Letters of Love, Life and Longing in PRINT: A Hands-On Transcription Workshop

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Trace the communication networks of early America through the lens of hand-written letters and learn about the University of Central Florida’s PRINT or People, Religion, Information Networks, and Travel project.

This free interactive workshop offers an introduction to transcribing letters from the past. Select from four themed-breakout sessions and try your hand at reading their hand. Topics include: Movers and Quakers, Love and Marriage in Early America; Gossip and Sex in Early America; The Ties that Bind – Family Relations in Early America.

Focused on the dynamics of migration in the early modern world, PRINT is an interdisciplinary project in which faculty and students are creating a database of correspondence that will produce visualizations to illustrate connections that arose in response to religious persecution and missionary work.

Tickets: Pay what you can (suggested $10)
Tickets available now. Learn more and reserve yours here: https://arts.cah.ucf.edu/celebrates/

UCF Celebrates the Arts, a festival showcasing creativity, innovation and collaboration from Orlando’s hometown university, occurs annually at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in April. The event is hosted by the UCF College of Arts and Humanities and features the faculty and students from the School of Performing Arts and the School of Visual Arts and Design, as well as work from the humanities departments and other units from around the university. UCF Celebrates the Arts 2021 will feature both in-person and virtual events to ensure everyone can celebrate UCF artists in whatever setting they are most comfortable.

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