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8 people are interested
Genealogy Project Assistant
ORGANIZATION: Kentucky Historical Society
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8 people are interested
**Please note all Kentucky Historical Society onsite volunteer work has been suspended until April 16th, 2020**
Description of Role:
- Passionate about genealogical research.
- Be willing to provide reference services with assistance.
- Effectively utilize the library’s local records for record retrieval as well as genealogy databases. Have a sound knowledge of basic U.S. genealogical record sources (e.g. census, vital records, immigration, etc.)
- Work closely with librarians on assigned research tasks and or genealogy collections processing tasks.
- Good writing and organizational skills.
Skills needed to be successful: Attention to detail and customer service skills.
Experience Desired: Background in geneology required
Time Commitment: flexible time increments Wed through Saturday 9-5
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About Kentucky Historical Society
Location:
100 W Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission We educate and engage the public through Kentucky history in order to confront the challenges of the future.
Description
Our mission is served through:
- Museum collections, housing more than 120,000 artifacts
- Oral History collection, containing 8,000 oral history interviews
- Libraries and Special Collections housing more than 90,000 published works, 16,000 reels of microfilm, 200,000 historic photographs, 1,900 cubic feet of manuscripts and 2,000 maps.
Our History Campus
The KHS history campus includes the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, the Old State Capitol and the Kentucky Military History Museum at the Old State Arsenal. The headquarters of KHS, the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, was completed in April 1999. This 167,000-square-foot, $29-million facility in downtown Frankfort has welcomed more than a million visitors and earned many awards for excellence.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
100 W BroadwayFrankfort, KY 40601
DATE POSTED
March 18, 2020
SKILLS
- Organization
- History
- Library Sciences
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Experience with genealogical research required