Volunteer with us! The Library of Virginia acquires\, preserves\, and promotes access to unique collections of Virgi nia&rsquo\;s history and culture. With more content and research moving on line\, we seek to make digital documents as accessible as possible by crow dsourcing their contents. Volunteers will transcribe handwritten pages and historical newspapers by reading the text and typing it into digital form . Join us for a virtual volunteer session to learn how you can help make h istorical documents more searchable and usable for researchers now and in the future.
\nEach virtual session will include an introduction to t he Library\, historical background about a collection\, and a website demo nstration to help volunteers get started. We will use either the Library o f Virginia collections on From the Page or our historical newspaper databa se\, Virginia Chronicle. Volunteers will work independently for the remain ing time and are encouraged to ask questions. Each event will conclude wit h a brief discussion. Information about joining through Zoom will be email ed the week of the event.
\nContact Sonya Coleman for more informati on at makinghistory@virginiamemory.com or call HandsOn Greater Richmond at 804-330-7400.
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