Volunteering and Internships in Special Collections

If you have a passion for local history and excellent organizational skills, the Galveston and Texas History Center is the place for you! Volunteers enjoy a flexible schedule, friendly work environment, and never-ending learning opportunities among the History Center’s treasures.

Volunteers and interns help with:

• Processing and organizing archival collections (inventorying and describing items, labeling, and data entry)
• Digitizing photographs and documents
• Creating topical online exhibits
• Planning, hosting, or assisting with local history programs and events
• Teaching classes on topics of your expertise (e.g. genealogy, house history research, your own historical research)
• Community outreach

Contact the Galveston and Texas History Center at 409-763-8854, ext. 126, or gthc@rosenberg-library.org if you are interested in joining the Special Collections team.

Updated 4/3/2024 KK