If you love history and enjoy talking to people this is the opportunity for you!
The museum guide is the ambassador of the museum greeting visitors and making them feel welcome, sharing the history of the canal, giving tours of the museum and answering questions. We will train you on the history and tour process.
New volunteer guides are always scheduled with a more seasoned volunteer so the learning is ongoing. Museum guides are asked to volunteer a minimum of 4.5 hours/month through the April to the end of October season. The hours would be 12:45-5:15.
For the 2023 season we are looking for Sunday volunteers.
A variation on the museum guide is the school field trip or bus tour guide. This is a well-orchestrated process working with 2 or 3 other docents and splitting the group into rotations. This is normally about a 2.5 hour commitment.