WANT to MAKE an IMPACT?

TGHS runs on volunteers.  Please browse the list of volunteer opportunities below.  Then, complete the form to the right and check any topics for which you have special skills or interest, and submit.  One of the board members or volunteer leads will be in contact with you shortly. In the meantime, if you have any questions or special interests that are not mentioned, please contact us at info@glendalehistorical.org.

Advocate for Preservation
Investigate jeopardized properties, craft a TGHS position, represent TGHS at City Council meetings.

Docent at the Doctors House Museum
Share the story of the Doctors House once a month. No experience needed – we train you. Museum tours are on Sunday afternoons excluding July & December.

Preserve Architectural History
Organize a Historic District, assist a homeowner to landmark their property, research a neighborhood.

Help Organize a Signature Event
Plan and implement elements of the Annual Membership Picnic, Black-tie Gala, Home Tour, Taste of Spain, Restoration EXPO or Victorian Easter on the Doctors House lawn.

Lead a Walking Tour
Share Glendale's architectural history by leading a neighborhood walking tour once a year.  Scripts and coaching provided.

Get Creative with Media Design
Use your creative graphic arts skills to create flyers, webpages and other TGHS collateral to tell our story and keep members engaged.

Reach Out Via Social Media
Help us stay relevant through posting our events on Facebook, X, Instagram, Tik Toc, and Eventbrite.

Ask for Money
Sell ads in the Home Tour program, solicit event sponsors, help grow our Endowment, write grants.

Set the Course for TGHS
Join the cadre of Directors that steer the organization. We meet once a month.

Crunch the Numbers
Perform simple bookkeeping using QuickBooks, pay the bills, deposit funds from PayPal, membership renewal, and events—all on your own schedule.

Collect Dust Bunnies
Satisfy your OCD by dusting, polishing and general tidying at the Doctors House Museum in July and/or December each year.

Commit to Being Non-committal
Plug in when you are available on the day of an event to perform routine tasks—pick up supplies, set up chairs, greet and check in, haul around, serve refreshments, or clean up. Just showing up is half the fun!