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Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:18 am
by ggordon
Welcome to the log book of the Beluga 30th March 1897 to 4th October 1899. Mastered by Hartson H. Bodfish
If you would like to work on a section of the log please
- leave a note in the next available reply section of this board below
- remember to say which section you would like to work on
- a link to the workbook, for your transcriptions, will be provided to you in this board
- let us know if you would rather work in Excel, LibreCalc, or Google Sheets
Each section of the log must be transcribed by three different transcribers
Where to start once I have my log section and workbook?
Please ensure that you read these information pages before transcribing
1)
Transcribing: capturing the log details, and information resources
2)
Transcribing: managing your recording workbook
Dates are in the format YYYYMMDD. Links to log book pages are shown in
blue.
| Journey section/Users (3)
| Date from | Date to | General Position | Comments |
A:
Captain (Stream A): awizardofthesea
1st Mate (Stream B): arboggs
Boatsteerer (Stream C): shiplover | 18970330 | 18970806 | The Bering Sea | Note: log jumps dates from July 15th to July 24th - no explanation in log |
B:
Captain (Stream A): Mer
1st Mate (Stream B): arboggs
Boatsteerer (Stream C): shiplover | 18970807 | 18980326 | Heading to Herschel Island | N. Canadian coast |
C:
Captain (Stream A): jbullock1
1st Mate (Stream B): Mer
Boatsteerer (Stream C): shiplover | 18980327 | 18980811 | Cape Bathurst (70.58; -128.07) | Canadian Northwest Territories |
D:
Captain (Stream A): MSW
1st Mate (Stream B): SW
Boatsteerer (Stream C): shiplover | 18980812 | 18990206 | Frozen in for the Winter | |
E:
Captain (Stream A): MSW
1st Mate (Stream B): SW
Boatsteerer (Stream C): shiplover | 18990207 | 18990713 | Frozen in then free to work | [Transcriber's note: there are no entries for the dates June 27th to 11th July inclusive. See report for June 26 for events on the 11th July] |
F:
Captain (Stream A): MSW
1st Mate (Stream B): SW
Boatsteerer (Stream C): shiplover | 18990714 | 18991004 | Return to San Francisco | |
Note: log jumps dates from
July 15th to July 24th 1897 - no explanation in log
[Transcriber's note: there are no entries for the dates June 27th to 11th July inclusive. See report for June 26 for events on the 11th July]
https://archive.org/details/logboookofb ... 4/mode/1up
Thank you for your help
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:38 pm
by ggordon
awizardofearthsea wrote:Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:51 pm
Hi! I am new here, so tell me if I am doing this right. I would like to request to transcribe section A of the Beluga log book. I would prefer to work in Google Sheets as I don't have a personal computer at the moment so I would like to be able to access the workbook easily from different places. Thanks!
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:43 pm
by ggordon
AvastMH wrote:Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:00 pm
Hello awizardofthesea!
And welcome to Old Whaling
Beluga Section A stream A will be served up shortly in Google Sheets - I'll send it by personal message (PM). I hope you've got your thermals on - it's going to a really cold trip! I checked to see if he did a special meal for Easter (Thanksgiving and Christmas are quite impressive), but no luck on the cuisine front for that time.
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:45 pm
by ggordon
arboggs wrote:Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:25 pm
I'm partway through part B 18970807-18980326 as of this moment. Thought I'd slide in here and officially claim it.
I transcribed it, now I just need to know where to separate A. B, and C streams for the spreadsheets.
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:48 pm
by ggordon
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:48 pm
by ggordon
arboggs wrote:Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:39 pm
Thanks! Yeah, I'll work on A & B for now and see how far I get. By the way, my library ordered that captain's memoir for me so I should be able to pick it up in the next couple of days. I'll keep you posted on what it's like.
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:50 pm
by ggordon
AvastMH wrote:Tue Feb 11, 2020 10:17 pm
Thanks April!
Very interested to hear about the book! Memoirs of another sea-going age always go down well on the forum
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:50 pm
by ggordon
TylerM wrote:Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:42 pm
Hi, Avast
I'm new here and would very much like to get started. Is the Beluga a good start or do you recommend a different ship?
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:52 pm
by ggordon
AvastMH wrote:Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:35 am
Hello and welcome TylerM,
Yep she's a good'un alright. I sometimes feel like standing on my head to read Capt Bodfishes' end of line squiggles
Make sure you've got a good thick pair of slippers on, and a thick woolly jumper too... you're going to be stuck in the high Arctic for a looooong time !
Let me know if you are a Librecalc, google-sheets, or Excel user and I'll set you off on stream C.
Best wishes,
Joan
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:29 pm
by jbullock1
Would I be able to do Section C, Steam A in excel? Thanks!
Re: Log pages for transcribing - apply here!
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:39 pm
by AvastMH
jbullock1 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:29 pm
Would I be able to do Section C, Steam A in excel? Thanks!
Yes please! You certainly may do Section C, Stream A (Captain
) in excel
I'll set the transcription workbook up for you. I'll enter the first two weeks to give you a flying start. I'll drop you a personal message with a few more details and the links to the workbook and your own folder on the OldWeather Whaling googledrive.
Section A Stream C
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:09 pm
by Mer
If I'm reading the post correctly it appears Section A, stream C is open? I'll start there with Excel please.
Re: Section A Stream C
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:25 pm
by AvastMH
Mer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:09 pm
If I'm reading the post correctly it appears Section A, stream C is open? I'll start there with Excel please.
Hello Mer - and welcome! I managed to miss out shiplover completing stream C. I've got all of the sections starting with Section B available* (the stream is not important) so if you are happy to start from there that would be great. I'll set up the transcription workbook and complete the first two weeks for you to give you a flying start/taster. I'll send you a private message (PM) with the links and more information. Expect to ask lots of questions - these logs can be awkward to work with
*You can read all of the log of course!
If you'd rather work right through a log the Orca 1897 still needs a third transcriber. She is part of the 1897-99 nightmare of iced-in whalers, but back at Point Barrow rather than at Herschel Island with the Beluga. Orca sinks in 1897. I'll presume that you want Beluga for now.