Twin Lights Historical Society Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: TWIN LIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Through the Twin Lights Historical Society, we have volunteer opportunities, including tending the desk within the museum's store, writing for our website blog, and light house keeping.
Working in the museum store is our most popular and necessary volunteer position, and consists of one, four hour shift a week or more if you are able, greeting visitors as they come in, helping to orient visitors to the site, answering basic historical questions, and checking-out merchandise.
Museum Store Attendant: Our museum store attendants are an essential part of our team! In this volunteer role, you will greet visitors, answer inquiries, process transactions, and help maintain store upkeep and inventory. You have the opportunity to learn as much or as little history of the site as you’d like.
Museum Light House Keeping: Maintaining cleanliness and organization within the museum is crucial. Through this volunteer option, you can assist by sweeping floors, disinfecting surfaces, dusting cases, and organizing store inventory.
2 Shifts
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09:30 AM to 12:30 PM EST
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Spots available: 1
1st shift: 9:30am-12:30pm 2nd shift: 12:30pm-4pm
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12:30 PM to 04:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 2
1st shift: 9:30am-12:30pm 2nd shift: 12:30pm-4pm
More Shifts
More opportunities with TWIN LIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About TWIN LIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Location:
2 LIGHT HOUSE RD, HIGHLANDS, NJ 07732, US
Mission Statement
To support and share the illustrious history of the Navesink Twin Lights. The Twin Lights Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in Highlands, New Jersey, that helped save this National Landmark from ruin in 1955. Today, the Society is an Officially Recognized Friends Organization of The New Jersey State Park Service, who owns and operates the site. The Society operates to support and enhance the efforts of the New Jersey DEP, Division of Parks, Forestry and Historic Sites to share this National Landmark and its view, fostering a broader understanding of the significant historical role played by Twin Lights in scientific and popular culture. All are welcome to this amazing historical site.
Description
The New Jersey State Park Service is committed to preserving Twin Light's historic structures, improving access and visitor experience and interpreting the site's history. Visitors and members are our Society’s greatest source of financial support. Our programs are also made possible in part by the Monmouth County Historical Commission and in part through funding from the New Jersey Historic Trust.
This is not your typical lighthouse.
CAUSE AREAS
Arts & Culture,
Community,
Education & Literacy
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 2 shifts
WHERE
2 Light House RoadHighlands, NJ 07732
(40.39539 ,-73.98631 )
DATE POSTED
June 16, 2025
SKILLS
- General Education
- Exhibition Arts
- History
- Research
- Retail / Sales
- Outdoor Recreation
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 4hour shifts
- It is a national historic site, a state park and a local attraction. With two light houses, several museum galleries, a store, interactive exhibits indoors and outdoors. People from all over the world visit this site. We welcome them all.