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      2026

      Giving Voice to Silent Scripts: Indexing Records in Dead Languages

      Dead or extinct languages may no longer be spoken, but the records they left behind still hold critical historical, cultural, and genealogical value. How do you unlock the value of your archival collections in extinct languages? Dr. Jonathan McCollum will share his experience digitizing and indexing Ladino, Ottoman and Aramaic records.

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