Current volunteers may login to their VicNet account here.
Make your contribution to history by becoming a volunteer at the History Center or the Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Museum of Rural Life in Avella, Pa.
Volunteers are needed to:
- Serve as greeters and tour guides for adult and school groups, as well as special event.
- Provide customer service as ticket takers and information guides at the Admissions Desk and as retail assistants in the Museum Shop
- Assist with seasonal indoor and outdoor activities at Meadowcroft
- Catalog and research objects
- Research and organize photographs and papers in our archival collections
- Provide library reference assistance
- Help with clerical and other office activities
Click here to learn about volunteer tour guide opportunities for the upcoming Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon exhibition.
The History Center offers the following benefits to volunteers:
- 20% discount at the History Center Museum Shop
- Learning and enrichment opportunities through public programs
- Seasonal gatherings and field trips
- Free parking and entrance to the museum during operating hours and evening programs
To apply to become a History Center volunteer, please click here to fill out an online application. After we receive your application, we’ll schedule an interview with you and you’ll sign-up for one of our volunteer orientation sessions. All volunteers must attend an orientation session before volunteering at the History Center.
Current volunteers may login to their VicNet account here.
For more information, please contact Sandra Baker at 412-454-6412 or slbaker@heinzhistorycenter.org .
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