Morven Park is seeking volunteers to help with database entry for the 246 Years Project. This project, described as a social justice initiative, is dedicated to documenting and honoring the millions of enslaved men, women, and children.
For 246 years, the life events of enslaved individuals were recorded in a variety of documents by enslavers managing their “property”. These records survive today in the archives of historic sites, community history organizations, and local courts. The goal is to organize them within a custom built, online database, reassembling the pieces to reveal the life events of the men, women, and children enslaved in Loudoun County. Once populated and tested, the searchable database will be available on-line for public use for free.
Morven Park is searching for individuals who are passionate about making a difference in the community and have experience working with historic documents. A one hour training session is required and all data entry will be done at Morven Park daily between the hours of 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. All volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. To sign up to volunteer, email 246years@morvenpark.org.
This is a great opportunity to join the effort to discover, recognize, preserve and share the names and stories of the millions of men, women, and children that history has ignored for too long.
For more information visit www.morvenpark.org/246years.
