Community Service

Before I went to serve my hours, I was very anxious because I wasn't sure what to expect and what the people were going to be like. I expected the experience to be boring because it dealt with historic events. I wasn't as willing to do my hours because I found out our work was going to deal with historic filing. To be honest, I was worried that I wasn't going to be able to finish all the tasks. I went to the Historical Commission in Algonquin. It was my first time serving hours there and the building was overwhelming. I came in contact with two older individuals. When my two other friends and I came in to meet the people in charge of the commission, they were friendlier than they appeared. The one older woman had told us she had been working for 10 years now. The man named Don had asked us several questions about history and  was curious to know if we knew of their commission. Don had us sit down and record the names of people on the notecards that passed away. It wasn't boring at all, the actual job surprised me because the information on the notecards were intriguing. It was interesting to see how several of the people died in tragic ways rather than peacefully in their sleep. As I was on my way home, I was thinking how helpful this whole commission was towards the families that were trying to track their family history. The name of the organization I volunteered at was the Historical Commission on 7th and Main St. on Saturday December 10th, 2011. I was there from 8am to 3pm and the driving had took one hour each way. The supervisor in charge was Don and his phone number: 847-458-6768.