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12 people are interested
Museum Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
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12 people are interested
Come out and help at the first gld mine in the USA. We're always looking out for more help in any of these categories:
Front Desk - Greeting and directing visitors to the site's offerings, answering the phones, stocking the sales desk, operating the cash register, and other basic tasks related to theVisitorCenterarea.
Docent/Tour Guide - Researching the site's history and using this knowledge to give tours of the museum, mine tunnels, stamp mill, and other historic aspects of the Reed Gold Mine site.
Research Room - Work with the site's archives, library, and teaching collection to help catalog artifacts, inventory, organize, and digitize the site's collections for future exhibits and projects.
Education - Help to create and administer educational programming for student/adult groups, exhibits, and events both on and off site.
More opportunities with Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
Location:
9621 Reed Mine Road, Midland, NC 28107, US
Mission Statement
To preserve and interprete the site of the first discovery of gold in America.
Description
Reed Gold Mine is the site of the first documented gold find in the United States. From this discovery, gold mining spread gradually to nearby counties and eventually into other southern states. During its peak years gold mining was second only to farming in the number of North Carolinians it employed. The estimated value of gold recovered reached over one million dollars a year. North Carolina led the nation in gold production until 1848, when it was eclipsed by the great rush to California.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
9621 Reed Mine RoadMidland, NC 28107
DATE POSTED
October 12, 2016
SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- Organization
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16