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Docent/Tour guide
ORGANIZATION: Historic Indian Agency House
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
As a museum tour guide, you will provide a welcoming, hospitable, learning experience for museum visitors through guided, interactive tours. You will engage them with the story of John and Juliette Kinzie who lived at the Agency House and their experiences on the western frontier and their few years living among the Native American populations. You may also engage in sales at the museums gift shop, educational and programming activities, and basic curating activities.
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About Historic Indian Agency House
Location:
PO BOX 84, 1490 Agency House Road, PORTAGE, WI 53901, US
Mission Statement
To preserve, interpret, and promote this historic site in order to educate the public about the cultural, political and natural history of Wisconsin, inlcuding the Ho-Chunk/Winnebago Nation, during the commission of the United States Indian Agent John Harris Kinzie.
Description
The Historic Indian Agency House (HIAH) is owned and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Wisconsin. The HIAH was built in 1832 by the United States government as a residence for John Kinzie, Indian Agent to the Ho-Chunk people, and still sits on it original foundation on a 226-acre expanse of land nearly untouched by modern encroachment. The site holds the story of the fur trade, the opening of the West, and the accompanying changes to the Native way of life. The house stands amidst an ecological gem that preserves remnants of the Ice Age and other natural processes that shaped Wisconsin.
The HIAH was opened to the public in 1932, and since then has maintained a regular May 15 to October 15 open season. During this season, guided tours of the Agency House are offered for a nominal fee, and a permanent exhibit is available free of charge in the Visitors' Center. The site also organizes and executes numerous adult and children's programming ventures each year.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1490 Agency House RoadPortage, WI 53901
DATE POSTED
November 5, 2016
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- History
- Storytelling
- General Education
- Hospitality
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours
- You should be capable of learning new material and be willing to spend the time necessary to study m