Volunteering with the Society
Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers Are Appreciated!
Your personal volunteer time, as well as your financial support, is extremely valuable and helps keep the historical programs available to visitors.  We realize this is a difficult economy, and truly appreciate all types of financial and volunteer help given.

Volunteers who give tours, weed gardens, do research, stuff envelopes, make refreshments, demonstrate pioneer crafts, maintain museum archives, docent, and help museum staff make local history events happen, are valuable helpers to museums. Have fun while joining with other like-minded people. 

Contact LHS Senior Program Coodinator Sarah Richardt
to volunteer your time at the Victorian Cottage or the Sheldon Peck Homestead.

 

Volunteers dress as historic Lombardians during a Cemetery Walk.

 

 

 Archives: Clip and file articles from newspapers, copy news clippings, and index news. Training provided. 

Collections: Inventory and photograph collections; clean collection items. Training provided. 

Data Entry  Enter data into the museum's database. Training provided. 

Docents/Tour Guides/Junior Docents: Give tours of the Victorian Museum and/or the Shelden Peck Homestead. Training provided. (Period costumes optional.)
For students ages 12 - 18, our Junior Docent program gives you pioneer skills and volunteer service hours. 

Museum Maintenance: Cleaning at the Victorian Cottage. Training provided. 

Fundraising Events:  Whether you can help collect money during our annual Tag Days, or want to sell concessions at various events, we'll find a fundraising spot for you!

Public Awareness: Submit press releases, write articles for the Lombard Pride village newsletter, create flyers.

Emporium Sales Help:  The Emporium at the Victorian Cottage offers pioneer and Victorian gifts and toys. 

Woodworker: Looking for someone skilled in making shingles, tables, stools, etc. We provide the period costume.
 
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