Log in to Scripto | Recent changes | View item | View file
Franklin McMillan Diary, 1930
Frank McMillan 1930 Diary 2.pdf
« previous page | next page » |
Current Page Transcription [edit] [history]
[Inside front cove]
Season 1930
[First page]
April 10th Arrived home this afternoon. weather is fine. Alan broke his arm on arrival.
April 11th Men working at hot beds theyare just fiishing painting and the look {really?} good.
April 12 uloading 5th and {las cow of mannure?}
Sunday april 13th Fine + warm home. All day alone
Mon april 14th {illegible} ready to spray heads 7 galo emulsion to a tank everything out of order only got 2 tanks on
April 15 Very cold and windy {illegible} got one tank of spray on
April 16 still cold + windy still spraying. managed to get don. but very windy
Transcription Tips
- Follow the example of transcribing provided in the first few PDF files of this diary.
- Click Edit when you’re ready to start transcribing.
- Click Detach to move the transcription box to a convenient location.
- Copy the text as it is, including misspellings and abbreviations.
- Start each new day with a new line. Otherwise ignore spacing and alignments.
- Use toolbar heading options for any headings in the text, i.e. diary titles.
- Use toolbar table generator for any tables in the text, i.e. finance records.
- Use toolbar comment option to add your own comments, i.e. illegible text or uncertain names or description of drawings.
- Use toolbar stroke through text option to transcribe crossed-out text.
- When done press "Save Transcription" to save your work.
- Note: If a line on one page appears to carry over on the same line on the next page, please check the next page and (if applicable) transcribe both pages together as if they are one page. Type your unified transcription under the first of the two pages.
- View more transcription tips.(Opens in new tab)