{"id":20864,"date":"2025-11-07T19:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/?p=20864"},"modified":"2025-11-07T19:44:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:44:11","slug":"2026-annual-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/2026-annual-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Annual Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">2026 Annual Appeal<br \/>\nfor Donations<br \/>\nto Support<br \/>\nour Mission and Activities<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11548 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/rose18-n6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/rose18-n6.jpg 212w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/rose18-n6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>[<em>Posted on 7 November 2025<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to join our <strong>2026 Annual Appeal<\/strong>, as the Research Group rounds out the extraordinarily successful year of accomplishments for 2025 (see below), and prepares for the future. That we were able to accomplish so much in 2025, in the face of many significant setbacks for funding and swift shifts in plans to host our activities, attests to the strength and vigor of the volunteers and donors (individual and institutional).<\/p>\n<p>They all, in collegial collaboration, have made it possible to maintain course for our activities, to produce so many events both hybrid and online, to gather to learn about discoveries for research and the progress on work-in-progress, and to celebrate the delights of learning more about the marvels of books and their stories transmitted across the centuries. This momentum carries our plans forward to 2026, with activities already planned and more to come.<\/p>\n<p>We turn to you to help us to maintain momentum and share the quest. Please donate what you can. For our small, deducated, nonprofit organization powered principally by volunteers, every donation can make a difference.<\/p>\n<h2>Ways to Donate Online and Other Ways<\/h2>\n<p>Ways to contribute?<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to help: Funds, Goods, Expertise, Time. All can help our work and mission.<\/p>\n<p>For suggestions, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/contributions-and-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contributions &amp; Donations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1) Via <strong>Mightycause<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mightycause.com\/organization\/Research-Group-On-Manuscript-Evidence-A-New-Jersey-Non-Profit-C?embed=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate to RGME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/givingtuesday.mightycause.com\/story\/bp5hnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RGME 2026 Annual Appeal via Mightycause<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2) Via<strong> Paypal, Venmo, ApplePay, Pay Later, or Debit or Credit Card<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"6U78DPSWPVFEC\" \/><br \/>\n<input title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate with PayPal button\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donate_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><\/form>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\n<h2>Suggestions or Feedback?<\/h2>\n<p>Please leave your Comments or questions below, <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/contact-us\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us<\/a>, or visit<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Research-Group-on-Manuscript-Evidence-259443617456668\/notifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">FaceBook Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/rgmemss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Facebook Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li>our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rgme_mss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter Feed<\/a> (@rgme_mss)<\/li>\n<li>our <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesky<\/a> nest @rgmesocial.bluesky.social)<\/li>\n<li>our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/8181489\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li>our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rgme94\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> presence(@rgme94)<\/li>\n<li>our Blog on <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/manuscript-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manuscript Studies<\/a> and its <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/manuscript-studies-contents-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contents List<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>A Community of Scholars,<br \/>\nTeachers, Students, Friends,<br \/>\nand Admirers of Books<\/h1>\n<p>We thank you for your support.<\/p>\n<p>Please\u00a0 join our <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/profile\/officers-associates-and-volunteers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">community<\/a> and join our <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/contributions-and-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cause<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/form>\n<p>******<\/p>\n<h1>Summary of Activities So Far<\/h1>\n<p>Building on the momentum and enthusiasm for this year&#8217;s accomplishments, we prepare more for 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Activities in Progress and Accomplished in 2025<\/h2>\n<p>In 2025 we had:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20059 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Poster-1-RGME-2025-Spring-Symposium-8-Mar-2025-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Poster-1-RGME-2025-Spring-Symposium-8-Mar-2025-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Poster-1-RGME-2025-Spring-Symposium-8-Mar-2025-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Poster-1-RGME-2025-Spring-Symposium-8-Mar-2025-with-border.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/>Two Symposia dedicated to &#8220;Agents and Agencies&#8221; in the realms of books<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/2025-spring-and-autumn-symposia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Spring and Autumn Symposia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More Episodes for our online series &#8220;The Research Group Speaks&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/the-research-group-speaks-the-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;The Research Group Speaks&#8221;: The Series<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More RGME Workshops on &#8220;The Evidence of Manuscripts, Etc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/rgme-workshops-on-the-evidence-of-manuscripts-etc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RGME Workshops on &#8220;The Evidence of Manuscripts, Etc.