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8 people are interested
Volunteer Docents Needed
ORGANIZATION: A. W. Perry Homestead Museum
Please visit the new page to apply.
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8 people are interested
Learn about local Texas history, meet new people, teach children and adults, and help your community!
As a volunteer docent at the A. W. Perry Homestead Museum, you will be called to lead tours of the 1909 home once or twice per month, depending on demand.
Call the museum today to sign up for training-we need your help to continue to offer free tours for local schools and citizens!
972-466-6380
www.cityofcarrollton.com/museum
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About A. W. Perry Homestead Museum
Location:
1509 N. Perry Rd., Carrollton, TX 75006, US
Mission Statement
The A.W. Perry Homestead Museum offers a glimpse of life as it was in north central Texas at the turn of the 20th Century. A.W. and Sarah (Huffman) Perry were pioneer homesteaders of Peters Colony who came to Carrollton in the year 1844 from Carrollton, Illinois. They claimed 640 acres and built a house on this farm in 1857. In 1909, their son Dewitt Perry and his wife Francis (Grimes) tore down the first house and used some of the lumber to build the present day house. This structure is now the Museum, restored in 1976 for the bicentennial. You can still find the foundation stones of the first Perry farmhouse in the backyard of the Museum. Designated a historic landmark in 1977 by the Texas Historical Commission.
Description
Historic home built in 1909, located in a beautiful 10 acre park. Available for group tours, drop-in visits, photography, grounds rentals and special events. Operated by City of Carrollton Parks and Recreation.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1509 N. Perry RoadCarrollton, TX 75006
DATE POSTED
September 2, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- varies
- school tours take place on weekdays