project meet-up on January 25, 2019.

What: 1919 Boston Police Strike Volunteer Meet-up

Where: CALLI (Center for Active Learning and Library Instruction), 4th floor, Healey Library, UMass Boston campus

When: Friday, February 22, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Weather-related closure: If the weather is bad on February 22, please check the UMass Boston website  to see if the campus is open.

RSVP: Kindly RSVP to bpstrike@live.umb.edu by Tuesday, February 19.

Welcome to the 1919 Boston Police Strike centennial year!

Our next meet-up is scheduled for Friday, February 22, 2019, at UMass Boston, to review the progress of the 1919 Boston Police Strike Project and to share next steps for the coming months. Following on our January meet-up, we will continue to host our volunteer researcher meet-ups on a monthly basis to help support our progress through the research tasks and prepare for the commemorative event in September. It’s an exciting time!

We will also continue our new speaker feature—welcoming those of you who wish to spend a few minutes sharing your interests and experiences. We are very pleased that this month project volunteer Maryellen McDonagh will be our featured speaker. We’ll also present new research tips and tricks, field each others’ questions, and focus more closely on the upcoming stages of the project (reviewing, data entry, biographical profiles, and 2019 culminating event planning).

Please note that we will be meeting in the same location as in the January session: Healey Library, 4th  floor, CALLI room.

All current volunteers are welcome, including those in the process of taking the online training course. Coffee and light refreshments will be served.

Directions to campus are available here, and a campus map is available here.

We look forward to seeing you!

Save the Date:

Next volunteer meet-up: Friday, March 22, 2019, 10:00 am-12:00 pm (CALLI, 4th floor, Healey Library)

UMass Boston History Graduate Student Presentations on Boston Police Strike Project: Monday, May 6, 2019, 4:00-6:00 pm (CALLI, 4th floor, Healey Library)

Boston Police Strike Centennial Anniversary Commemoration: Saturday, September 7, 2019, 3:00-5:00 pm (UMass Boston campus)