Opportunities From: Volunteer River Counties

NCHS needs someone familiar with general office duties and procedures to assist the executive secretary and learn the operation of our office. Duties include answering the phone, greeting visitors, accepting payments, downloading and categorizing emails, filing documents (physical and digital), typing reports and letters, data entry and database management, and assisting staff.  Familiarity with Word and Excel needed. 

NCHS needs a person who can organize our genealogical and historical collections. This primarily consists of books, which have been catalogued but need to be checked against our digital list and updated. There are also maps, court records, scrapbooks, loose papers, paper files, and digital files that have not been organized or catalogued. Familiarity with Word and Excel needed.  

The NCHS museum requires a facelift and an inventory. The person who takes on this task will need to check our artifacts against our digital inventory. They will also need to organize the displays and should have some experience in all aspects of creating displays. Familiarity with Word and Excel is needed, as well as the ability to photograph artifacts. This is possibly a task for two people. Experience with Word and Excel is needed. 

NCHS needs someone who can clean up our office computer. We need to move files from our desktop computer and save them on an external drive in an organized fashion, delete duplicate and unnecessary files and programs, and organize the remaining files in suitable folders. Must demonstrate knowledge and experience in practical computer technology and programming.

NCHS has a Facebook account and a WordPress website that require updates. The volunteer should not only have technical experience and artistic abilities, but will need to get involved with our organization to acquire a sense of what we do and what our standards are. There is a possibility of virtual work eventually. 

We have a museum and library, sell books, conduct genealogical research, publish an annual magazine and other publications, have a membership of approximately 450 people nationwide, and host at least four lectures a year in our meeting room. It takes a lot of skills to hold everything together. We can utilize individuals with specialized skills, such as librarians and curators, but a person who is versatile and possesses a range of generalized skills is also necessary. If you can file papers, maintain an email or mailing list, check inventories, check in accessions, take decent photos, write well, are good at organizing, and can see what needs to be done, we have a place for you.