National Genealogical Society and Vivid-Pix community outreach toolkit lending service

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) and Vivid-Pix announced the launch of an equipment and software lending service for their Family Matters Community Engagement Program. The Family Matters program combines NGS’s membership with ready-to-use solutions from Vivid-Pix and NGS to assist families and loved ones with their family history pursuits.

The Family Matters Community Outreach Toolkit combines the Vivid-Pix Memory Station (scanning hardware, and software that improves images and captures stories), with turnkey marketing and education materials,” said Rick Voight, CEO of Vivid-Pix. “The Toolkit provides organizations with the tools needed to connect with the public and attract new audiences to the wonderful world of family history.”

“The opportunities for genealogy and family history organizations to expand public programming are unlimited,” said Matt Menashes, CAE, executive director of NGS. “With this equipment, software, and educational programming, genealogy organizations can open the world of family history to new audiences including youth groups, community centers, senior living facilities, and local business organizations.”

NGS member organizations can borrow equipment via an online request form. NGS will ship the Vivid-Pix Memory Station directly to those organizations. They only need to pay for return shipping. Vivid-Pix will supply software and training materials via download. NGS organization members can participate in this program immediately and begin to plan for when and how to take advantage of this new partnership.

Information and video about the program are available online.