The Work at Hand
A record kept slowly is a record kept well. Fifteen pages tonight is enough.
Pre-Flight Checklist
Complete these before you touch page one. Stored locally — your marks persist.
Recent Entries
The Bibles Themselves
Record the primary 1862 volume first, then the modern comparison Bible. Bibliographic capture done once, well, is a gift to every cousin who reads this later.
Add or Edit a Bible
Recorded Bibles
Pages
One row per physical face — recto (right) and verso (left) are separate. Photo filenames only; keep images in a folder beside this file.
Log a Page
Logged Pages
Family Register
The heart of the project. Verbatim transcription first — exactly as written, abbreviations and all. Clean reading second, in a separate field. Never edit the verbatim once recorded.
Add Family Register Entry
Family Register Entries
Journal Entries
Narrative writing in the Bible — prayers, dated remembrances, marginal commentary. Same verbatim-then-clean discipline.
Add Journal Entry
Journal Entries
People
One row per ancestor. Build this as you find them in the register — refine over time. This is what eventually becomes your family tree.
Add or Edit Person
People
Old vs. New Comparison
One row per scripture passage where the 1862 and the modern Bible read differently — or read identically and you want to note that. Build this selectively, not for every verse.
Add Comparison Entry
Comparisons
Inserts & Ephemera
Pressed flowers, hair locks, funeral cards, newspaper clippings, ribbon bookmarks — photograph in place, photograph in isolation, store separately in acid-free sleeves.
Log an Insert
Inserts Logged
Chain of Custody
Who held this Bible, and when. Add yourself last. This is a living record — future custodians add their rows.
Add Custodian
Chain
Scribes
Distinct handwriting styles. Tag each with a simple letter (A, B, C…). When you find Scribe B writing across multiple decades, you've found a person who held the Bible for a long time.
Add Scribe
Scribes Identified
Work Sessions
Track when you sat with the Bible. Fifteen pages a session, max. The book hates being open for hours.
Current Session
Past Sessions
Data & Backup
This project lives in your browser's local storage. Back it up. Often.
Export
Download the complete project as JSON. Do this at the end of every session.
Import
Restore from a previous JSON export. This replaces your current data.
Storage
Danger Zone
Wipe all project data. There is no undo.