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Volunteering | Provincial Opportunities | Branch Opportunities | Volunteer Recognition
Provincial Office Opportunities
There are many volunteer positions available through the Provincial Office. Some of the positions can be done at a distance so you do not need to live in Toronto to volunteer. We usually have a few "official" posted positions open, usually as co-ordinator of one of our activities. These are listed below along with a detailed description of the job. As well, we are always looking for volunteers to help with all sorts of things. All of the chairs and leaders described below need volunteers to help them so read the descriptions to see if something sparks your interest, even if you are not interested in being the leader.
If you live in Toronto and would like to spend a few hours a week helping out in the office, we have many office functions. Do you have archive experience? We are starting to sort our own old files into a rational set of archives. Our one volunteer would appreciate some help. See the current listing below.
We are open to new ideas. Do contact us with what you would like to do. Contact us to talk with us about any of these positions.
| Cemetery Transcription Project Chair |
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- The Job
- Coordinates the Cemetery transcription project by being in contact with, assisting, educating and mediating with the Branch Cemetery Committees.
- Works closely with the Provincial Office and the committee developing the online Cemetery Locator, the Archives of Ontario and other genealogical groups.
- The Candidate:
- Is a member of the Society.
- Has strong computer skills and works well with people.
- Reports to the Executive Director and prepares an annual written report.
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Family History Indexer |
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- The Job
- Work from home
- Read through a scanned version of a family history and use Excel to record all of the names in the book
- The Candidate
- Has access to a computer with email
- Is comfortable using Excel and reading pdf documents
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| Research Service Team Leader |
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- The Job:
- Coordinates all aspects of the newly created Research Services committee.
- Works with a team of volunteers researching specific documents on behalf of other family historians (see OGS's Research Services web page).
- The Candidate
- Is a member of the Society who lives in the Toronto region.
- Has strong research, organizational, computer and people skills.
- Reports to the Executive Director and prepares an annual written report.
- Further researchers are also required to join the team.
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Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index (OGSPI) Chair |
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- The Job:
- Coordinates all aspects of the Society project of indexing an unlimited range of genealogical information on Ontario families on the internet.
- The Candidate:
- Is a member of the Society.
- Has strong computer skills and works well with people
- Reports to the Executive Director, and prepares an annual written report
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Society Project Chair and Transcribers |
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- Directs a Society only transcription project.
- Heads and organizes a team of volunteers from throughout the Society
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| Website Writers |
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- Writes specific articles for the website.
- If you are an “expert” in a specific area of genealogy or a related computer or heritage field, please contact the Society office.
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| Website Content Editor(s) |
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- Assists in updating & improving existing Society website content on an ongoing basis.
- Works with others to develop new content to fulfill the Society’s mission, promote its successes, develop standards, educate and much more.
- Ensures that the Society site is registered with all portals/directories.
- Ensures the site can be easily located by the online community.
- Markets the OGS site internally & externally.
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