- Dates
- 2019-05-10 – 2019-09-02
- Kind
- Recruitment
- Where
- place/beaver-island-print-shop-museum
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagemuseumscommunityemploymentvolunteering
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In May 2019, the Beaver Island Historical Society advertised a paid summer administrative assistant and recruited volunteers for its museums and other projects. The notice described weekend opening beginning Memorial Day weekend, daily summer hours from June 16 through Labor Day, and Society-reported weekly visitor and volunteer figures.
Evidence limits
This is a direct Historical Society recruitment notice. Its visitor and volunteer numbers are organizational reports, not independently audited counts; the archive does not identify the eventual hire or volunteer roster.
Sources
- The Society announced fall museum hours of Friday–Sunday, 1–4 p.m., with possible arrangements for visitors when closed; a reply attributed the limited schedule to a shortage of docents. This is a first-party operating notice, not an attendance or staffing audit.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014660
- The Society repeated its fall hours and said it might arrange special access by phone. It does not establish the full docent roster or every accommodation made.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014657
- The Society sought volunteers for Wednesday and Saturday coverage at the lighthouse and Protar House. This is an operating and recruitment notice, not an attendance record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014337
- The Society published a June 19–August 28 weekly schedule: Wednesday Picnic at the Point and Wednesday/Saturday Whiskey Point Lighthouse and Protar Home tours. This is a first-party schedule notice, not a complete operating log or attendance record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014262
- The Society announced museum hours of 1–4 p.m. for the weekend and continued to seek summer volunteers. This is a direct operating notice, not an attendance record or complete seasonal schedule.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014157
- The Historical Society sought a paid administrative assistant and museum volunteers, described Memorial Day weekend and June 16–Labor Day museum schedules, and reported an average of 300 visitors per week at both museums and 20-plus volunteers. The visitor and volunteer figures are Society-reported, not an independent visitor count or staffing audit.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014103
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society recruits summer staff and museum volunteers, 2019”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-summer-volunteer-recruitment-2019/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, “Museum Hours for the remainder of the year” and “Historical Society,” Beaver Island Forum, September 9–10, 2019. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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