Volunteer: Epoch Tour - Taylor Swift themed museum eventVolunteers are needed to assist with activities at this Taylor Swift themed Natural History event at the Museum of York County. Event Description: Epoch Tour: MYCO’s Version Join us for a fun educational evening at the Museum of York County as we explore lyrics and titles of Taylor Swift songs that tie to the museum’s collections and natural history. You’ll learn about animals that mate for life; make a mask based on animal markings and patterns; explore matriarchal societies in the animal world; examine the importance of scavengers; and scrutinize small but dangerous creatures. Additional activities include making Friends of Nature bracelets, scavenger hunts, and Epoch Tours of the Museum’s galleries. Light refreshments will be served. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Volunteers are needed to assist with activities at this Taylor Swift themed Natural History event at the Museum of York County. Event Description: Epoch Tour: MYCO’s Version Join us for a fun educational evening at the Museum of York County as we explore lyrics and titles of Taylor Swift songs that tie to the museum’s collections and natural history. You’ll learn about animals that mate for life; make a mask based on animal markings and patterns; explore matriarchal societies in the animal world; examine the importance of scavengers; and scrutinize small but dangerous creatures. Additional activities include making Friends of Nature bracelets, scavenger hunts, and Epoch Tours of the Museum’s galleries. Light refreshments will be served. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Need Type: Volunteer Date: Happens On Oct 17, 2025 Zip Code: 29730 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Play with us at the Main Street Children's MuseumCome Play With Us!
Volunteers are needed to help spark curiosity and engage children (ages birth - 6 years) and families by helping them learn through play. Play inspires creativity and encourages lifelong exploration of the world around us. Playworker volunteers enhance the exhibit experience by monitoring safety and assisting visitors, but, most importantly, PLAY and facilitate positive learning experiences in the Museum interactives.
Whether you are looking for a one-time volunteer opportunity, weekly volunteering or an internship, we would love your help!
To choose a day & time to volunteer: Click this link to sign up for a volunteer shift at the Main Street Children’s Museum: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A5A62EA5FB6-51027782-volunteering Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Come Play With Us!
Volunteers are needed to help spark curiosity and engage children (ages birth - 6 years) and families by helping them learn through play. Play inspires creativity and encourages lifelong exploration of the world around us. Playworker volunteers enhance the exhibit experience by monitoring safety and assisting visitors, but, most importantly, PLAY and facilitate positive learning experiences in the Museum interactives.
Whether you are looking for a one-time volunteer opportunity, weekly volunteering or an internship, we would love your help!
To choose a day & time to volunteer: Click this link to sign up for a volunteer shift at the Main Street Children’s Museum: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A5A62EA5FB6-51027782-volunteering Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 29730 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Museum Marketing Volunteer/InternThe Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums in York County, SC, which includes Historic Brattonsville, the McCelvey Center, the Museum of York County and the Main Street Children's Museum.
We are looking for volunteers and interns to assist our Marketing Department.
Experience the museum world hands-on and learn new skills as you explore history, nature, and imagination.
Get creative through designs, photos, videos, TikToks and more!
Enjoy free events, flexible schedules, and networking with professionals.
Gain real world experience to add to your portfolio.
Internships and short-term volunteer opportunities available.
Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums The Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums in York County, SC, which includes Historic Brattonsville, the McCelvey Center, the Museum of York County and the Main Street Children's Museum.
We are looking for volunteers and interns to assist our Marketing Department.
Experience the museum world hands-on and learn new skills as you explore history, nature, and imagination.
Get creative through designs, photos, videos, TikToks and more!
Enjoy free events, flexible schedules, and networking with professionals.
Gain real world experience to add to your portfolio.
Internships and short-term volunteer opportunities available.
Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 29732 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Living History Volunteers at Historic BrattonsvilleTravel Back in Time at Historic Brattonsville!
Volunteers are needed to help deep dive into history in a way a normal site tour cannot provide. Having volunteers on site dressed in 18th and 19th century clothes performing historically accurate activities provides an immersive experience like jumping back into time! Volunteers gain skills and knowledge not normally seen today such as blacksmithing, weaving, carpentry, hearth cooking, and gardening!
Volunteers are needed Tuesday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. We are looking for volunteers that are available for the full day or half day shifts once or twice a month.
