Volunteer Information
To volunteer, please print and fill out a Volunteer Form: Volunteer Form.pdf
Volunteers are the “backbone” of the Mason County Historical Society and Historic White Pine Village. They provide the labor force that allows us to carry out our mission and purpose as an organization and as a destination site for thousands of visitors to experience history.
We believe that volunteers should come when they want to; do what they want to; and leave when they want to. With that said, we also believe that all of our visitors should experience the same friendly and interpretive atmosphere. We would encourage our interpretive volunteers, and others that work with our visitors to place a high priority on providing our 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. visitors with the same experience as our 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. visitors. Therefore, we encourage interpreters to stay as long as possible.
Volunteer Task Areas
- Interpretation of Buildings
- Interpretation of an art or craft
- Interpretive storytelling
- Data Entry
- Assistance with Collections
- Indexing newspapers
- Research and filing
- Assistance in Ice Cream Parlor
- Working in the Concession Stand
- Assistance in many areas at special events
- Cleaning buildings, furniture, and artifacts
- Gardening, flowers, and shrub work
- Entertainment
- Grant writing
- Old Time Base Ball
- Construction, masonry, painting, repair
- Minor maintenance jobs
Benefits
- Free admission to special events you help staff
- Experience the feel and nostalgia of history
- Flexible volunteer time commitments
- Subscription to History Happenings newsletter
- Meet those with similar interests
- Complimentary meal at Annual Meeting/Banquet, for those volunteering 30 days or more during the year
- Light lunch from the Ice Cream Parlor (when in normal operation), for volunteers that spend at least five hours in a day doing one of the above mentioned task at Historic White Pine Village
- Period dress for certain volunteer areas is encouraged, but not required. A small wardrobe is available.