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The project is led and advised by academics and members of the general public.
 
The project is led and advised by academics and members of the general public.
  
In the last fIVE years project volunteers have transcribed over five million words and 11,400 pages of Admiralty Court records.
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In the last five years project volunteers have transcribed over five million words and 11,400 pages of Admiralty Court records.
  
 
To learn more or to volunteer please [http://marinelives.org/contact-us.html contact us]
 
To learn more or to volunteer please [http://marinelives.org/contact-us.html contact us]

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MarineLives project launch

The MarineLives collaborative public history project was established in 2012 to digitise, transcribe and annotate the manuscript records of the English High Court of Admiralty from the 1650s and 1660s. The original records are held at the National Archives in Kew.

The project is led and advised by academics and members of the general public.

In the last five years project volunteers have transcribed over five million words and 11,400 pages of Admiralty Court records.

To learn more or to volunteer please contact us