Rare intact Roman sarcophagus unearthed in Croatia

 

Archaeologists have uncovered an exceptionally rare late Roman sarcophagus dating to around 1,500 years ago during excavations in the coastal town of Cavtat, southern Croatia.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/06/rare-intact-roman-sarcophagus-unearthed-in-croatia/158407 

FamilySearch Volunteer

 One of the most comprehensive collections of historical documents was compiled by FamilySearch.org. If you'd like to get immersed in history and help others locate what they need, consider volunteering some time to them in indexing the archival material. 

https://www.familysearch.org/en/getinvolved/opportunities 

Volunteer

 GoEco has many opportunities, from assisting at a zoo to archeology. Most cover housing and food. Your only cost is getting to the location, the organization will pick you up from the airport. This will build your resume in a major way.

https://www.goeco.org/tags/ 

MyHeritage Translator Community

 Earn free upgrades and use your skills to make the search better for everyone.

https://translations.myheritage.com/ 

This is your chance to help make family history accessible to all people, across all languages, around the world. By joining the MyHeritage Translator Community, you can make a difference,
just like our hundreds of other volunteer translators already do.

As a member of our Translator Community, you enjoy great perks: 

• Free upgrades and extensions to MyHeritage subscription plans
• Access to exclusive virtual events and webinars
• Early access to new features
• Special seasonal gifts
• “Power User” icon on your MyHeritage profile
• You will be featured on our blog and in the “Our translators” section of this site
• The appreciation of thousands of users who benefit from translation to their language

Transcribe Library of Congress Documents

This is a great way to be immersed in history, at your own pace.  Help transcribe Library of Congress documents. Volunteers create and review transcriptions to improve search, access, and discovery of these pages from history.

https://crowd.loc.gov/ 

Translation

 FamilySearch.org needs help with translation services of historic documents.

Translate written content for the FamilySearch website from English into another language.

Volunteer remotely, at your own pace.

 

https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/volunteer-translation 

Transcribing Historic Handwriting

 The Smithsonian has volunteers to transcribe historic writing. Join them or ask for help with your search. https://transcription.si.edu/historic-handwriting