OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum has numerous volunteer opportunities available, according to a news release. There is a place for every age, interest and skill level.

The Museum's current volunteer needs are as follows:

Museum Gift Shop Assistants and Admission Desk Clerks.

The museum gift shop and the admission desk are currently looking to add to their volunteer staff with various days and times available throughout the spring and summer. Greeting and assist visitors, provide information about the museum, sales, packing and shipping e-store sales, tag and stock store merchandise, or be involved  of a variety of other activities. Training will be provided. Shifts are flexible.

Gardening/Landscaping Project

Help spruce up the museum's main entrance by pruning, clipping, and maintaining the current perennials. A clean up day will be scheduled this spring followed by sign ups for on-going maintenance throughout the season.

Auto Shop and Airplane Shop

The museum has an ongoing need for auto and plane enthusiasts who have mechanic skills to help maintain its collection. Evening hours on Thursdays offer working volunteers an after hours opportunity to contribute their valuable support to the museum and have fun at the same time.

Public Relations and outreach

The Museum has an upcoming need for poster distribution volunteers and museum outreach ambassadors. These volunteers will be responsible for performing one of the most vital grassroots tasks in assisting the Museum in promoting events. In addition to hitting the road and distributing event posters and materials, these volunteers will have the opportunity to act as Museum ambassadors along the way.

Ideally teams of two volunteers will each hit a designated poster distribution route. Poster distribution volunteers can choose to be assigned to a local route or a long distance route. The ideal candidates will be energetic, interested in cultivating new locations for posters to be hung/ distributed and will love talking about the Museum with folks throughout the state.

Education Department

Classes for museum interpreters (tour guides) and Model T drivers will be scheduled this spring. Tour guides provide educational tours of the museum's collection.

Trained Model T drivers are needed throughout the season to provide visitors with rides during regular operating hours and at OHTM events. The sound of a Model T 's engine will captures hearts and challenges driving skills. 

Library/Archives Assistant involves documenting, accessioning archival materials, sorting, shelving, mending damaged books, inventorying, research, copy cataloging and other projects. Basic computer skills, attention to detail, organizational, understanding of historical research methods, an interest in transportation history, research or museum/archival studies.

Generalist Volunteering

The museum has many appealing offerings including mailings, clerical, event staffing, maintenance, poster distribution, and more for episodic volunteering options.

High School Student Volunteer Opportunities

Many high school students must complete a total of 50 hours of volunteer work to meet graduation requirements. High school students interested in automotive technology can  fulfill their requirements in an educational and fun environment at the Museum.

To hear more about volunteering at the Owls Head Transportation Museum, contact volunteer coordinator Niki Janczura at 207-594-4418 ext. 139 or nj@ohtm.org.