Interpret PA German History in Period Dress!
ORGANIZATION: Landis Valley Museum
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Museum Guide/Demonstrator: Do you love sharing about history? How about dressing in historic clothing? Come learn about the history of the Landis Valley Museum and Pennyslvania German culture and interpret our story for visitors. If you have special crafting skills relevant to the museum, we’d love to have you join us! But the most important skills in these positions are people skills and a smiling face.
1 Shift
- 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Landis Valley Museum
Location:
2451 Kissel Hill Road, Lancaster, PA 17601, US
Mission Statement
Landis Valley’s mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret Pennsylvania German Material culture from 1740 through 1940. We accomplish this through Collections, Education, our Farm program and the Heirloom Seed Project.
Description
The Landis Valley Museum (LVM) is a nationally significant living history museum that collects, conserves, exhibits and interprets Pennsylvania German culture, heritage and materials from a 200-year period (1740 to 1940). The LVM, which houses the largest collection of Pennsylvania German artifacts in the United States, presents authentic traditional farming activities and skilled craft demonstrations and provides visitors with a first-hand look at village and industrial life of Lancaster County through two centuries. Additionally, our sales department helps support our mission-based programs through sales of handmade items at the museum store, hosting crafting classes, rental of a few of our historic buildings, and special seasonal events. Over the years, volunteers have made their mark on nearly every aspect of Landis Valley Museum, and continue to make a huge impact. Our mission with volunteers is to provide a fun, safe and rewarding environment for people to contribute to our museum’s mission in an area of their interest. We offer many different ways you could use your personal talents to volunteer!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2451 Kissel Hill RoadLancaster, PA 17601
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2024
SKILLS
- Pottery
- History
- Quilting
- People Skills
- Public Speaking
- Storytelling
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 17
- We are looking for interpreters who are available during the week and on weekends during the day. You may determine duration and how often you'd like to volunteer- just communicate with us, and we can probably work with you!
- People skills, interest in the museum history, traditional craft skills are a bonus