Sign up to be a Digivol volunteer | Parramatta History and Heritage

If you would like to volunteer to help transcribe records held within the City of Parramatta Archives, please follow the steps below:

1. Register

Register with the ALA DigiVol website by providing your email address and a password. You will be approved within a few minutes.

ALA Registration

2. Find a City of Parramatta expedition

Once you’ve registered and logged in, you can either scroll down the Home page to locate a City of Parramatta ‘expedition’ or click the ‘Institutions’ link on the top menu. The institutions are alphabetically listed, so you can click through to the City of Parramatta (usually page 2).

Expeditions

3. Select an expedition and follow the tutorial

Choose the expedition you want to work on and read the tutorial which will instruct you on how to complete the work.

Transcribed page

For any further enquiries, you can contact the City of Parramatta Archives here.