*We also offer four Special Events and Specialized Living History Saturdays throughout the year that need extra help in other areas such as concessions and admissions. This is a perfect opportunity for history majors, education majors, theater majors, or anyone who enjoys having fun and learning new skills. Historic Brattonsville is an 800-acre open-air museum that discusses the lives of the family and community surrounding the historic buildings and experiences from 1780-1871. Living History Interpreters provide extra knowledge and activities for an immersive experience! The site includes a barnyard with animals and hiking/biking trails.The mission of Historic Brattonsville is to preserve and present the history of the Carolina Piedmont and this Revolutionary War site as portrayed through the structures, landscape, and stories of the Brattonsville community. Through award-winning programs such as Christmas Candlelight Tour and the Battle of Huck’s Defeat, Historic Brattonsville tells the story of its location from pre-Revolutionary War days, through the Civil War and antebellum period. Area residents are descended from the original settlers and enslaved African Americans, and some participate as historic interpreters at the site. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Travel Back in Time at Historic Brattonsville!
Volunteers are needed to help deep dive into history in a way a normal site tour cannot provide. Having volunteers on site dressed in 18th and 19th century clothes performing historically accurate activities provides an immersive experience like jumping back into time! Volunteers gain skills and knowledge not normally seen today such as blacksmithing, weaving, carpentry, hearth cooking, and gardening!
Volunteers are needed Tuesday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. We are looking for volunteers that are available for the full day or half day shifts once or twice a month.
*We also offer four Special Events and Specialized Living History Saturdays throughout the year that need extra help in other areas such as concessions and admissions. This is a perfect opportunity for history majors, education majors, theater majors, or anyone who enjoys having fun and learning new skills. Historic Brattonsville is an 800-acre open-air museum that discusses the lives of the family and community surrounding the historic buildings and experiences from 1780-1871. Living History Interpreters provide extra knowledge and activities for an immersive experience! The site includes a barnyard with animals and hiking/biking trails.The mission of Historic Brattonsville is to preserve and present the history of the Carolina Piedmont and this Revolutionary War site as portrayed through the structures, landscape, and stories of the Brattonsville community. Through award-winning programs such as Christmas Candlelight Tour and the Battle of Huck’s Defeat, Historic Brattonsville tells the story of its location from pre-Revolutionary War days, through the Civil War and antebellum period. Area residents are descended from the original settlers and enslaved African Americans, and some participate as historic interpreters at the site. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 29726 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Museum Education/Tour Guide VolunteersLooking for a fun way to earn volunteer hours for your class or organization?
Volunteers & Interns are needed to work together with our staff as a team assisting with educational programs, projects and events for a wide audience of visitors, such as: schools, daycares, scouts, seniors and homeschool groups and more; to assist staff in maintaining and caring for our natural history specimens and museum spaces; and to enjoy the challenge of continually growing in your personal knowledge of natural history, art, education and the skills of interpretation. Our hours are Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Some days we have opportunities to assist with school groups that arrive at 9 a.m. Sundays we are open from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Education/Tour guides need to commit to a training session and 12 volunteer hours. We also have one-time special event opportunities. This is a great opportunity for education majors, science majors, Close Scholars and anyone who enjoys learning and wants to make a difference in their community. About us: With more than 2,400 specimens at your fingertips, The Naturalist Center will guide your learning adventures. In the Settlemyre Planetarium, travel the cosmos from the comfort of your seat with state-of-the-art digital projection and new programs. Tot Town, a playful learning space awaits our youngest visitors, while the Vernon Grant Gallery features changing exhibitions for the young and young-at-heart. Don’t miss award-winning exhibitions and programs exploring a variety of natural history topics. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Looking for a fun way to earn volunteer hours for your class or organization?
Volunteers & Interns are needed to work together with our staff as a team assisting with educational programs, projects and events for a wide audience of visitors, such as: schools, daycares, scouts, seniors and homeschool groups and more; to assist staff in maintaining and caring for our natural history specimens and museum spaces; and to enjoy the challenge of continually growing in your personal knowledge of natural history, art, education and the skills of interpretation. Our hours are Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Some days we have opportunities to assist with school groups that arrive at 9 a.m. Sundays we are open from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Education/Tour guides need to commit to a training session and 12 volunteer hours. We also have one-time special event opportunities. This is a great opportunity for education majors, science majors, Close Scholars and anyone who enjoys learning and wants to make a difference in their community. About us: With more than 2,400 specimens at your fingertips, The Naturalist Center will guide your learning adventures. In the Settlemyre Planetarium, travel the cosmos from the comfort of your seat with state-of-the-art digital projection and new programs. Tot Town, a playful learning space awaits our youngest visitors, while the Vernon Grant Gallery features changing exhibitions for the young and young-at-heart. Don’t miss award-winning exhibitions and programs exploring a variety of natural history topics. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 29732 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Museum Archives InternshipThe primary goal of an archives internship at the Historical Center of York County is that interns will gain a better understanding of what it means to work in an archives or research library, leaving with skills that will better prepare them for careers in the field.
