SKOWHEGAN — An open house will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Skowhegan History House Museum and Research Center for returning volunteers and those interested in volunteering.

The organization welcomes volunteers interested in local history and historic preservation, those who enjoy working with other like-minded individuals.

Reg Strout has volunteered to serve as volunteer coordinator this year. He will assist in recruiting volunteers and creating the volunteer schedule for the museum and research center, assist in providing training and serve as the contact person for the program. Organizers hope to have at least one volunteer on hand when the museum and research center is open to patrons.

Volunteers are needed for the following tasks: assisting with visitors and tours, cataloging artifacts and other historic materials, designing and creating displays, maintaining and cleaning the museum and research center, assisting the master gardener in the heirloom gardens and with landscaping, performing clerical work, answering the phone, researching and/or writing articles for publication, teaching small groups of children about local history and historic preservation, assisting the board of trustees in accomplishing projects pertaining to the History House, and assisting patrons with genealogical research or other research endeavors.

To learn more, visit the Skowhegan History House Museum and Research Center’s Volunteer Open House, or contact Strout at 474-0673, or [email protected].