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History Corps

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ORGANIZATION: Oakland County Parks and Recreation

  • 4 people are interested

History Corps Volunteers are sought to work in the History Center to complete the following activities:

  1. Asset Inventory- Volunteers will wash, photograph, and apply a museum tag and identification number to historic park assets. General descriptions of the asset and its condition will also be entered into a computer log for inventory and tracking purposes.
  2. Asset Restoration - Volunteers will follow museum practices to stabilize and in some cases repair and restore historic assets for display, interpretation, or adaptive reuse within the park system
  3. Library management - Volunteers will catalog the collection of books that will be used in the research, documentation, and interpretation of park historic assets
  4. Artifact preparation - Volunteers will clean, sort, and attempt to reassemble artifacts removed from archeological digs on park sites or relating to park historic assets
  5. Archeological Excavation - Volunteers will support the exploration and documentation of historical sites using standard archeological practices

Uniform: Work clothes

Please complete our volunteer application on our website - www.destinationoakland.com/volunteers.

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About Oakland County Parks and Recreation

Location:

2800 Watkins Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48328, US

Mission Statement

We create and operate accessible, welcoming, and sustainable parks and public spaces, provide recreational and educational programs and opportunities, preserve open space, and steward the environment to help all people be healthier and build resilient, connected communities in Oakland County.

Description

The core values are our highest priorities, deeply held beliefs and fundamental driving forces. They are the lenses through which we plan and evaluate our work as a parks and recreation agency. They are our cultural cornerstones. Our core values are:

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Health and Wellness
  • Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resources Stewardship
  • Fiscal Responsibility and Organizational Excellence

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Education & Literacy
Environment
Community, Education & Literacy, Environment

WHEN

Sat Jul 09, 2016
08:30 AM - 12:30 PM

WHERE

Upper Bushman Manor House10275 Sashabaw RoadClarkston, MI 48348

(42.79375,-83.37922)
 

DATE POSTED

June 21, 2016

SKILLS

  • Research
  • History
  • Organization
  • Archeology
  • Data Entry

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 16
  • 4 hour shift, once per month
  • Please fill out our volunteer application on our website.

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