Storrowton Village Museum is offering the opportunity to come talk to your organization, classroom, group, or workplace about volunteering opportunities! Storrowton Village wants to engage in a Community Outreach initiative to offer more people the opportunity to volunteer at the Eastern States Exposition. For information about what it would be like to volunteer for Eastern States Exposition, visit our volunteer page here!

Below are some of the topics that representatives from Storrowton Village Museum would come talk to you and your group about. If you would like to sign up for them to come speak please fill out this quick form for us.

Volunteering at the Village:
Samantha DePergola, Assistant Director of Education and HR, discusses the various volunteering opportunities offered year round at Storrowton Village Museum and the Eastern States Exposition. This program highlgihts:

• Flexible volunteering opportunities
• Volunteering offers learning, community, and meeting people from all over the country during The Big E.
• Opportunities include:
  • Joining Storrowton Village Museum to being an interpreter during The Big E, one of our year round programs, or being a part of our sewing club and gardens
  • Joining our Creative Arts Department to educate on the fiber arts, food preservation, and more
  • Joining Hooplandia to help on and off the courts from being a scorekeeper to swag distribution
  • And even more!

Making History Accessible:
Samantha DePergola, Assistant Director of Education and HR, discusses the history of the Pioneer Valley and how history can be accessible to you. This program highlights:

• Preserving the history of the Pioneer Valley has always been a group effort through the various museums and organizations who have made it their priority
• The importance and significance of Historians in the Pioneer Valley; and their job of preserving and making history accessible.
• Students with a passion for history and future museum professionals will learn opportunities available to them as new comers in the field.
• Knowledge of how you might be able to start a collection of your own or a collection at your organization
• Knowledge or preservation techniques that should be used, and how volunteering with Eastern States Exposition can help you begin your journey.

Exploring the Exposition
Samantha DePergola, Assistant Director of Education and HR, discusses the origins of Eastern States Exposition. Since it's first fair in 1916, the Eastern States Exposition has spent over a century being committed to excellence in providing year-round opportunities for the development and promotion of agriculture, education, industry, family entertainment, and preservation of New England heritage. This program highlights:

• The challenges the Exposition has faced through its over one hundred year long history, including flooding and wars
• The evolution of the Exposition's programming and the unique opportunities offered to visitors of the fair.
• Programming today and the volunteering opportunities offered across the grounds