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- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Typed text from photos: a beekeeper's handwritten logbook
Page 3
Inspection — 14 May 2024
Weather: sunny, 19 °C, light wind from the west.
Hive 1 (blue box)
- Queen seen on frame 5. Eggs and young larvae on 4 frames.
- Brood pattern solid, a few gaps on frame 7.
- Added second super. Bees calm.
Hive 2 (white box)
- No queen seen, but fresh eggs, so she is there.
- 3 queen cups along the bottom of frame 6, empty.
- Watch for swarming! Check again in 7 days.
- Fed 1 litre of syrup 1:1.
Margin note (pencil): ask [unclear: Gerald? Gerard?] about the [unclear] split method.
Page 4
Honey harvest log
| Date | Hive | Frames taken | Weight, kg | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.07.2024 | 1 | 8 | 14.2 | Light, floral |
| 02.07.2024 | 2 | 6 | 9.8 | Darker, some crystals |
| 18.08.2024 | 1 | 7 | 12.[unclear: 5 or 6] | Heather? |
| 18.08.2024 | 2 | 5 | 8.1 | — |
| Total | 26 | 44.6 | your own total on the page |
Varroa treatment started 20.08, strips in both hives, remove by [unclear: 1 Oct or 7 Oct].
Notes for you to check
| Page | What | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Name in margin note | The second letter is smudged |
| 3 | Word before "split method" | Crossed out and rewritten |
| 4 | Weight 12.5 or 12.6 kg | Last digit overwritten. The total 44.6 matches 12.5 |
| 4 | Varroa strip removal date | The digit is cut off at the page edge |
Page order follows your photo numbering. Units, dates and crossed-out words are kept as in the original; crossed-out text was left out unless it was replaced.
Client: Tom Avery, a hobby beekeeper digitising his 2024 apiary notebook. 10 phone photos of handwritten pages, blue and pencil ink. Below: typed result for pages 3 and 4.
Source: page 3, photo IMG_0412, handwriting in blue pen with a pencil note in the margin; page 4, photo IMG_0413, a hand-drawn table.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
Birth, marriage and death certificates, parish register entries and old census pages hold the facts a family tree needs, but in faded handwriting, abbreviations and sometimes another language or alphabet. Photograph the records and we type each one word for word, keeping the original spelling of names and places. From Standard we also pull the key facts (names, dates, places, relations) into a table you can enter into Ancestry, MyHeritage or your genealogy program.
What is included
- What you getA word-for-word transcription of each record, on the order page and as a Word (.docx) file; from Standard also a facts table (person, event, date, place, relation) as an Excel (.xlsx) file.
- Word for wordOriginal spelling of names and places
- AbbreviationsKept, with expansions in brackets
- Old scriptsHandwritten registers and forms
- Uncertain readingsMarked [?] with likely options
- Facts tableFrom Standard: ready for your tree
How it works
- 1UploadYou photograph the records
- 2TranscriptionWe type each record as written
- 3CheckWe compare the text with the photos
What we need from you
Sharp photos of each record, the language and script if you know them and the family names you are researching.
We will ask you:
- What kind of records are they?
- What language and script are they in?
- Which family names are you researching?
- Should abbreviations be expanded?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicA few records$10 | StandardFamily set$25 | PremiumResearch batch$49 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pages | up to 3 | up to 10 | up to 20 |
| Facts table | No | Yes | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Do you translate the records too?
Not here; we type them in the original language. For a translation, choose our translation from photos.
Can you find my ancestors in archives?
No, we work only with the records you send. Research in archives and databases stays with you.
Do you type current passports or ID cards?
No. We do not type identity documents such as passports, ID cards or driving licences.
How many pictures can I attach?
Up to 5 pictures of up to 20 MB each (JPG, PNG or WebP). For more pages, fit two pages or several items into one sharp photo.