Volunteer Sign-Up Form

Volunteer Sign-Up Form

Help the GFO fulfill our mission to record, publish, preserve, and share genealogical and historical records and information.

Even a few hours a month will make a difference. If you have a little (or a lot of) time to share, please fill in this form indicating your preference(s) and press on Submit button below. Thank you for offering to donate your most precious commodity: your time.

*Volunteer Opportunities - A few ideas to inspire you...

Book Sales

• Book pricing
• Database entry
• Order fulfillment
• Sell at special events
• eBay sales

Clerical

• Indexing/data extraction  

Computer/Technology

• Diagnose network and/or printer problems at the GFO Library
• Maintain computers and/or the network at the GFO Library

Editorial (The Bulletin and/or The Insider )

• Write book reviews
• Write articles
• Proofreading  

Graphics

• Create flyers/brochures
• Help with newsletter or magazine layout
• Image design and editing 

Library Staffing

• Reception
• Research assistance
• Helping at special events  

Library Services

• Fulfill research requests
• Process periodicals
• Label books for the shelf
• Catalog materials
• Shelf reading/inventory  

Manuscripts

• Prepare collections for scanning
• Scan collections
• Create finding aids  

Marketing and Publicity

• Post events on free websites
• Assist with social media
• Distribution of printed and digital event flyers
• Staff GFO booths at events  

Print Shop

• Assist with printing  

Seminars, Workshops, Classes, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

• Teach classes
• Pre-event assistance
• On-site event support
• Online meeting support ("Zoomkeeper") 

Volunteers/Volunteer Committee

• Recruit volunteers
• Volunteer training

Website Team

• Assist Webmaster with various tasks
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Assist with Digital Collections
• Formatting of indexes from the Abstracts Committee
• Review the website for pages and links needing revisions

Work Parties

• Sunday mornings from 9:00-12:00
• Special Projects

These are just a few suggestions. If you have other skills to offer, please create your own volunteer job.