Volunteer: Museum DocentDo you love history? Arthurdale Heritage is seeking passionate museum docents for our summer tour season! Arthurdale Heritage is a 501(c)3 museum in Preston County, dedicated to the history of the nation's first New Deal community--Arthurdale. We offer tours Monday-Saturday during our tour season (May 1-October 31) from 10am-3pm. We particularly need volunteer docents on Saturdays when our staff takes a break, but we welcome volunteer docents during weekdays as well. Docents may also need to oversee our visitor center/gift shop if no other volunteers or staff are on site that day. Docent training will be provided beforehand. Docents will be required to lead tours that last approximately 1 hr, 15 min, up to 4 times per day. The tour covers 5 historic buildings so walking is required. Part of the tour takes place outside so appropriate footwear/outerwear is required. Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Do you love history? Arthurdale Heritage is seeking passionate museum docents for our summer tour season! Arthurdale Heritage is a 501(c)3 museum in Preston County, dedicated to the history of the nation's first New Deal community--Arthurdale. We offer tours Monday-Saturday during our tour season (May 1-October 31) from 10am-3pm. We particularly need volunteer docents on Saturdays when our staff takes a break, but we welcome volunteer docents during weekdays as well. Docents may also need to oversee our visitor center/gift shop if no other volunteers or staff are on site that day. Docent training will be provided beforehand. Docents will be required to lead tours that last approximately 1 hr, 15 min, up to 4 times per day. The tour covers 5 historic buildings so walking is required. Part of the tour takes place outside so appropriate footwear/outerwear is required. Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Volunteer Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 26520 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Museum Collection & ArchivesHelp Arthurdale Heritage preserve our historical documents, photographs, oral histories, and artifacts! We have an extensive collection related to the original 165 homesteaders who moved to Arthurdale in the 1930s. We always need help processing new collections, digitizing documents, transcribing oral histories, and managing our collection software. In-person and virtual options are available. For more information, contact our curator Elizabeth at elizabeth.satterfield@arthurdaleheritage.org. Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Help Arthurdale Heritage preserve our historical documents, photographs, oral histories, and artifacts! We have an extensive collection related to the original 165 homesteaders who moved to Arthurdale in the 1930s. We always need help processing new collections, digitizing documents, transcribing oral histories, and managing our collection software. In-person and virtual options are available. For more information, contact our curator Elizabeth at elizabeth.satterfield@arthurdaleheritage.org. Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Volunteer Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 26520 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: General Maintenance & Clean-upArthurdale Heritage is a historic community, located in Preston County, WV. We own and preserve 23 acres of the original 1,200 homestead project. Our organization oversees 8 historic structures, which require constant preservation and maintenance. We also have heritage goats on the property, which also need constant care! We are often in need of assistance with the following tasks: Painting Weeding/landscaping Dusting/sweeping in our museum spaces Washing windows Organizing storage areas Mucking out the barn Tending to the goatsOrganization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Arthurdale Heritage is a historic community, located in Preston County, WV. We own and preserve 23 acres of the original 1,200 homestead project. Our organization oversees 8 historic structures, which require constant preservation and maintenance. We also have heritage goats on the property, which also need constant care! We are often in need of assistance with the following tasks: Painting Weeding/landscaping Dusting/sweeping in our museum spaces Washing windows Organizing storage areas Mucking out the barn Tending to the goatsOrganization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Volunteer Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 26520 Allow Groups: No |