Volunteer

Description

The Agricultural History Farm Park is hosting outdoor evening performances for two nights this November. The performances will be vignettes about the farm's history and the families that lived there! The Magruder, Newman, and Bussard families each have their own fascinating stories that we will be sharing through these short re-enactments.

We are looking for 3 types of volunteers:

Registration Table Volunteers
- Help with event set-up and with break-down
- Assist guests with the registration process

Event Assistants
- Lead visitors along candlelit paths as they move through the different vignettes
- Assist with event management

Refreshment Table Monitors
- Assist guests with food and drink
- Restock table and keep it neat and tidy



Click on the Duties and Requirements tab to learn more, and then click on the Schedule tab to pick your evening and volunteer role.

Background check required: No

Minimum age of volunteers: 15

Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+), Student Service Learning

Job Type: Event (1-7 days)

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Job Details

Description

The Agricultural History Farm Park (AHFP) is seeking those with a love of history to share their time and talents in telling the story of Montgomery County's rich agricultural and cultural heritage!

Greeter/Docents will help visitors connect to the history of the Farm by assisting with:

• Greeting visitors.


• Managing farmhouse capacity flow during guided group tours.


• Giving tours to individual weekend visitors; including the farmhouse and outbuildings.


• Interpreting general Montgomery County history, Maryland's African-American history, general farm history and historic farming from the colonial era through the 1940's.


• Setting up, assisting with, and breaking down special events for students, adults and families.


• Inventorying household items periodically

Greeter/Docents should be enthusiastic and willing to learn about local Maryland history and about the families that lived and worked at and around the farm. They should also have a general working knowledge of American History, open to visitor engagement and actively involved with museum house programs.

Docents schedules are:

• Saturdays - 11am to 3pm


• Sundays (occasionally) - Noon to 3pm

This position requires public speaking, long periods of standing, sitting, walking, and working in a variety of weather conditions.

Training and supervision will be provided by the Museum Educator.

Background check required: Yes

Minimum age of volunteers: 16

Volunteer Type: Adult, Senior (55+), Student Service Learning, Intern

Job Type: Long-term (6 months+)

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Job Details

Description

Are you a group leader looking to do some Team Building, have your group give back to the environment, or just them get out in the parks? We can help you with that!

We are always looking from groups like yours to help us with several types of projects in the parks, including Weed Warrioring (removing bad plants so good plants can thrive); Trail Projects (building or restoring natural surface paths); Park Cleanups; Nature Center Projects (can including gardening/mulching/restoring play areas/trails/etc.); Gardening; helping New Trees Survive; Spreading Wood Fiber at Plagrounds and many more.

Contact our office by applying to this job, emailing parksvolunteers@montgomeryparks.org, or just give us a call at 301-495-2504.

We will need to know some basic information to set you up with the right project, including:
- Size and ages of group
- When and Where would be convenient for your group
- Any restrictions (need bathrooms, running water on site)
- Group Leader contact information (and anyone who needs to be copied on any correspondence.

Thanks - we look forward to working with your group on setting up a great project in the Parks!

(If applying, fill out the GROUP application - it's much shorter!)

Background check required: No

Minimum age of volunteers: 8

Volunteer Type: Adult, Family, Senior (55+), Youth, Student Service Learning, Group, Scout, Corporate

Job Type: Event (1-7 days)

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Job Details