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The Marion County Genealogical Society is a very active organization. No matter what your skills or talents are, there is something you can do to help our society realize its goals.

Below are some of our current projects with a description of what kind of help is needed. Please see any of the board members at a meeting, or click the name of the project you’re interested in to contact the chairman of that project. Full training is provided to all volunteers.

We hope everyone will take an active role in the continuing success of our society.

Cemetery Transcription[Cemeteries@mcgsocala.org]

PURPOSE:
The objective of this committee is to create a complete inventory of the cemeteries in Marion County, Florida, on the Internet, freely accessible by the researching public. To accomplish this, photographs, locations, and when available, some genealogical data is posted on www.findagrave.com.

TYPE OF HELP NEEDED:
> Preparing memorials to be photographed
> Photographing the memorials
> Entering memorial information and picture to www.findagrave.com
> Minimal researching to add additional information to findagrave.com entries
> Answering correspondence regarding Marion County Cemeteries

Field Trips[President@mcgsocala.org]

PURPOSE:
To find genealogy events or research facilities within driving distance of Ocala and organize carpools.

TYPE OF HELP NEEDED: People who are willing to:
> Check genealogy websites and newsletters for information about possible destinations
> Help organize carpools to those events

Library Volunteers[President@mcgsocala.org]

PURPOSE:
To assist library patrons at the Ocala and Belleview branches who come to do research in the genealogy room. MCGS volunteers serve on rotating duty according to a regular schedule. (See the Events Calendar for the current schedule.)

TYPE OF HELP NEEDED: People who can assist patrons with
> using print materials in the genealogy room
> using microfilm readers and printers
> using computers to access genealogy databases provided by the library
> developing a strategy of searching their family's history

Newsletter (The Rootdigger)[Newsletter@mcgsocala.org]

PURPOSE:
To publish a quarterly newsletter including information of interest to the membership

TYPE OF HELP NEEDED: People who can
> find articles for reprint from other publications
> write articles concerning their own research or other topics of interest and encourage other members to do the same
> assist in finding suitable graphics for use in the newsletter
> create and edit a newsletter using desktop publishing software

Research[Research@mcgsocala.org]

PURPOSE:
To do look-ups and fulfill specific research requests sent to us from people from outside the Marion County area. The research chairman will assist volunteers in determining where and how to find the requested information.

TYPE OF HELP NEEDED: People who are willing to look for:
> obits or other newspaper articles in the Ocala Public Library microfilm collection
> land, marriage, probate or other court records at the courthouse
> information from various resource books that are made available to researchers
> information from various genealogy websites