Those interested in sewing to create costumes for interpreters, lecturers and performers.
Those interested in enhancing programs by providing period music. Colonial drum, fife, flute, violin, fiddle, and dulcimer musicians are preferred. Musicians must have their own instruments.
Those interested in enhancing programs with song by singing period pieces or new pieces based on James House history. The opportunity to write pieces based on James House history is available.
Those who would like to learn how to transform a dense woods and an open field into an historical landscape of apple and pear orchards, historical flower gardens and herb gardens by helping clear the woods, planting the orchards and gardens and maintaining the orchards and gardens after planting.
We need volunteers who are passionate about joining a community who serves Jesus by directly interacting with students, intercessing in prayer, becoming finanical partners, or even helping in the office.
Those interested in helping our professional archaeologist with digs and those interested in helping maintain the James House artifact catalog.
Those interested in re-enacting events which occurred during the James House history. Re-enactors have the opportunity to write their own script or join in the presentation of scripts prepared by others. All scripts must be approved by the James House Board of Directors.
Those interested in helping run our programs and those interested in helping with the operation of the James House: directors, grant writers, planners, supervisors, fundraisers, program facilitators, clerical help, and program assistants. This is a wide group of activities ranging from financial advice to working with children by helping run period children games and training…
Those who would like to give or help with educational instruction in a variety of period topics such as historical landscape design, 18th and 19th century farming, salt marsh haying, early carpentry, quilting, sheep shearing, and more. Volunteers must provide a written description of the instruction content and be prepared to present the content to…
Those interested in welcoming guest to the Homestead and giving tours through the James House, its orchards and/or its gardens.