Conduct guided theme tours and general gallery tours. Serve as a living history interpreter at gallery locations for special occasions. Docents are required to observe all standard touring procedures such as arriving one-half hour ahead of scheduled time for tour, wearing name tag, signing in, etc. Love of history and an enthusiasm for sharing history. Enjoy teaching people of all ages about material culture and be sensitve to different cultures and issues.
Docents serve as volunteer educators.
Read training manuals for theme tours as appropriate. Conduct sample tour to staff supervisor for all new tours. Conduct three tours per month. Dedicate two years of service to the docent program. All Historical Society staff and volunteers are required to be fingerprinted and to wear name tags while working.