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Flexible Schedule
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Brunswick, ME 04011
The Pejepscot History Center is seeking volunteers to assist at our reception area. This outward-facing volunteer position includes greeting guests, answering the phone, selling tickets for our historic house museums, and answering simple research queries. During your time at PHC you will be the first point of contact for visitors and callers, so a friendly personality is essential. However, you're fully supported by a knowledgeable staff and other volunteers, who are only a few feet away. This is the perfect volunteer opportunity for those who enjoy interacting with like-minded history lovers. It gives you a chance to be involved in a little bit of everything since the location is so central to PHC and you never know what questions people will need your help with! All volunteers of the Pejepscot History Center receive benefits such as invitations to all PHC events, free admission to PHC museums, discounts at the museum gift shops, and a recognition party in the fall. We comply with all local and federal COVID guidelines. This currently includes a town-wide mask mandate. Staff is also fully vaccinated.
Date Posted: Sep 6, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Brunswick, ME 04011
Tour guides are needed at the Skolfield-Whittier House, one of the Pejepscot History Center's two historic house museums. The Skolfield-Whittier home is furnished in largely Victorian style entirely in original artifacts from both the Skolfield & Whittier families ranging from the mid-1800s, into the 20th century. As a Skolfield-Whittier house docent, you will have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world, with a variety of different interests. The house serves as an excellent example of Victorian architecture and is furnished with a range of the period's styles. Anyone interested in antiques, architecture, history, art, biology or shipbuilding will love this museum! The Skolfield-Whittier House has tours Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, and 2:30pm from May 25th through October of 2023. Tours are approximately 1 hour long and volunteers typically take a 2-tour (am or pm) shift, once a week, but we are flexible. We are seeking new volunteers to begin training for our upcoming 2023 season. All volunteers of the Pejepscot History Center receive benefits such as invitations to all PHC events, free admission to PHC museums, free research at the Pejepscot Research Center, discounts at the museum's gift shop, and a recognition party at the end of the season. For more information, please call 207.729.6606 or visit www.pejepscothistorical.org/about-us/volunteer.
Date Posted: Sep 6, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Brunswick, ME 04011
Tour guides are needed to lead groups through the home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Civil War Hero, Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin College. The tour includes an apartment used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. As a tour guide, you will have the opportunity to meet and interact with a wide variety of Civil War buffs, Chamberlain fans, and history enthusiasts. You will also be given some freedom in designing your own tour, so that you may focus on whichever subjects most interest you and your audience. The Chamberlain Museum is open late May through mid October from Tuesday to Saturday, with tours Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays at 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, and 2:30pm. Tour guides work in 3 hour shifts. We are currently recruiting and training for the 2023 season. Volunteers will receive a tour manual and appropriate training with shadowing other escorts prior to giving a tour on their own. Volunteers must be able to climb stairs and be on their feet for an hour at a time. All volunteers of the Pejepscot History Center receive benefits such as invitations to all PHC events, free admission to PHC museums, discounts at the museum gift shop, and a recognition party at the end of the season. For more information, please call 207.729.6606 or visit www.pejepscothistorical.org.
Date Posted: Sep 6, 2023
