Have a little time? Why not volunteer?
Here are some ways that you can get involved and help make a difference in Southport!
Old Brunswick County Jail Museum:
Be a docent! Learn about the Old Jail’s history and share the fascinating stories with our visitors.
- Help create new exhibits
- Heritage Garden maintenance
- Building maintenance
Education:
Give a Second Tuesday Talk
- Local School education – bring the SHS to community schools
Help with the Susan Carson Scholarship program
- Write an article for our newsletter
Old Smithville Burying Ground:
- Help to keep the historic old burying grounds beautiful
Portray one of our local historic characters in the Living Voices of the Past program
- Help clean and restore tombstones in need of TLC
Susie Carson Research Room:
Help organize and maintain the records and donations in the SCRR
- Portray one of our local historic characters in the Living Voices of the Past program
- Respond to requests for historical or genealogical research
- Do your own research project and enhance our archives
- Help create new exhibits for Ft. Johnston museum
Oral History:
- Interview community members
- Video interviews
- Edit videos
- Upload videos to our Youtube channel
- Suggest community members to be interviewed
- Be interviewed!
SHS Books:
- Keep books stocked in various areas
- Help us to ship our book orders
- Develop a new book
- Review new books to sell
Fund Raisers:
Holiday Tour of Homes – be a docent at a home or at the jail
If any of these opportunities sound interesting, contact SHS at info@southporthistoricalsociety.org for more details on how you can get involved with the Southport Historical Society!