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More Meetings of the <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/friends-of-the-research-group-on-manuscript-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friends of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/meetings-of-the friends-of-the-rgme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Meetings of the Friends of the RGME<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_19659\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19659\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-19659 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/claddagh5-300x105.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/claddagh5-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/claddagh5-1024x359.png 1024w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/claddagh5-150x53.png 150w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/claddagh5-768x269.png 768w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/claddagh5-1536x538.png 1536w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/claddagh5-2048x718.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Logo (2024) of the Friends of the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Steps toward the preparation of a <strong>Cookbook of Favorite Recipes of the Friends of the RGME<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For example, entries for <a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/favorite-recipes-for-lemonade-etc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Favorite Recipes for Lemonade, Etc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_20616\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20616\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20616 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Poster-Autumn-Coll-v2-2-Poster-2-5-Sept-2025-with-border-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Poster-Autumn-Coll-v2-2-Poster-2-5-Sept-2025-with-border-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Poster-Autumn-Coll-v2-2-Poster-2-5-Sept-2025-with-border-116x150.png 116w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Poster-Autumn-Coll-v2-2-Poster-2-5-Sept-2025-with-border.png 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poster 2. 2025 Autumn Colloquium. Poster set in RGME Bembino.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Multiple <strong>conference sessions, sponsored and co-sponsored<\/strong>, at<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">1) the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/2025-international-congress-on-medieval-studies-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RGME Activities at the 2025 International Congress on Medieval Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">2) the International Medieval Congress at Leeds<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/2025-international-medieval-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RGME Activities at the 2025 International Medieval Congress at Leeds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By request, a special <strong>Autumn Colloquium on Fragments<\/strong>,\u00a0in hybrid form, which had to move abruptly from the first host institution to a welcome instead at Princeton<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/2025-rgme-autumn-colloquium-on-fragments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 RGME Autumn Colloquium on Fragments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Onward to 2026<\/h2>\n<p>Our website reports activities and projects as they unfold for the Year 2026, when our Theme centers upon &#8220;Transformation and Renewal&#8221;. Join us to see how they may unfold.<\/p>\n<p>Please donate what you can to keep our organization on course, in the face of widespread challenges for funding. We are grateful for your support.<\/p>\n<p>1) Via <strong>Mightycause<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mightycause.com\/organization\/Research-Group-On-Manuscript-Evidence-A-New-Jersey-Non-Profit-C?embed=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate to RGME<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/givingtuesday.mightycause.com\/story\/bp5hnf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RGME 2026 Annual Appeal via Mightycause<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2) Via<strong> Paypal, Venmo, ApplePay, Pay Later, or Debit or Credit Card<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\n<h2><input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"6U78DPSWPVFEC\" \/><br \/>\n<input title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate with PayPal button\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donate_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Information and Suggestions<br \/>\nfor Donations in Funds and Contributions in Kind<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/contributions-and-donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contributions &amp; Donations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/donations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many thanks!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12307\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12307\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12307 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wagner-Image-8-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"J. S. Wagner Collection. Leaf from from Prime in a Latin manuscript Breviary. Folio 4 Verso, with part of Psalm 117 (118) in the Vulgate Version, set out in verses with decorated initials.\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wagner-Image-8-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wagner-Image-8-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wagner-Image-8-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/manuscriptevidence.org\/wpme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Wagner-Image-8-768x1051.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">J. S. Wagner Collection, Leaf from from Prime in a Latin manuscript Breviary. Folio 4 Verso, with part of Psalm 117 (118) in the Vulgate Version, set out in verses with decorated initials.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Annual Appeal for Donations to Support our Mission and Activities [Posted on 7 November 2025] We invite you to join our 2026 Annual Appeal, as the Research Group rounds out the extraordinarily successful year of accomplishments for 2025 (see below), and prepares for the future. 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