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3 people are interested
Park Forest Local History Collection and Archive
ORGANIZATION: Park Forest Historical Society
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3 people are interested
The Park Forest Local History Collection and Archive is housed St. Mary's Catholic Church, 227 Monee Road, and is open Friday 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and by appointment. Volunteers work at other times during the week. The society is seeking volunteers for special projects including fundraising, publicity, and work on the archival collection. Projects include scanning photographs and documents, and numbering, data entry and website updating. There is also a need for trimming, photocopying and labeling articles and documents and filing them in the Local History Files.
The archivist will be training selected volunteers to search answers to questions.
Publicity volunteers could design or distribute fliers, Blog and submit content on social media sites. Volunteers who use Twitter, can do podcasts, or are familiar with goecaching are needed. The Society is also interested in interviewing people for service on the Board of Directors.
If you have a talent to offer or need to put in some public service time for school, please contact Jane Nicoll at 708-481-4252 or contact the society via email through the website at parkforesthistory.org.
More opportunities with Park Forest Historical Society
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Park Forest Historical Society
Location:
227 Monee Road, PARK FOREST, IL 60466, US
Mission Statement
The specific mission of this society shall be: To preserve, interpret, and celebrate the unique history of the Village of Park Forest, Illinois through exhibits, publications, and special programs; To educate residents, students, and visitors in all aspects of the village history; To promote and support historical research; To encourage donations and enlist volunteers for the Park Forest Local History Collection and Archive and the 1950sPark ForestHouseMuseum; To honor those who have contributed to our community over a long period of time.
Description
The Park Forest Historical Society operates the Park Forest Local History Collection and Archive and the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. Park Forest is the first fully-planned post-World War II suburb, America's Original GI Town. PFHS was established in 1985, the archive has existed since 1981 and the museum since 1998
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
St. Mary's Catholic Church227 Monee RoadPark Forest, IL 60466
DATE POSTED
April 20, 2022
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Social Media / Blogging
- Donor Management
- Fundraising
- Community Outreach
- Microsoft Office Suite
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training
- Volunteers are expected to work 2-3 hour shifts. Day and time is usually mid-day, weekdays. We offer some flexibility in what days we work, depending on availability of the Archivist or someone who can supervise a task.
- Volunteers should have good handwriting as well as typing abilities. They should be punctual and must let us know if they are not coming in at a scheduled time.