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Call for Volunteers

We are always looking for new volunteers to help out in different ways:

• Tours: be a docent to greet visitors at the Crawford House, Sundays 1-4 pm;

• Gift Shop: staff the counter or help market and mail to customers;

• Archive and Library: assist in digitizing the research archive and work on research projects to highlight Newburgh history;

• Museum Collections: inventory and maintain the collection of art, artifacts and furniture in the house;

• Buildings and grounds: help maintain and preserve an architectural gem of Newburgh.

  Contact us for more information (historicalsocietynb@gmail.com)! A volunteer position is a great way to build up a community service portfolio for your resume or college applications!

Artifact and Document Donations Welcome

Since 1884, the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands, a New York State not-for-profit organization, has worked to preserve the important heritage of our region and we need your help to continue the work.

If you have particular items, be they photos, videos, artifacts or whole collections, that might contribute to the historical record of our region and be meaningful to others in the community, please consider donating them and/or allowing us to digitize and share them with the public.

As a first step, please email photographs and a brief description to archiveshsnbh@gmail.com and one of our team will be in touch to help evaluate your item.

Become a Member!

The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands is a member supported organization. Membership benefits for the Society are varied and help the Museum continue to fulfill its mission of education, historic preservation and community outreach. Your membership dollars go toward maintaining the 1830s Captain David Crawford House, developing and funding our lectures and special events through the year, and preserving our library and archives. Consider becoming a member today! Visit www.newburghhistoricalsociety.com/support.