Press Release
December 22, 2016
Contact: Steve Hawkins
Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-522-0754
shawkins@okhistory.org
www.okhistory.org/historycenter
Oklahoma History Center Seeks Volunteers
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will host a Volunteer Recruiting Drive on Saturday, January 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Chesapeake Events Center at the OHC. Staff members of the OHC Education Department, Director of Marketing Steve Hawkins and current volunteers will be available to answer questions and describe the opportunities available to interested participants.
Prospective volunteers are encouraged to attend and fill out an application. OHC volunteers serve as tour guides, gallery hosts, living historians, special events hosts and behind-the-scenes assistants. New OHC volunteers will receive training, can take advantage of exciting benefits and, best of all, will be given a schedule designed to fit each individual. For details about the OHC Volunteer Program please call 405-522-0754 or visit www.okhistory.org/historycenter/volunteers.
The Oklahoma History Center is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society and is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and is an accredited member of the American Alliance of Museums. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
