Heritagecare

Catalogue and index historical artifacts, documents and photos

Join this exciting new project with the Birchip Historical Society.

The Birchip History Museum, the home of the Birchip Historical Society, is the oldest public building in Birchip. Attached to the Museum is an Archives Storage which is an authorized place of deposit for the Public Records Office. The Museum and Archives Storage house many unique and significant historical records and artifacts of Birchip and District which are available for research and viewing.

The aim of the project is to sort, catalogue and index artifacts, documents and photos at the Museum.

The project is of 6 months duration starting 1 April 2007.

All volunteers will receive:

• Accredited Certificate in First Aid Level 1
• Training in Occupational Health and Safety
• Uniform and personal protective equipment
• Training in indexing and cataloguing

Your commitment:

• Willingness to attend 2 days per week (Tuesday & Thursday) for 6 months
• Enthusiasm for the project
• Willingness to work in a team environment

Benefits

• Sense of achievement
• Work with the enthusiastic Birchip Historical Society team
• Learn about our history and heritage
• Skills to be involved in ongoing heritage projects

For further information about joining the project please contact

Heather McNaught, Heritagecare Project Officer, Conservation Volunteers Australia

Ph 5444 0777 Mobile 0429 433 479 email hmcnaught@cva.org.au