Read below for answers to our most commonly asked volunteering questions.
To learn more or join the WSHS volunteer team, please attend a volunteer orientation session. You can sign up for that here.
Contact Susan Hesselgrave, Volunteer Coordinator, at susan.hesselgrave@wshs.wa.gov to let us know if links are not working or if you have additional questions not listed here.
Lots of things! You can find our current volunteer opportunities here: Washington State Historical Society. We post different volunteer roles throughout the year as our programs and exhibits change.
Volunteers can work at special events, or take on a short term or long term assignment. Some volunteers work in the galleries of the History Museum, supporting visitors in enjoying the museum and understanding the exhibitions. Others work at the WSHS Research Center.
A few examples of volunteer roles:
There are many varied roles! Your questions can be answered at a volunteer orientation session.
WSHS welcomes volunteers from teens on up! Currently our volunteers range from age 13 through their 80s.
Families can volunteer too. Kids ages 8-12 can become Junior Historians, volunteering alongside adult family member volunteers.
If you can donate a minimum of 20 volunteer hours during a year, then special event, short term, and longer term volunteer opportunities are available!
