This is a fantastic opportunity for kids with an interest in history and museums, or simply for those in need of service/volunteer hours or looking to build their resume. As a junior volunteer, you’ll learn about the history of our Heritage Village and Cincinnati, perform hands-on demonstrations at our special events, dress in period clothing,…
As a volunteer, you’ll design quilts, machine piece the quilt tops, layer with batting, and hand quilt. You’ll also produce a variety of patterns, colors, and sizes of quilts. Most of the quilts are raffled to benefit the Village. Our quilters all come with varying backgrounds and abilities, so beginners are always welcome!
Throughout the year Heritage Village Museum runs a variety of special events. Help anywhere from admissions and concessions to dressing in period clothing and interpreting our historic buildings or doing 19th century demonstrations, there is something for everyone!
As a volunteer you’ll help with copying, filing, folding brochures, helping with mailings, greeting visitors in our gift shop, compiling our marketing scrapbook, putting price tags on gift shop items, replying to donation requests, or sewing a button on a volunteer’s historical clothing. If the volunteer is comfortable with computer projects, we may ask for…
Help sort and box packages that will be sent to our troops overseas.
Volunteers help with races, galas, festivals, golf tournaments, telethons, administrative work and so much more.
Property maintenance and improvement projects large and small – volunteers have built picnic shelters, assembled greenhouses, cleared hiking trails in the woods, made new hiking trails, painted, repaired fencing, cleared brush along fences, planted trees, improved drainage
Support social events – decorate, cook, serve food, play music, and dance with residences at our many social events, including monthly birthday dances and holiday picnics and celebrations. No holiday is too small — we like to celebrate them all!
Help set up, clean up, or serve in a variety of roles during the event.
Become a foster, attend events, raise money for the cats, help care for the cats, play with the cats to love and socialize them, and much more!