Front-desk volunteers greet museum visitors, collect fees, and issue admission tickets; give directions and answer simple questions. Museum staff will train volunteers on operating the cash register and credit card terminal.
Trained volunteers lead tours for schools and other groups.
The Museum Annex is open weather permitting. Annex volunteers answer visitor questions and guide them through the equipment in the collection. Gradual learning about the locomotives and railroad cars on exhibit by reading the Museum Equipment Guide is expected. Volunteers who pass the museum’s safety test give handcar rides.
Volunteers sell tickets for train or motor car rides on weekends and holidays May through September, and during special events, in the Wabuska Depot near the museum entrance. Museum staff will train volunteers on operating the cash register and credit card terminal.
Virtual Volunteers are needed around the country for computer programming, web site development, help desk and special projects.
Environmental Volunteers are needed for monitor and battery recycling, training and community campaign development.
Administrative Volunteers are needed for the office work, telephone calls, training, special projects and fundraising.
Facilities Volunteers such as carpenters, painters, gardeners, maintenance and warehouse people are needed to expand and maintain our facilities and build facilities in various local communities.
Technical Volunteers are needed to repair, refurbish, upgrade, distribute computer systems.
Help get grants from local and state government, donations from businesses and private parties, and volunteer hours.