Eligibility
Anyone who is interested in Fife cultural, agricultural, civic and social history or history in general is eligible to apply.
Training
Attend a onetime general meeting to learn about the Fife History Museum and Cultural Center, which includes a guided tour of the museum.Attend a training session specifically about your volunteer job. You will work alongside a staff member before starting on your own.
Benefits
Receive a complimentary $20.00 individual membership, museum swag (hat, magnet, stickers, etc) and museum t-shirt. Volunteers will be recognized once a year on our website and newsletter and social media, showing jobs performed and hours worked.
Volunteer Opportunities
GREETER/DOCENT: Commitment: 5 hours, 1-2 time per month one week day one Saturday.
Greet visitors, provide information on museum and current exhibits. Store sales and inventory.Light cleaning. You will work alongside a staff member before starting on your own.
COLLECTIONS/INVENTOR VOLUNTEER: Commitment: Flexible scheduled weekday and time
Assist with intake and processing of artifacts. Help care for and organize physical photos and documents and newspaper clipping collection.Organizing/labeling of boxes, bags and artifacts in our storage rooms.
EXHIBIT VOLUNTEER: Commitment:Flexible scheduled weekday and time
Assist with exhibit design and set up and take down.
FACILITIES VOLUNTEER: Commitment: Flexible scheduled weekday and time
Tasks assigned as needed.Assist with the museum interior, building exhibit structures, make improvements and repairs.
EVENT VOLUNTEER: Commitment: Day of Event
Set up, clean up, greeter, assigned tasks, assisting event coordinators.
Opening Day at Museum - March
Annual Meeting - TBD
Car Show - Last Sunday in June (Saturday day before)
National Night Out - First Tuesday in August
Harvest Festival Booth - First Saturday in October
October Open House - Second Saturday in October
December Open House - First Saturday in December
GENERAL VOLUNTEERR: Time Commitment: Flexible
Perform miscellaneous tasks as needed by Staff.Mailing, cleaning, gardening, delivering promotional material, pre-event planning.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
2820 54th Ave E, FIFE, WA 98424, US
Our Mission is to ensure that the history of Fife and the surrounding area is kept alive and made accessible for present and future generations. "Building Community through History"
The Fife Historical Society operates the Fife History Museum, located in the former home of Louis and Marion Dacca, as well as the Dacca Barn, a rental venue next door to the museum.
2820 54th Ave. EFife, WA 98424
August 30, 2024
