Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteering for the Wilton Historical Society is the perfect opportunity to give back to your community and share your passion for local history. Volunteers play a vital role in fulfilling the Society’s efforts to recreate and preserve the past for visitors with opportunities for all ages, experiences, and capabilities.
Volunteers can bring their unique knowledge and creativity to help shape the Society’s future while also connecting with other volunteers learning new skills in a welcoming environment. Please review the list below to learn more about the different volunteer roles available.
Volunteers contribute actively to the Society in a wide variety of ways, including:
- Docent – Lead a variety of guided tours throughout the Society’s historic buildings and grounds.
- Class Assistant – Work with the Museum Educator to assist in running educational programs like Weekend Workshops
- Document Transcriber – Make our collection of letters from the 1800s searchable on our public database by transcribing them.
- Great Trains Holiday Show – be part of a Wilton winter tradition through the technical work of building and maintaining model trains, or be a greeter sharing the history of the Trains Show with visitors.
- High School & College Student Volunteering – Students have the opportunity to volunteer at events such as Pumpkin Fest, Food Truck Festival, weekend open houses, and transcribing letters from the 1800s. Reach out to discuss your goals!
If you would like to volunteer, please fill out the Volunteer Form below or click here to download a PDF copy of the form that you can fill out and return to us at the museum campus. If you have any specific questions please contact us by email (info@wiltonhistorical.org), or call at 203-762-7257. Kindly indicate type of opportunity that interests you.
