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1 person is interested
Hoboken Secret Garden Tour Guides Needed, June 4
ORGANIZATION: Hoboken Historical Museum
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1 person is interested
The Hoboken Secret Gardens Tour is one of our most popular volunteer opportunities, because you get to experience the tour for free, as a guide. It's a 2.5-hour guided walking tour through 9 private gardens in Hoboken, NJ, as a fundraiser for the Hoboken Historical Museum. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 day of tour.
No gardening expertise is needed, as volunteers' job is mostly to keep a group of about 15 tour goers together and keeping them moving along the route so they don't bump into the group before or after -- tours leave every 15 - 30 minutes. The tour usually takes about two and a half hours, so comfortable shoes and stamina are strongly recommended. Volunteers should report to the Hoboken Museum, 1301 Hudson St., at the beginning of their shift, which includes a half-hour of orientation. The number is 201-656-2240.
We need at least 55 volunteers for the Garden Tour, so please invite friends to volunteer with you, as we always can use more volunteers. Please note, in case of a heavy rain forecast, the committee may move the tour to the rain date, Sunday, June 11. You will be notified as soon as the decision has been made.
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About Hoboken Historical Museum
Location:
1301 HUDSON STreet, PO Box 3296, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030, US
Mission Statement
The Hoboken Historical Museum advances the understanding and exploration of Hoboken history, culture, and architecture. The Museum educates by collecting, preserving, and interpreting artifacts and oral histories, both historic and contemporary, that reflect the life of the city. The Museum documents Hoboken’s physical and cultural heritage, which has local, regional, and national significance. The Museum collaborates with other organizations with similar interests, while maintaining permanent space(s) suitable to the Museum’s mission. Through this, the Museum serves the people of the city of Hoboken and all those who enjoy its history and culture.
Description
The Hoboken Historical Museum (est. 1986) collects and displays artifacts in themed exhibitions on Hoboken history and offers educational programs, lectures, tours and hosts films and plays. We are a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Recent exhibits have included a focus on Hoboken's relationship with the Hudson River and its role as a sweets producer. Other exhibits included shipping history, an anniversary of the movie "On the Waterfront," the city's contributions to the world of music, and its struggle and revival through the 1970s. Our upper gallery space features six local artists' work per year.
We are open six days a week in a 2,000-square-foot space in one of the oldest buildings on Hoboken's waterfront, the former Bethlehem Steel machine shop, now known as the Shipyard.
We also publish books and walking-tour maps, as well as a series of oral history chapbooks documenting the diverse communities of Hoboken's recent past. Each exhibit offers a tailored curriculum for local schools and groups of youngsters.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Hoboken Historical Museum1301 Hudson St.Hoboken, NJ 07030
DATE POSTED
May 24, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 - 4 hours
- ability to walk for at least 2 and a half hours