Tag: Thomas Slaughter
Seward Family Digital Archive project tops $1 million in grant money
The project brings together students in the humanities and computer science and retired volunteers to help transcribe the thousands of Seward family letters written in Victorian-era cursive handwriting.
Birthday bash fit for a president. The third, actually.
To mark Jefferson’s birthday, Thomas Slaughter’s class is in for a rare treat: a historically accurate lunch, culled from the actual Monticello cuisine and prepared according to recipes taken directly from Thomas Jefferson’s Cookbook and Dining at Monticello.
Three things you didn’t know about the American Revolution
America typically celebrates the 4th of July as a unifying victory for the country, but the road to independence was more divisive and violent than most people realize, according to historian Thomas Slaughter.
Generations join forces to bring a digital archive of Victorian-era letters to life
The Seward Family Papers Project joins students, gaining experience with digitization and documentary editing, and residents of the Highlands at Pittsford, a University-affiliated retirement community, bringing their familiarity with letter writing and reading cursive handwriting.