The Dekker Huis Museum shares the history of Zeeland, MI and the surrounding areas. A mighty team of greeters ensure that the museum can open and that visitors have a great experience. Greeters serve as the face of the museum!
We ask all greeters to commit to at least 1 shift per month. As a student, we ask that you commit to at least 1 semester.
Responsibilities of a greeter include:
-Opening and Closing the museum
-Greeting visitors and orienting them to the museum
-Answering or directing visitor questions
-Keeping the museum stocked and the gallery space clean
-Answering the phones
-Managing the gift shop
There are moments of downtime while there are no visitors so greeters are encouraged to bring homework, a book, or some other method to keep themselves engaged during slow times.
About the Zeeland Historical Society: The mission of the Zeeland Historical Society is: “To link past and present, and foster connections between people and history by collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Zeeland and its neighboring communities.” ZHS’s strategic plan emphasizes active engagement with the living community. The focus areas for the next 3 years include increasing access to the archive through digitization, improving indexes and storage for collections and archives, and fundraising. ZHS manages the Dekker Huis Museum and Historic New Groningen Schoolhouse.