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Volunteer: Digitization Volunteer - Syracuse

Volunteers in the Syracuse area are invited to help us in our mission to preserve historic records from across New York State. The Central New York Digitization Center is located within the offices of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation on E. Brighton Avenue in Syracuse, NY. Digitization volunteers are trained to:

Scan documentsHandle fragile recordsTransport materials to and from partners and off-site storageFollow best practices for file management and inventory

Our Central New York Digitization Center has state-of-the-art digitization hardware that we typically operate Monday through Thursday in three-hour shifts, starting at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Volunteers are asked to commit to a shift once a week for at least three months.

All volunteers must attend a virtual orientation prior to their training.

Click here to register for a virtual orientation. 

Agency: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

Volunteers in the Syracuse area are invited to help us in our mission to preserve historic records from across New York State. The Central New York Digitization Center is located within the offices of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation on E. Brighton Avenue in Syracuse, NY. Digitization volunteers are trained to:

Scan documentsHandle fragile recordsTransport materials to and from partners and off-site storageFollow best practices for file management and inventory

Our Central New York Digitization Center has state-of-the-art digitization hardware that we typically operate Monday through Thursday in three-hour shifts, starting at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Volunteers are asked to commit to a shift once a week for at least three months.

All volunteers must attend a virtual orientation prior to their training.

Click here to register for a virtual orientation. 

Agency: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 13210

Allow Groups: No