- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
Archivist
ORGANIZATION: UNION CEMETERY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
The UCHS is looking for volunteer archivists to help answer questions about Kansas City's oldest public cemetery, especially regarding those buried here. Volunteers will also learn how to use the UCHS burial record database and sell Union Cemetery columbarium niches and merchandise.
1 Shift
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10:30 AM to 01:30 PM
This is an ongoing volunteer opportunity.
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About UNION CEMETERY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Location:
227 E 28TH TER, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108, US
Mission Statement
The Union Cemetery Historical Society's mission is to preserve and protect historic Union Cemetery and its records for future generations.
Description
The Union Cemetery Historical Society (UCHS), a membership organization,was founded in 1984 to help re-create Kansas City's oldest public cemetery's records that were lost in a fire in 1889. The files included burial information of some of the founders and developers of Westport and Kansas City, Missouri. The society originally consisted of descendants of those buried in Union Cemetery and local historians. Over time, membership increased to neighbors of the cemetery, those interested in genealogy, old cemeteries and local history. The UCHS's mission has also changed over the decades from not just preserving the cemetery's burial records but also working as a partner with the Kansas City Parks and Recreation to preserve and protect the Union Cemetery grounds. Part of its mission is create and awareness of Union Cemetery's importance to the region's history. In that regard the UCHS gives tours and lectures, and holds events in the cemetery, including a yearly Memorial Day service and "Historical Epitaphs, Voices from the Past," a guided tour/theatrical event, to increase the public's interest in this vital part of Kansas City's past.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
227 E 28TH TERKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO 64108
DATE POSTED
May 19, 2022
SKILLS
- Office Management
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Customer Service
- Data Entry
- Curating
- Grant Writing / Research
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Volunteers will need to be available Thursday and Friday from 10:30am to 1:30pm and the first Sunday of every month from 11am to 2pm. Possible increase in days as needed.
- Must be self starter, willing to keep office museum tidy and neat. Must also be computer literate and customer service oriented.