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Volunteer with the Issaquah History Museums

Do you like to tell stories? To explore history? To renovate and maintain historic structures? Issaquah History Museums welcomes you! Our organization relies on a community of people like you to operate its museums, maintain its exhibits, digitize its collections, and run its programs. Volunteer opportunities include diverse positions such as leading history hikes, docenting at the museums, and leading custom tours.

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Volunteer perks

Volunteering with IHM is a great way to meet new people, learn about local history, and amplify your unique skills—whether they're creative, technical, interpersonal, mechanical, or something else! On top of that:

Get 10% off IHM gift shop merchandise and facility rentals
Free IHM membership—meaning discounted rates on ticketed events and more
Get backstage at ticketed events, like lectures and history hikes
Spend your time in unique historic spaces

Current openings

Title	Description (Short)	Event Date
Trailblazers exhibit setup: Large object movers	Help us install our much-anticipated new exhibit, Trailblazers, at the Issaquah Depot Museum. This volunteer opportunity will span . . .	04/07/2026
Website editor: Skyport exhibit	Help us migrate our virtual exhibit on the Issaquah Skyport from Adobe Creative Cloud to native pages on our Wix site. This is an opportunity . . .
Museum docent: Trailblazers specialist	Become a specialist in our new exhibit, "Trailblazers," opening in mid-April. The new exhibit focuses on the group of Issaquah citizens . . .	04/22/2026
Tabling event: Big Block Brewing Monohon Lager Release	Share historical photos and stories at Big Block Brewing, which operates near the site of the onetime Monohon Mill, which burned down in 1925 . . .	03/13/2026
Tabling event: Multicultural Night at Issaquah Valley Elementary	Help engage IVE students and families in local history by staffing our table at IVE's Multicultural Night, April 22. We'll have an assortment of . . .	04/23/2026
Museum docent	Docents are the first faces our visitors see when they enter the historic Issaquah Depot Museum. If you love meeting new people, spending time . . .
Hike assistant	A dream opportunity for the historically minded naturalist. Act as a sweeper on the Grand Ridge Mine History Hike, led by local historian and . . .	04/18/2026
Collections Advisory Committee member	Be among the first to see new donations, and help us make decisions about the artifacts in our care. The ideal volunteer for this role brings a . . .
Talent pool: Event photographer	Help us capture the spirit of community at IHM events by photographing our attendees, volunteers, and historic locations. Some events . . .

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Volunteer with the Issaquah History Museums

Get in the loop

Volunteer perks

Volunteering with IHM is a great way to meet new people, learn about local history, and amplify your unique skills—whether they're creative, technical, interpersonal, mechanical, or something else! On top of that: ​

Get 10% off IHM gift shop merchandise and facility rentals

Free IHM membership—meaning discounted rates on ticketed events and more

Get backstage at ticketed events, like lectures and history hikes

Spend your time in unique historic spaces

Current openings

Ready to jump in?

Volunteering with IHM is a great way to meet new people, learn about local history, and amplify your unique skills—whether they're creative, technical, interpersonal, mechanical, or something else! On top of that: