Just in time for the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, Library and Archives Canada has launched a crowdsourcing tool to transcribe Lady MacDonald’s 1867 diary.
Lady Susan Agnes Macdonald (1836–1920) was the second wife of Sir John A. Macdonald (1815–1891), Canada’s first Prime Minister. Lady Macdonald’s diary, primarily covering the years 1867 to 1869, is a first-hand account of the earliest days of the new Dominion of Canada, beginning just a few days after Confederation in July 1867.
You can transcribe only one page or several. It’s up to you.
When this article was published, nine of the 91 pages had already been transcribed.
