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York County Heritage Trust Volunteer Opportunities
The York County Heritage Trust involves over a hundred volunteers in dynamic and engaging education and curatorial opportunities at all of the Trust sites. Volunteers provide customer service to visitors, work with school groups, garden in the 18th Century four-square garden at the Colonial Complex, and much more. Consider becoming an education and/or curatorial volunteer and experience the York County Heritage Trust from the inside out.
Prospective volunteers should be passionate about history and preserving history. They should be willing to learn new skills and participate in various tasks. No museum or history education or experience is necessary. All volunteers will receive on-going training along with printed orientation and training materials. Volunteers also receive a 10% discount for all of the Trust museum shops and invitations to special year-round volunteer events.
Volunteer Opportunities
From visitor services to docent tours, the York County Heritage Trust relies on volunteers to successfully run the Trust's diverse programs.
The following volunteer opportunities are available at the York County Heritage Trust sites:
Administrative Volunteer
The Development Office is seeking individuals interested in volunteering during the daytime hours to assist with a variety of administrative tasks, including stuffing envelopes, assembling information packets, copying, and assisting with special event preparations. We particularly need assistance entering data into our computer system. All training provided!
Curatorial Volunteer
Volunteers who like hands-on projects will enjoy working behind the scenes as curatorial volunteers. Individuals have the opportunity to assist with the care and handling of artifacts in the Trust's collection as well as upcoming exhibits.
Fire Museum Volunteer
Volunteers at the Fire Museum help share the history of fire-fighting in York with adult and school age visitors through tours of the Museum. Qualified volunteers can also assist in the maintenance of the antique fire trucks in the collection, as well as maintaining and creating exhibits at the Fire Museum.
Gardening Volunteer
Gardening volunteers take part in planning and maintaining the 18th Century garden at the Colonial Complex. The garden is comprised of heirloom herbs, perennials, and vegetables that are used doing living history programs and public tours.
Library Volunteer
Volunteer library aids assist patrons by retrieving and refilling material, making photocopies, and answering questions. Volunteers also help with research, computerizing data, filing, cataloging material, as well as many other tasks.
Living History Interpreter
Volunteer opportunities are available in the Colonial/Revolutionary War living history program at the Colonial Complex and Victorian/Civil War living history program at the Bonham House. Living history interpreters describe the experiences of Yorkers during the 1770s and 1860s through costumed demonstrations.
Museum Docent
Museum docents conduct tours of the Trust's sites for the general public, school children, and adult groups. Docent opportunities are available at all sites (Agricultural & Industrial Museum, Colonial Complex, Bonham House, Fire Museum, and the Historical Society). Docents are trained to conduct tours at each site and educated on the applicable history and content featured at each site.
Visitor Services Volunteer
Visitor services volunteers are trained as frontline representatives at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum. Volunteers assist with the day to day operations of the Museum by greeting and orienting visitors, collecting admissions, handling gift shop sales, and responding to inquiries in person and on the telephone, as well as other tasks.
Application Process
Fill out our online volunteer application or contact:
Lila Fourhman-Shaull
Director of Library & Archives
York County Heritage Trust
250 East Market Street
York, PA 17403
717-848-1587 x228
York County Heritage Trust Internship Program
Want to work in a museum? Do you need help breaking into the field? Become a York County Heritage Trust intern and gain invaluable first-hand experience.
Internships support the York County Heritage Trust's commitment to encourage emerging professionals in the museum field by providing professional growth and development opportunities. Internships are unpaid and available year-round. Intern set their own hours based on their school and extra-curricular commitments (flexible schedule within Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm).
Internships are available in the following departments of the York County Heritage Trust:
Education; Exhibits and Collections; Library/Archives; Marketing/Public Relations; Graphic Design; Development.
For detailed information on current internship opportunities, including directions on how to apply, click here.
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