LancasterHistory.org
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Location
230 North President Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603
United States
Active Opportunities (4)
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Lancaster, PA 17603
The Museum Store at LancasterHistory is in need of volunteers as Hospitality Greeters. This volunteer position serves as a retail clerk at the Museum Store, and provides visitors with a brief orientation prior to their guided tour of President Buchanan's historic home. In general, the Hospitality Greeter helps the museum's visitors connect with history. Masks are no longer required while onsite at LancasterHistory. Visitors who are feeling ill, experiencing flu-like symptoms, or have knowingly been exposed to someone with flu-like symptoms or COVID-19 should not enter the property and are encouraged to stay home and seek medical care. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Cindy Wischuck, at 717-392-4633 ext. 100 or cindy.wischuck@lancasterhistory.org.
Date Posted: 2024-12-10
Flexible Schedule
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Lancaster, PA 17603
History Tour Guides are passionate about sharing history and are great story tellers! Wheatland's guides dress in 1860 period fashions provided by LancasterHistory.org. Guides provide personalized guided tours for visitors of all ages through the interior spaces at President James Buchanan's Wheatland. In addition to history tours, Wheatland offers opportunities to participate in living history programs when they are presented during the main season. We're looking for volunteer who are enthusiastic about history; dependable & motivated; possess good verbal communication skills; possess the ability to be on your feet for an hour and ability to climb stairs. Must be 17 years or older. Available to work a 3 hour shift. Staff will provide historical content training as well as guidance on best practices with guiding groups through and around antiques. Volunteers will also receive articles and books to read to increase their knowledge on various subjects. New volunteers are scheduled to shadow other Wheatland guides as part of their training. Shifts are available Monday - Saturday from 10am to 1pm AND 1pm to 3pm Masks are no longer required while onsite at LancasterHistory. Visitors who are feeling ill, experiencing flu-like symptoms, or have knowingly been exposed to someone with flu-like symptoms or COVID-19 should not enter the property and are encouraged to stay home and seek medical care.
Date Posted: 2024-12-10
Flexible Schedule
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Lancaster, PA 17603
LancasterHistory is looking to recruit volunteer Museum Educators. The museum’s volunteer Museum Educators enjoy working with children, ages 7 through 14, they possess a curiosity about history and specifically about Lancaster’s history, President James Buchanan, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as well as a variety of eras as early as the 1700s through the 20 th century. Both high school and college students who have interests in education careers will gain excellent experience through this volunteer position at LancasterHistory. LancasterHistory provides training for all volunteer Museum Educators. Training includes program teaching methods for work with student groups, as well as historical content information on specific historical biographies, subjects and events. Volunteers will receive reading materials for content knowledge and will be scheduled to shadow fellow volunteer Museum Educators. Requirements for volunteering as a Museum Educator includes dependability, good verbal communication skills; the ability to stand for 1- 2 hours and to navigate staircases. The minimum age for this volunteer position is 16 years old. Volunteer Museum Educators must be willing and able to commit 3 hours to work with a group of students; three hours is the typical length of a LancasterHistory student group program.
Date Posted: 2024-12-10
Flexible Schedule
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Lancaster, PA 17603
The Museum Store at LancasterHistory is in need of volunteers as Museum Store Sales Clerks. This volunteer position serves as a retail clerk at the Museum Store, assists the Visitor Services Coordinator with daily sales, merchandising, pricing and inventory counts. Masks are no longer required while onsite at LancasterHistory. Visitors who are feeling ill, experiencing flu-like symptoms, or have knowingly been exposed to someone with flu-like symptoms or COVID-19 should not enter the property and are encouraged to stay home and seek medical care. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Cindy Wischuck, at 717-392-4633 ext. 100 or cindy.wischuck@lancasterhistory.org.
Date Posted: 2024-12-10
Organization Information
Mission Statement
LancasterHistory.org exists to engage and educate the public about the people, places, and events that shaped Lancaster County within the broader context of the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America. As custodians of a complex past, we collect, preserve, exhibit, and make accessible materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage as we seek to engage audiences in multi-layered stories of that past.
Description
Our ten-acre Campus of History features the historic grounds and gardens of President James Buchanan's Wheatland, the Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum, and the award-winning, and environmentally-sustainable headquarters of LancasterHistory.org. On the Campus of History you will learn about Lancaster County, Pennsylvania-from stories of the Conestoga Indians and the Underground Railroad to the political legacy of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens to the stories of your own family.
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