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Training materials, modules, and resources to guide communities in documenting their history.

Module 1: Welcome Station

The Welcome Station is visitors’ introduction to the event. Your primary responsibility is to guide visitors through the registration process, but this is more than a technical role. It is also essential to make visitors feel welcomed and supported.

Module 2a: Information Station (The Basics)

At the Information Station your primary responsibility is to guide contributors through the photo documentation process, which will be the focus of this module and the next.

Module 2b: Information Station (Going Deeper)

At the Information Station your primary responsibility is to guide contributors through the photo documentation process, which will be the focus of this and the previous module.

Module 3: Scanning Station

At the Scanning Station, contributor photos are scanned to become part of the online collection. Your primary responsibility as a volunteer here is to facilitate the scanning process. You will need to fill one of two roles: Reviewer or Image Collector.

Module 4: Keepsake Station

At the Keepsake Station, contributors may choose to have their photograph taken to document their participation in the event. Your responsibility as a volunteer is to help the contributor feel comfortable and to take their photograph.

Module 5: Video Station

At the Video Station, contributors are invited to speak about their contributions. Your primary responsibility as a volunteer at the Video Station is to facilitate the recording process by supporting the Videographer and helping contributors feel welcome.

Module 6: Preservation Station

At the Preservation Station, contributors are invited to ask a professional archivist how to care for and preserve their family photographs and documents. Your primary responsibility as a volunteer at the Preservation Station is to support the professional archivist in navigating these questions and educating visitors.

Module 7: Local History Station

At the Local History Station, contributors are invited to consult with local history and thematic experts about the town or theme of the Mass. Memories Road Show event. Your core responsibility as a Local History Station Volunteer is to provide information on the community’s history and assist in identifying local photos.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is produced by University Archives and Special Collections in the Joseph P. Healey Library at UMass Boston.

About this Project

This creation of these education modules was made possible by a $25,000 grant from the LYRASIS Catalyst Fund. Read more about this project and these instructional modules.

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