This primary goal is accomplished by focusing on 4 secondary goals of archival internships at the Historical Center of York County:
Interns will gain valuable experience with arranging and describing incoming archival collections.
Interns will be given the opportunity to learn how donations are processed.
Interns will gain experience with cataloguing archival materials.
Interns will gain technological skills specific to the discipline, better preparing them for the job market.
The Archives Specialist will work directly with Archives Interns to accomplish the above goals by completing meaningful projects during their scheduled work days.
The Historical Center of York County, located in York, South Carolina, opened in 1989 to serve as the repository for York County court records and to collect and preserve the cultural heritage of York County and the Carolina Piedmont. In 1990, a major donation of family genealogies compiled by Joseph E. Hart Jr. helped establish the current archival collection. Since its creation, the collection has grown to include family papers, historic photographs, business records, local newspapers, rare books, and church records. All archival materials, along with a collection of library books and genealogical resources, are accessible to the public in the non-lending Search Room. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums The primary goal of an archives internship at the Historical Center of York County is that interns will gain a better understanding of what it means to work in an archives or research library, leaving with skills that will better prepare them for careers in the field.
This primary goal is accomplished by focusing on 4 secondary goals of archival internships at the Historical Center of York County:
Interns will gain valuable experience with arranging and describing incoming archival collections.
Interns will be given the opportunity to learn how donations are processed.
Interns will gain experience with cataloguing archival materials.
Interns will gain technological skills specific to the discipline, better preparing them for the job market.
The Archives Specialist will work directly with Archives Interns to accomplish the above goals by completing meaningful projects during their scheduled work days.
The Historical Center of York County, located in York, South Carolina, opened in 1989 to serve as the repository for York County court records and to collect and preserve the cultural heritage of York County and the Carolina Piedmont. In 1990, a major donation of family genealogies compiled by Joseph E. Hart Jr. helped establish the current archival collection. Since its creation, the collection has grown to include family papers, historic photographs, business records, local newspapers, rare books, and church records. All archival materials, along with a collection of library books and genealogical resources, are accessible to the public in the non-lending Search Room. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 29745 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Help Us Be More Inclusive: Bilingual Volunteers NeededGiving back to the community through volunteer language-related projects offers a remarkable opportunity to showcase your language abilities while gaining invaluable work experience.
At the Museum of York County, visitors can explore the wild wonders of nature with our award-winning exhibitions and programs that explore a variety of natural history topics. With more than 2,000 specimens at their fingertips, our Naturalist Center allows visitors to explore their interests hands-on. Experience a journey back in time to encounter the strange, gigantic, fierce, and fantastic beasts that once roamed the Carolinas in Ice Age Carolinas: Exploring Our Pleistocene Past. In the Settlemyre Planetarium, travel the cosmos from the comfort of your seat with state-of-the-art digital projection and new programs. A playful learning space awaits our youngest visitors in Tot Town. Educational gardens, a Nature Trail, and a picnic area offer outdoor experiences. Bilingual volunteers are needed to assist staff with various programs for students and adults. Whether you have a few hours to volunteer for a special event, or you'd like to volunteer weekly, we have opportunities for you. Internships are also available. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Giving back to the community through volunteer language-related projects offers a remarkable opportunity to showcase your language abilities while gaining invaluable work experience.
At the Museum of York County, visitors can explore the wild wonders of nature with our award-winning exhibitions and programs that explore a variety of natural history topics. With more than 2,000 specimens at their fingertips, our Naturalist Center allows visitors to explore their interests hands-on. Experience a journey back in time to encounter the strange, gigantic, fierce, and fantastic beasts that once roamed the Carolinas in Ice Age Carolinas: Exploring Our Pleistocene Past. In the Settlemyre Planetarium, travel the cosmos from the comfort of your seat with state-of-the-art digital projection and new programs. A playful learning space awaits our youngest visitors in Tot Town. Educational gardens, a Nature Trail, and a picnic area offer outdoor experiences. Bilingual volunteers are needed to assist staff with various programs for students and adults. Whether you have a few hours to volunteer for a special event, or you'd like to volunteer weekly, we have opportunities for you. Internships are also available. Agency: Culture and Heritage Museums Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 29732 Allow Groups: No |