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Volunteer at the Kelton House Museum & Garden
he Kelton House Museum & Garden is a Victorian-era house museum
restored, maintained and run by the Junior League of Columbus at 586 East
Town Street. An
exceptional example of the house museum genre, the house has been mostly
unaltered over 150 years while three generations of the Kelton family
occupied it. There is a substantial collection of original family furniture,
garments, decorative accessories and family records.
ommunity volunteers, along with Junior League members
and Kelton House staff, work together to interpret urban life and the
decorative arts in Columbus during the second half of the nineteenth century.
Volunteer
opportunities at Kelton House include: docent, facility management, garden
care, the museum shop, office, and publications.
Kelton
House offers tours by costumed docents to the public. These tours focus
on tales of everyday life, inventions, local government, and holiday celebrations.
The Kelton House is the only stop
on
the Underground Railroad in Columbus open to the public on an ongoing
basis.
Docent
Training
To become a Kelton House docent, you must attend two training sessions
and complete an at-home curriculum. The training includes an extensive
docent manual, fact sheets and tour script outlines. Initially you will
shadow docent tours until you are comfortable leading your own.
A
docent newsletter and quarterly docent chats provide a wonderful opportunity
to continually discover and share.
You can schedule your volunteer hours as your schedule permits.
Docent
Requirements
Give six tours of the Kelton House per year, including one in December
and one in May.
Join the Friends of the Kelton House.
Attend at least one of the quarterly Docent Chats.
Upcoming
Docent Training
To request a schedule of upcoming docent training sessions, please call
the Kelton House Museum at (614) 464-2022 or email us at keltonhouse@cs.com.
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