Pratt House Volunteer Kick-off/Training
EHS seeks friendly, responsible Guides and Hosts for the summer tour season at Pratt House: the only historic house museum in Essex. The well-preserved, uniquely-asymmetrical Pratt House served the same family for more than 200 years, many of them sharing in the family blacksmith business. The house is open Saturdays and Sundays, June through September from 1:00-4:00 pm, with occasional additional programs throughout the summer.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to guide tours and/or act as hosts. Guides lead small groups of visitors on tours through the colonial home. Hosts greet guests, share information about rotating exhibits, and operate Pratt’s Provisions Gift Shop. Training will be provided for both positions. This is an exciting opportunity to work with like-minded people, make new friends, and discover new things about our town. Join EHS in our mission to engage and inspire the community in the three villages!
Ideal Pratt House Volunteers are:
- Interested in local history
- Communicative with visitors, volunteers and staff
- Not required to have previous experience
- Responsible for arriving on time for shifts
We ask that ALL volunteers, new and returning, join us for a Training Session and Kick-off on Saturday, May 3<sup>rd</sup> from 10:00am-Noon. Light refreshments will be provided. (If you cannot make the kick-off, please let us know and we can make other arrangements.)
To RSVP or learn more, please visit essexhistory.org or email membership@essexhistory.org.
About Essex Historical Society
Essex Historical Society (EHS) is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to engaging and inspiring the community in Centerbrook, Essex and Ivoryton. In addition to programming in all three villages, EHS serves the public through two historic structures, its offices, library and collections storage at Hills Academy (1832) and free guided tours of the Pratt House (1732), which tells the stories of life in a CT River seaport. EHS’s Board, staff and volunteers collaborate with over 30 programming partners annually, including education programs for multiple grades, walking tours, speakers series, group tours, community events, research projects, digital and printed public history publications and much more. Learn more about EHS at essexhistory.org.