Payment protectionDetails
- 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
Letters from relatives in another country, old family correspondence or a postcard in a language you do not read: we first transcribe the handwriting from your photos, then translate it so the voice of the writer comes through. Uncertain words are marked in both versions, and old place names, forms of address and references the family would know are explained in short notes.
What is included
- What you getThe typed original and the translation for each letter, with [?] on uncertain words and short notes on names, places and old expressions.
- Transcription firstThe original typed as written
- Faithful translationThe writer's tone and phrasing kept
- Uncertain words markedIn both versions, never guessed
- Notes on names and placesOld names and forms of address explained
- Dates foundLetter dates listed for ordering, from Standard
How it works
- 1UploadYou photograph the letters
- 2TranscriptionWe type the original handwriting
- 3TranslationWe translate and add notes
What we need from you
Photos of the letters, the language they are written in if you know it, the target language, and family names or places to expect.
We will ask you:
- What language are the letters in, if you know?
- Into which language should we translate?
- Who wrote them and roughly when?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 2 pages$12 | StandardUp to 5 pages$25 | PremiumUp to 10 pages$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Handwritten pages | up to 2 | up to 5 | up to 10 |
| Typed original | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Notes on names and places | 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
Can you read very old handwriting?
Often yes, but faded ink and old scripts make it harder. Words we cannot read with confidence are marked, not invented.
Can I just get the translation without the original?
We always include the typed original, because it lets you or a relative check the reading of names.
How many letters fit in one order?
Up to 5 photos per order. A short letter or postcard usually fits on one photo.