The museum mounts ongoing and changing exhibits, cares for vast collections of artifacts, and provides education programs and school services. Volunteer opportunities include clerical support, special project assistance, and general collections and exhibits maintenance work, as well as researching, cataloging, and storing of artifacts. The docent corps of trained interpreters provides guided tours of exhbitions for children and adults. Docents complete a comprehensive training program. The Museum Store sells a vast array of books and gifts with regional flair, including OHS' own Heritage Collection.
Personable volunteers staff the sales counter, help with inventory, and warmly welcome visitors.
The Park Avenue Entrance is the starting point for most public visits to the Oregon History Center. The information desk is staffed by volunteers who welcome and inform, providing the first introduction to the Center. Minimum schedule twice a month for three hours. Special Events OHS events range from exhibit openings and fundraisers to the annual Wintering-In Harvest Festival and Holiday Cheer and Author's Party. Volunteers provide a number of services from children's activities to acting as information hosts.