HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Assistant to the Director

The Truro Historical Society (THS) is located in Truro MA on beautiful Cape Cod. The THS is responsible for the Highland House Museum and the Cobb Archives. The position is for 40 hours per week that commences on or about May 14^ththrough September 30, 2018. The Museum is open to the public, Monday – Saturday from June 1^stthrough September 30^th. Candidates are needed to be available through the entire season. This is a position of responsibility that requires excellent people and social skills and computer proficiency.

Responsibilities:

Assist the Director, staff and exhibitions committee in setting up displays and exhibitions and other tasks as required
Support the Collections Committee with accessions and inventory documentation
Assist the Director and staff in researching and development of new exhibitions
Support the events committee with promoting events
Attending and supporting activities associated with special events, evening speaker programs or exhibition openings, if required by the Director
Meet and greet visitors to the Museum
Support the Docents which involves, visitor registration and inquiries
Share responsibility with the director and staff in daily opening and/or closing the museum

Ideal Candidate will have the following:

Excellent verbal communication skills to meet/greet Museum visitors of all ages and provide direction and information
Ability to interact with and support the Volunteer Coordinator and work with the volunteer staff
Excellent computer skills are a requirement
Museum or education research experience is a plus but not a requirement

Contact information;

[email protected]
PO. Box 486
Truro MA 02666

www.trurohistoricalsociety.org

The Cobb Archive houses maps, charts, books, photographs, family memorabilia, and other historical documents. This 1912 building was designed in the Arts and Craft style and originally served as the town’s first public library. Located in Truro Center, the Cobb Archive is accessible to the public for research.
Open by appointment, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 AM-12 PM
13 Truro Center Road
508-349-0200
To schedule an appointment, send an email to [email protected].

A joint project of the Truro Historical Commission and the Truro Historical Society, this guidebook was created to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower in Cape Cod Bay in 1620 and is an update of the 1984 guide that celebrated the 275th anniversary of the founding of Truro.

Click here to download the guidebook: Historic Truro Tours

This program was supported in part by a grant from the Truro Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Funding for printing was also provided by the Truro Chamber of Commerce, Truro Part-Time Resident Taxpayers’ Association, and Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod. Chuck Steinman, Editor and Graphic Design, Truro Historical Commission.

Our Support for Racial Justice

The Truro Historical Society (THS) supports the peaceful Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice that is taking place in the United States and around the world. “Liberty and justice for all” means justice for Black and Indigenous populations, and for all people of color.

Museums and archives are not neutral spaces. Because we interpret history, we have the responsibility of presenting the past as fully and accurately as possible, including painful and uncomfortable aspects. The past feeds into the present, and when a community actively engages with its past, it can use its understanding to make a better society.

Truro was founded on land that had been inhabited by Native People for thousands of years, but these people were displaced by English settlers. There were enslaved people and indentured laborers enduring near-slavery conditions in Truro. In 1754, the town’s first minister, Reverend John Avery, bequeathed to his children three African-American enslaved men and “my Indian Girl Sarah.”

After reflecting on the “settler privilege” that most of us enjoy, the THS decided in late 2019 to mark the 400^thanniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival with a decolonial exhibition celebrating Truro’s first inhabitants, the Wampanoag Nation, from its origins to today. During the postponement caused by the coronavirus, the THS will continue to consult with Indigenous scholars and community members. We will increase our commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a token of our commitment, the THS wishes to share the Land Acknowledgment we have prepared in consultation with members of the Wampanoag Nation. This statement will stand at the entrance to the Highland House Museum’s permanent exhibition about the Paomet and the Wampanoag peoples.

Land Acknowledgment

The Highland House Museum stands on the traditional homeland of the Paomet Tribe, members of the Wampanoag Nation, who have inhabited Cape Cod for more than 12,000 years and who knew this part of Truro as Tashmuit. The Truro Historical Society acknowledges the displacement, suffering, and forced assimilation of the Wampanoag and other Native Peoples caused by European contact and colonization. We honor the struggles of the Wampanoag, People of the First Light, and support their resilience, and we ask museum visitors to reflect on our shared responsibility to maintain social justice.

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