Volunteer Project List

We're looking for a little extra help at our front desk. We'll provide you with all the training you need, and other staff will be available at all times to assist you. You'll need to comfortable using a computer and talking to guests. Tasks will include process store purchases and museum admissions, giving guests a short introduction to the museum, and answering basic questions visitors may have. 

We need some help checking in guests for our Hear, Here lecture. The list is computer based, but training will be provided. Other staff will be available to assist and to answer your questions. 

Lecture starts at 7 p.m. Please arrive by 6:30 p.m. The lecture should last approximately 1 hour. 

We are excited to kick off 2025 with the homeschool program Native People, Native Places, which will focus on the Cherokee people. If you have volunteered for one of our most recent school field trips, this will be a similar program geared towards homeschool students. We will have 3 stations with activities - the gallery, main hall, and the classroom.  Lessons/activities start every 30 minutes. 

We need volunteers comfortable leading the lessons and who have experience in classroom management. 

The day is divided into 2 sessions - elementary aged activities will happen in the morning from 10 a.m. - noon, and activities for middle and high schooled aged students will happen from 1 - 3 p.m. We will have a speaker in the main hall from noon - 1 p.m.

You may opt to volunteer for both shifts. If you do, you will have an opportunity for a lunch break during the speaker session. 

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A TEST EVENT, AND NOT AN ACTUAL HISTORY CHEROKEE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE TEST OUR NEW VOLUNTEER PORTAL!

We are excited to introduce a new program we're call Science Saturdays. This quarterly program is open to scientists of all ages. 

For our first Science Saturday, we're getting wild with Mad Kitchen Science. Experiments will be hands-on and include items most people can find in their kitchens - bubbles, lava lamp, non-Newtonian fluid, and elephant toothpaste. There are 2 sessions for guests to choose from: 10:30 - noon and 1 - 2:30. We're asking volunteers to come in about 30 minutes to help set up and stay about 30 minutes after to help clean up. 

If you opt to work both sessions, a lunch break will be available between noon and 1 p.m.

Super Museum Sunday is day where many museums and historic sites across Georgia offer free admission. Although we have changed our hours and are no longer open on Sundays, we're making an exception for Super Museum Sunday. We'll have one of our regular front desk staff attendants working, but we'd like that person to have a little extra help.  Tasks include checking in guests (we'll show you how), keeping an eye on the restrooms, providing basic information to guests (such as where the restrooms are and how the museum is laid out), and keeping an eye on the galleries. 

Hours: 11:45 am - 5:15 p.m.

The Upper Etowah River Alliance is meeting at the History Center on February 8 from 3 - 5 p.m. They are expecting approximately 100 people, and their event will include light reception type food. 

We would like to have 2 volunteers to help provide information (such where the restrooms are), keep trash picked up, and help keep an extra eye on the galleries while the group is visiting. 

The event runs 3 - 5 p.m. Volunteer hours are 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Come learn about our volunteer program, opportunities, and benefits. 

We're hosting a Winter Break Camp for kids ages 8 - 11. Each day features a different topic. Camp runs 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. each day (archaeology, all about minerals, genealogy, toys, and the science of color).  We need volunteers to help with classroom management, assist campers when needed, possibly direct an activity, and clean up each day.  You will need to bring your lunch and have lunch with the campers. 

In addition to the regular daily sessions, there will be one additional session on Thursday, 2 - 4 p.m., just for the Boys and Girls Club. 

Volunteers with classroom management experience or any experience working with kids are preferred. 

We must have a background check on file for you to volunteer at this camp. If you are unsure if we have a background check on you, please ask. If you know we do not, please let us now and we'll get it taken care.