Volunteer Opportunities
......and let us know your interests
Join our Board
We're looking for Board members with expertise in any of the Volunteer areas in this Section, including experience with/on small working Non-Profit boards.
Fundraising
Lead or participate in creating a fund-raising Plan; organize and implement fund riaising initiatives including direct solicitation, events, products, services;
Friends List
Identify and facilitate opportunities to collect contact information for people likely interested in receiving infomation about GIHS; create and implement surveys, maintain the list of Friends.
Oral Histories
Help producing Oral Histories, including interiews, recording, processing recordings, posting to our YouTube channel, and descriptions/highlights for our website or facebook page.
Archiving
Assist our Archivist in receiving, evaluating, cataloging, storing, retrieving, assisting the public in viewing our Collection.
Maps
Research and obtain copies of historical maps of Guemes Island, create maps of historical locations using geographical infomation system software - experience with QGIS is helpful.
Publicity
Identifying and implementing channels for publicizing the Guemes Island Historical Society, writing press releases, call to action, Anacortes American articles.
Historical Research
Identifying important people, events, and organizations in Guemes Island History, and researching them for cataloging, describing, written articles.
Website/Tech
Operate and maintain the GIHS website including layout, updates, and, maintenance. (Joomla-based, SP Page Builder and Fabrik components); train and assist board, members and public in the use of the website and other software or on-line resources.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Guemes Island Historical Society was founded in 2003 by a group of Guemes Islanders interested in working to preserve the island's history. In those years, artifacts were collected and its stories told through public presentations and print; notably the Evening Star and Guemes Tide. In 2019,after the passing of two of its leaders and its dissolution, a new group was formed to carry on the work. Since then, GIHS 2.0 has been able to expand and professionally archive thecollection, held two Island-wide presentations, and acquire the 'History Hut' - a 300sf mobile building that will give us dedicated space for collection storage and archiving.
