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Tour Guide

with Nelles Manor Museum

Where
126 Main Street WestGrimsby
Ages
14+
Commitment
Recurring
Schedule
Wednesday to Saturday - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
As a Nelles Manor Museum volunteer tour guide, a guide’s primary role is to welcome museum visitors and help them experience the museum’s history in a meaningful way. During a season, the museum may see a large number of tours, and the goal of a tour guide should be to ensure that all enjoy themselves, the museum, and have come out of the experience by learning something new to them. This position involves greeting visitors, sharing stories behind the museum’s many rooms and artifacts, answering questions to the best of the volunteer’s abilities, and helping the tour attendees navigate the manor safely while encouraging them to respect the house and its facilities.

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