Support Us
Help keep the Museum open, cared for, and welcoming.
The Museum operates through volunteer dedication and community generosity. You can take part by volunteering, becoming a member, renewing membership, or making a donation.
Volunteering
Board Members
The Historical Glass Museum is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors, curators, and docents. Members willing to serve on the Board help guide decisions affecting Museum operations.
The Board meets for approximately two hours once a month, and members who cannot attend at the Museum may attend by conference call.
Docents
Volunteers greet guests, act as tour guides, and help bring the Museum contents alive. Serving as little as one day a month helps a great deal because the Museum is open on weekends.
You do not need to be an expert on glass. We train docents to understand the display cases and answer common questions.
Inventory Project
The Museum is updating and photographing the collection inventory. Volunteers can learn skills related to appraisal and museum practice while assisting with this work.
Cleaning Day
Third Thursday: Volunteers open cases, dust, rearrange, and care for displays.
Membership Application
Membership Benefits
- Free admission to the Museum.
- Member newsletter delivered in color by email only, currently five issues per year.
- 10% off in the Gift Shop; on 30%-off sale days, members receive 40% off.
- Lifetime members and docents receive 20% off in the Gift Shop and 50% off on 30%-off sale days.
- 40% off during the member's birthday month, excluding 30%-off sale days.
Membership Levels
- Individual Membership: $30/year, plus $5 for a second person in the same household
- Club/Organization: $30/year
- Business/Antique Mall: $50/year
- Full-Time Student: $10/year, with student ID and email address
- Lifetime Membership: $1,000 one-time contribution
The printable application includes space for an additional donation and ways you may wish to help the Museum.
Donations
The Museum welcomes financial gifts, glass and glass-related items, useful supplies, and volunteer time. Glass donations must be approved before they are brought to the Museum.
Community Programs
Provident Bank
Provident Bank participants may be able to link their accounts to the Museum. Based on confidential account linkages, Provident makes a yearly donation to the Historical Glass Museum at no cost to depositors.
Restoration Fund
The Museum continuously builds its Restoration Fund to help pay for needed improvements to the historic building.