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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
Old family letters and diaries fade, and the handwriting gets harder to read with each generation. We type them up faithfully, keeping the original spelling, punctuation and line breaks if you want an exact record, with crossed-out words, later additions and damaged spots marked so nothing is quietly lost.
What is included
- What you getA faithful typed transcript of each letter or diary page, with dates and names easy to find and, in Premium, a second copy in modern spelling for easy reading.
- Faithful transcriptOriginal spelling and punctuation
- Edits markedCrossed-out words and later additions
- Damage marked[torn], [faded], [illegible]
- Names listPeople and places mentioned, from Standard
- Modern spelling copyEasier reading for the family, in Premium
How it works
- 1UploadYou photograph the letters or diary
- 2TranscriptionWe type each page as written
- 3CheckWe re-read doubtful names and dates
What we need from you
Photos of the pages, the language, rough dates if you know them and family names or places, which help us read names correctly.
We will ask you:
- Roughly when and where were they written?
- Which family names and places might appear?
- Exact transcript, modern spelling or both?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicUp to 3 pages$10 | StandardUp to 10 pages$25 | PremiumUp to 20 pages$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pages | up to 3 | up to 10 | up to 20 |
| Names and places list | No | Yes | Yes |
| Modern spelling version | No | No | 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 old scripts like Kurrent or pre-reform Cyrillic?
Often yes, but older scripts are harder. Anything we are not sure of is marked [?], never guessed.
Do you translate the letters too?
This service types them in the original language. For a translation, see our handwritten letter translation offer.
Are the photos kept private?
Yes, they are used only for your order and are not shared.