Current Volunteers
Orientation for New Society Staff and Volunteers
- Learn about the Minnesota Historical Society, founded in 1849, nine years before Minnesota became a state.
- Hear from division and department heads about their award-winning programs and initiatives.
- See the equivalent of a football field of historical artifacts - including Victorian braided hair jewelry, stunning quilts and Indian beadwork.
- Find out how conservators repair damaged paper, textile and three-dimensional objects.
2010 Orientation Schedule
All 2009 sessions have been completed. These sessions will be held in 2010:
- Tuesday, April 13, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, August 10, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, November 16, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
All orientations are held in the Fraternal Congress Classroom at the History Center.
If you have questions, contact Michelle Jorges in Human Resources/Volunteer
Services at 651-259-3190 or michelle.jorges@mnhs.org. Or,
download the orientation
registration form (PDF).
If you don't have it already, Adobe provides downloading instructions
for the free Acrobat
Reader for Macintosh and Windows.
