Volunteer Projects
Ideas for
General Volunteer Opportunities
 
Membership Development -- Contacting current and new members to increase involvement.

Professional Networking – contacting our-of-town resource people with experience in historic preservation promotion

Alliance Networking – work with local organizations to develop project partnerships

Historic Property Research – conduct research and present findings on local historic properties

Digitalize archival material -- Scan photographs, type text from newspaper clippings and articles and email them for use on the website.

Photographer – photograph historic properties and sites to help document historic research.

Surveyor – conduct community opinion surveys and present findings

Copywriter – assist in developing of meaningful text for platforms, projects and presentations.   News copy

Mailings – coordinate printing and mailing efforts.

Tour Guide –

Government Monitory –

Grants & Fundraising –
Meetings & Operations
  • Refreshments
  • Distribute and Hang Event Posters
  • Member Coordinator
  • Calendar Project Coordinator
  • Sponsorship Sales for Historic Picture Calendar
  • Take notes (record) oral history at Blair! Reminisce programs
  • Website Proofreading

Research Projects

  • Catalog Private Photo Collections (Jenny, Enterprise, Tripp, Cook, Judt, Chamber, Museum & others)
     
  • John I. Blair's signature in the register of the Commercial Hotel.  Was John I. in town??
     
  • What kind of permission is needed to publish a list and story of Historic Landmarks on the web?
     
  • What kind of permission to publish a list of Historic Homes and owners?
     

  • Need Table of Contents, list of illustrations for:

    • Saga of the Tower

    • Place call Dana

  • More Research on the Lincoln Highway through Blair -- get original source for Tom Lutzi list from
    Lincoln Highway Archives of the Special Collections Library, University of Michigan.

  • Photos of the Blair Bridges in the Lincoln Highway Archive.  Obtain permission to use.  [Page]
     
  • Research provenience of downtown buildings
     
  • Research provenience of Historic Homes
     
  • Start National Registry process on:
    • Pilot Building
    • IOOF Hall
    • Jepsen House  (O'Hanlon house)  Colfax street
    • Landmark Inn
    • Thomas House  (Martin House)  (Colfax and 14th)
  • Digitalize (type and email text) a small stack of photocopied 1912 newspaper clippings about the building of the Blair Fire Hall/City Hall.
  • Request copies of and permission to use period photos of the the interior and exterior of the C.C. Crowell house on Washington Street from the Nebraska Historical Society library in Lincoln to be used on the Historic Picture Calendar, the website and to add copies to our local archive.
  • Digitalize (scan photos) from a vintage catalog of the Blair Horse Collar Factor to be used in an online version of the catalog.
  • Request copy of and permission to use a period original photograph from the Nebraska Historical Society library in Lincoln of the wooden two story Horse Collar Factor that once stood at the corner of 16th and Park Streets in the late 1880's and early 1890's.
     
  • Document the monument at Rhoades  Park - (School house monument)
     
  • Danian yearbook - advertising survey
     
  • Research Civil War Soldiers Monument
     
  • Locate owners of the original photos from the of past calendar (Pam Petersen & Linda Howland)
     
  • Research J. Titus Christensen (Marty Rump)
     
  • Scan (or research digital copy of) Nancy Gabby's History of Washington County Courthouse and get publishing permission.
     
  • Downtown Street Lights
     
  • Follow-up with Wyoming Bridge Connection
     
  • Obtain rights for the Blair Bridge Photos from the Lincoln Highway Archive
     

  • What year was the third story of the Mayle & Hungate Buildings removed.
    (a.k.a. Blue Goose Super Store, Eagles Social Hall, Fernando's)
    Located on the North West corner of 16th and Washington Streets
    (after 1951 -- before 1970)
     

  • Looking for aerial photos of Blair