Internship and Volunteer Opportunities

Get close to the past by volunteering or interning at the Natick Historical Society. Whether you are a history buff with skills and time to share, a student, or a recent graduate looking for hands-on experience in the archives, museum, and historic preservation fields, we would love to meet you. The Natick Historical Society offers a range of opportunities to contribute to preserving our local history at the Natick History Museum.

Intern at the Natick Historical Society

At present, all of our internship positions are filled.

Volunteer at the Natick Historical Society

For more information about volunteer positions, please email contact@natickhistoricalsociety.org 

Research Volunteer 

The Research Volunteer position offers individuals with some research background the opportunity to engage with primary and secondary sources in the NHS collections. Research Volunteers will answer research requests from the general public about the history of Natick. Volunteers will also assist with ongoing efforts to inventory photographs in the NHS collections and may contribute to longer-term research projects. All volunteer work will be conducted onsite at the Natick History Museum.

Research Volunteers will commit to at least three hours per week on a schedule agreed upon with the NHS staff. Attention to detail, strong research/writing skills, and an ability to work independently are required. Experience using Google Docs/Sheets is a plus.

COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER

The Collections Volunteer position allows individuals to work with primary sources and/or artifacts in the NHS collections. Collections Volunteers will assist with inventorying items in the Natick Historical Society’s collections by describing and recording essential details about the artifacts. All volunteer work will be conducted onsite at the Natick History Museum. 

Collections Volunteers must work at least three hours per week on a schedule agreed upon with the NHS staff. Attention to detail and an ability to work independently is required. Experience using Google Docs/Sheets is a plus.

COLLECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHER VOLUNTEER

The Collections Photographer offers photography students and emerging professionals the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with museum photography. To assist with the NHS’s ongoing efforts to catalog collections, the Collections Photographer will capture groups of objects selected by the NHS staff. The Collections Photographer may also upload, label, and edit images.  The photographs will help document the history of artifacts in the NHS collections. All volunteer work will be conducted onsite at the Natick History Museum.  

The Collections Photographer will commit at least three hours weekly on an agreed-upon schedule with NHS staff. Attention to detail and an ability to follow directions and work independently is required. Experience editing photos is a plus. Demonstrated background or interest in museum or artifact photography is a plus. The NHS can provide a camera and lightbox.