Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project

OnLine Parish Clerks
for the County of
-- Lancashire --

Volunteering - Transcribing

Transcribing parish records can be very rewarding. No previous experience is needed, nor do you need any specialist equipment. You do not have to live in Lancashire, nor do you have to live near to a record office or library. Our transcribers come from all over the world. Volunteers are given full instructions and support, and you will be able to try out what’s involved at the start. If you decide it’s not for you, just let us know. We currently have enough transcribers for the material we have available, but we expect to be ready to take more people in the next few months. Please let us know if you would like to join the waitlist, and tell us a bit about your skills and interests. As vacancies arise, we match the needs of the role with the skills and interests of people on the waitlist, and contact people as appropriate. We expect to need:

a few more people to work on Roman Catholic registers (in the Preston area and in Salford RC Diocese), which are mostly written in Latin. Knowledge of Latin is helpful but not essential as we provide training materials, and expert one-to-one help.
a few more people to work on non-RC registers (mainly Church of England) in areas where we have the source material photographed.

You need to be confident in using a spreadsheet (Excel or Libre Office ideally), to have a good eye for detail and to be able to follow instructions. You do not need to live in Lancashire, but a knowledge of Lancashire names and places is helpful. Please let us know:

if you have experience/knowledge of any of the following: Latin, Roman Catholic registers, transcribing old documents
of any areas or churches of special interest to you
of any other skills or background that you think may be relevant

If you wish to register interest, please send an email using this link.

For details of other roles, please click the appropriate link:

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