Volunteer Information

Thinking About Volunteering? 

We could use your help:

     The Stoy Museum is our main attraction for visitors. 

• Giving guided tours to visitors—If you’re interested in becoming a guide, call or email the Society Office to let us know! (we provide all of the information you need) 717-272-1473 or office@lchsociety.org

The Hauck Research Archives are also an important part of the LCHS. This is how you can help:

• Genealogy research
• Helping visitors to the library
• Help answering research requests (via mail and e-mail)
• Archival work & Data- Entry
• Conservation
• Digital preservation (scanning)
• Collections processing (rehousing, folder labeling, reorganizing when necessary)
• Library book inventory and re-cataloging
• Book room cleanup
• Photograph reorganization
• Filing accessioned materials

The Society also has many special events. Many volunteers are needed to make these successful.

• Sunday Society Programs (every 3rd Sunday)
• Help with refreshments and clean-up

The gift shop is another opportunity for you to help us. There are few times a year when the Society takes its book store to various festivals within the County, i.e. The Bologna fest at the Expo, Crafts Fair in Downtown Lebanon, Union Canal Days, etc.

• Help set up at location (setting up tents, pack and unpack books)
• Greet customers
• Cashier duties

Other important volunteer opportunities include:

• Reach to the Community (to introduce the Society or to talk about local history)
• Speaking engagements/presentations (To schools and various organizations)
• Up-keep of overall appearance of the building
• Housekeeping

Let us know if you can help! Email us at office@lchsociety.org