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Databases -
Boynton Beach Mausoleum - We need a volunteer to transcribe data at the Boynton Beach City Clerk's Office to be added to our database. We want to add the period 2005-2012 but the city does not have the information in a computer file. The city has provided us the information for Boynton Beach Memorial Park.
Transcribers of Funeral Notices (obituaries) to add obituaries to our Area Deaths database, up to six people needed. Help make our Area Deaths an even more valuable resource. A well written Obit can be more valuable than three census entries. Just compare the obits to our Area Deaths on the website and when you find a match, add the obit publication date. If there is no match, fill in the appropriate fields from the data in the obituary. We ask for a commitment of about 3 hours a week, more is certainly appreciated. Since this can now be done from home, you can divide you commitment into as many sessions as you want.
Library -
Periodicals - We need a volunteer to take charge of our Periodicals Section. Marjorie, who has been the lead volunteer for this section who like to turn it over to someone new. Charles Lee and Ernie Dumas are havingsome health issues and could use some help in glueing the issues together into volumes. Our ability to continue collecting journal from other societies depends on finding at least two new volunteers for this area.
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Library Volunteers - the library needs more volunteers to assist in reshelving books, providing basic assistance to patrons, making copies, and straightening books on the shelves. You don't need as degree in library science, or even know the Dewey Decimal System. Paula, or one of our other volunteers will train you do do what needs to be done. This is a great social opportunity as well, a chance to meet and chat with some of our other members. We need more volunteers since we should have two or three volunteers present whenever the library is open, We especially need volunteers for at least one Saturday per month. Volunteers for evening hours would be a terrific find.
Publications -
Periodicals Indexers - Help build our 200,000+ Surname Card File by assisting others in recording each occurance of a surname in back issues of our quarterly journal and others. This job is done at the library, so you do get some social interaction and when you are done with your volunteering, what better place to continue your research into your family history?
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Authors needed. Our quarterly publication, Ancestry, needs family histories and other genealogy related articles for publication. Our Senior Editor, Marjorie Nelson will gladly help you form a polished article you can be proud of from a rough draft. You provide the story, we’ll provide the polish!
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Newsletter contributors, one or more to scan websites for genealogy news, to review our monthly meetings, write short articles, and assist Cindy as needed. Generally this can be done from home and takes 2 – 3 hours a month.
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