Opportunities to volunteer in The Clearing’s office include answering phones, helping with mailings, data entry, word processing, and making copies. This role is ideal for those who enjoy working in an office environment.

Volunteers assist in the Bookstore and Gift Shop with sales, ordering, tagging, stocking shelves, decorating, and taking end-of-year inventory. Opportunities are available throughout the year, with a higher need from May through October.

Volunteers participate in Spring and Fall Work Weeks, performing tasks such as raking leaves, making firewood, washing windows, and painting to prepare The Clearing for upcoming seasons.

During summer and fall, Clearing docents lead weekend walking tours of The Clearing. These tours focus on Clearing history and the native landscape. Special in-depth training is provided.

Volunteers demonstrate an art or craft and interact with visitors, typically scheduled for Saturday or Sunday afternoons from May through October in the Jens Jensen Center.

The Clearing’s Winter Program is a great opportunity for people to volunteer their time and share their expertise through teaching. The Winter Program runs for eight weeks during January and February, offering over 100 classes in the arts, fine crafts, humanities, and natural sciences.

Volunteer greeters and hosts welcome visitors, answer questions, and distribute literature and trail maps. This role is essential in providing a warm and informative experience for visitors.

Volunteers are needed year-round to cut out, route, and sand chair pieces, and to assemble chairs. This role supports the creation of Emma’s Chairs, which are specially designed Adirondack chairs.

If you enjoy helping with events, becoming a docent, setting up museum displays, maintaining museum grounds, etc., we need you! There are many ways to volunteer with the Liberty Grove Historical Society.

The Liberty Grove Historical Society depends on its wonderful volunteers for activities and operations. If you love history and appreciate our local heritage, we need you! If you can build, paint, organize, research, create, teach, garden, socialize, or write, we need you!

Lead tours of the 1875 Anderson family farmhouse and other historical buildings. Training is available for this role to help you provide informative and engaging tours.

Help staff the Sister Bay Historical Society information table at various events. This role involves interacting with the public and providing information about our organization.

Help with repair and construction work at the museum and other historical sites. This role involves hands-on tasks to maintain and improve our facilities.

Help with data entry tasks for archiving historical information. This role involves entering data into our digital archives to preserve historical records.

Create simple signs for exhibits at the museum. This role involves basic design skills to help communicate information effectively to visitors.

Assist with delivering posters for special events to various locations. This role involves driving and interacting with local businesses and community centers.

Participate in spring cleaning activities at the museum and historical sites. This role involves general cleaning tasks to prepare our facilities for the upcoming season.

Assist with baking for various special events organized by the Sister Bay Historical Society. Your baked goods will help make our events successful and enjoyable for attendees.

Assist with various special events such as Trivia Night, Rummage Sale, Garden Walk, Fish Boil, Farmers Market, and Christkindlmarkt. This role involves a variety of tasks to ensure the success of these events.

Assist with opening and closing the store, aiding website development, and looking up the value of items on the Internet.