Volunteer: Roosevelt Run 5K RaceVolunteer with Arthurdale Heritage for our annual Roosevelt Run 5K race on June 13, 2026! Enjoy historic Arthurdale dotted with 1930s New Deal homes & meet our the friendly goats! We need volunteers to help set up for the event in the morning, manage water stations during the race, and help tear down after the race. This event is outdoors and will happen rain or shine, so please dress appropriately. Arthurdale Heritage is located 30 minutes from Morgantown in Preston County. Personal transportation is required to access our site. Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Volunteer with Arthurdale Heritage for our annual Roosevelt Run 5K race on June 13, 2026! Enjoy historic Arthurdale dotted with 1930s New Deal homes & meet our the friendly goats! We need volunteers to help set up for the event in the morning, manage water stations during the race, and help tear down after the race. This event is outdoors and will happen rain or shine, so please dress appropriately. Arthurdale Heritage is located 30 minutes from Morgantown in Preston County. Personal transportation is required to access our site. Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Volunteer Need Type: Volunteer Date: Happens On Jun 13, 2026 Zip Code: 26520 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: New Deal FestivalThe New Deal Festival (on July 11, 2026) is the largest event of the year for Arthurdale Heritage--a nonprofit history museum that preserves the nation's first New Deal community of Arthurdale! In 2025, we had 1,300 people attend the festival, which includes live music, food trucks, artisan craft fair, fiddle contest, kid's activities, hayrides, heritage demonstrations, and much more! We need lots of help to make this event possible! From picking up trash, to parking cars, to helping at the entrance gates, there's something for everyone to do! Your volunteer service gets you into the festival for FREE so you can enjoy the activities before/after your volunteer shift! This event happens rain or shine and is outdoors, so please dress appropriately. Arthurdale Heritage is located 30 minutes from Morgantown. Personal transportation to the location is required Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. The New Deal Festival (on July 11, 2026) is the largest event of the year for Arthurdale Heritage--a nonprofit history museum that preserves the nation's first New Deal community of Arthurdale! In 2025, we had 1,300 people attend the festival, which includes live music, food trucks, artisan craft fair, fiddle contest, kid's activities, hayrides, heritage demonstrations, and much more! We need lots of help to make this event possible! From picking up trash, to parking cars, to helping at the entrance gates, there's something for everyone to do! Your volunteer service gets you into the festival for FREE so you can enjoy the activities before/after your volunteer shift! This event happens rain or shine and is outdoors, so please dress appropriately. Arthurdale Heritage is located 30 minutes from Morgantown. Personal transportation to the location is required Organization: Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Volunteer Need Type: Volunteer Date: Happens On Jul 11, 2026 Zip Code: 26520 Allow Groups: Yes |
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 |