Volunteering
how you can help
We welcome volunteers with an interest in preserving and promoting their local history for future generations.
Volunteer Training Day coming up on
Thursday 1 October
Volunteers
The Williamstown Historical Society is managed by a dedicated group of volunteers who bring diverse interests, skills, and responsibilities to the table. These range from conducting research, organizing and cataloguing donations, handling office tasks, raising funds, promoting our cause, and coordinating events. If you possess a specific skill set or want to learn a new one, and have a desire to contribute, we would love to hear from you.
Our research volunteers play a vital role in fulfilling public research inquiries, organizing newly acquired donations, maintaining office operations, entering data, scanning files, and ensuring the preservation of our extensive collection, among other responsibilities. You are welcome to volunteer for short-term specific projects too.
We warmly welcome the addition of new volunteers, and your valuable assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Benefits of volunteering
- Learn new skills or hone your existing ones in a supportive environment
- Satisfaction knowing you are making a valuable contribution to a community-operated not-for-profit working to preserve and promote local history
- Meet and connect with new people
- Provides regular social interaction/connections with like-minded individuals
What skills, experience & time commitment are needed?
- Basic computer skills
- Willingness to learn
- Flexible hours
Full training will be provided to all new volunteers
What tasks can volunteers undertake?
- Exhibitions: curating museum displays for exhibitions and events
- Newsletters: writing, production and distribution
- Education: deliver history talks/walks and school/group education
- Research: conduct research, writing histories and assist with public inquiries.
- I.T.: provide tech support to the team
- Collection: cataloguing, scanning and digitising our collection.
- Administration: office operations, policy & procedures, memberships
- Marketing & communications: website, socials and events
Interested to learn more?
We are hosting our next volunteer training day on Thursday 1st October.
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact us to register your interest.
Contact us:
Phone: 9397 1534
Email: williamstownhistsocietyvic@gmail.com
or register your interest and a team member will contact you.
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