Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation volunteers support Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown in a variety of ways throughout the year.

Adult Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers may have the opportunity to:

• Greet and orient museum visitors
• Help gift shop customers
• Conduct visitor research
• Provide support for special events
• Accomplish curatorial and clerical projects
• Maintain and sail the Jamestown Settlement ships
• Work behind the scenes to support the museums in many other ways
• Assist interpreters in the living-history areas, galleries and orientation tours

If you are interested in volunteering with the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, please complete the Volunteer Application and return it to the address listed on the application or email it to ovs.volunteer@jyf.virginia.gov.

Volunteer Benefits

In return for donating their time, volunteers receive a variety of benefits including:

• Discounts at both museum shops and cafés
• The ability to meet many incredible guests, fellow volunteers and museum workers
• Complimentary admission to Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown for themselves and their family for the Foundation’s core volunteers
• And so much more!