Essex Heritage partners with organizations across Essex County to preserve and share our region’s stories. Discover more about your community by volunteering with a local heritage organization.

If you’re an organization in Essex County with an active volunteer program that helps support our historic, cultural, or natural resources, and would like to be added to this list, please contact us.

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AmesburyAmesbury Carriage Museumhttps://amesburycarriagemuseum.org/volunteer
AndoverAndover Village Improvement Associationhttps://avisandover.org/support/volunteer.html
AndoverAndover Center for History and Culturehttps://andoverhistoryandculture.org/volunteer
BeverlyHistoric Beverlyhttps://historicbeverly.net/volunteer/
BeverlyBeverly Main Streetshttps://bevmain.org/about/get-involved/
DanversDanvers Historical Societyhttps://www.danvershistory.org/get-involved/volunteer/
DanversDanvers Rail Trailhttps://www.danversrailtrail.org/drt-maintenance
DanversRebecca Nurse Homesteadhttps://www.rebeccanurse.org/you-can-help/
EssexEssex Shipbuilding Museumhttps://www.essexshipbuilding.org/volunteer
GloucesterSawyer Free Libraryhttps://sawyerfreelibrary.org/about/get-involved/volunteer/
GloucesterCape Ann Museumhttps://www.capeannmuseum.org/about/volunteer/
GloucesterManship Artist Residency + Studios (MARS)https://manshipartists.org/volunteer-form
GloucesterMaritime Gloucesterhttps://www.maritimegloucester.org/volunteering
GloucesterRocky Neck Art Colonyhttps://rockyneckartcolony.org/get-involved/
GloucesterSchooner Adventurehttps://www.schooneradventure.org/volunteer
GrovelandVeasey Park (Friends of)https://www.veaseypark.org/blog/categories/volunteers-and-stewardship
HamiltonAsbury Grove Historical Societyhttps://www.asburygrovehistoricalsociety.com/participate
HaverhillButtonwoods Museumhttps://www.haverhillhistory.org/volunteer.html
HaverhillJohn Greenleaf Whittier Home & Museumhttps://www.johngreenleafwhittier.com/home-museum/
HaverhillWhittier Homesteadhttps://www.whittierbirthplace.org/volunteer
HaverhillMuseum of Printinghttps://museumofprinting.org/volunteers/
HaverhillTeam Haverhillhttps://teamhaverhill.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/
IpswichIpswich River Watershed Associationhttps://ipswichriver.org/get-involved/volunteer
IpswichIpswich Museumhttps://ipswichmuseum.org/support/
LawrenceGroundwork Lawrencehttps://www.groundworklawrence.org/Service
LawrenceFriends of Lawrence Heritage State Parkhttps://friendsoflawrenceheritage.org/membership/
LawrenceLawrence History Centerhttps://lawrencehistory.org/volunteer
Manchester-by-the-seaManchester Historical Museumhttps://www.mbtsmuseum.org/join-our-team
Manchester-by-the-sea, EssexManchester Essex Conservation Trusthttps://www.mect.org/volunteer/
MarbleheadMarblehead Museumhttps://marbleheadmuseum.org/volunteer/
MarbleheadMarblehead Arts Associationhttps://marbleheadarts.org/volunteer/
MiddletonMiddleton Stream Teamhttps://middletonstreamteam.org/?s=volunteer
NahantNahant Historical Societyhttps://nahanthistory.org/support-us
NahantNahant Preservation Trusthttps://www.nahantpreservationtrust.org/
NewburyportMass Audubon - Joppa Flatshttps://www.massaudubon.org/get-involved/volunteer
NewburyportThe Friends of Maudslayhttps://www.friendsofmaudslay.org/volunteer
NewburyportCustom House Maritime Museum (Newburyport)https://customhousemaritimemuseum.org/volunteer/
NewburyportNewburyport Preservation Trusthttps://nbptpreservationtrust.org/join/
NewburyportFirehouse Center for the Artshttps://firehouse.org/support-us/volunteer/
NewburyportTheater in the Openhttps://www.theaterintheopen.org/support-us
North AndoverNorth Andover Trailshttps://www.fonat.org/volunteer
North AndoverNorth Andover Historical Societyhttps://www.northandoverhistoricalsociety.org/become-a-volunteer
North AndoverRolling Ridge Retreat & Conference Centerhttps://www.rollingridge.org/volunteer
PeabodyPeabody Historical Societyhttps://peabodyhistorical.org/get-involved/
PeabodyPeabody Institute Libraryhttps://peabodylibrary.org/friends-2/
RegionalCoastal Trails Coalitionhttps://coastaltrails.org/take-part/volunteer/
RegionalEssex County Trail Associationhttps://www.ectaonline.org/get-involved/volunteer
RegionalEssex County Greenbelthttps://ecga.org/volunteer
RegionalMass Audubonhttps://www.massaudubon.org/take-action/volunteer
RegionalSeaside Sustainabilityhttps://www.seasidesustainability.org/help
RegionalThe Trusteeshttps://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
RegionalHistoric New Englandhttps://www.historicnewengland.org/get-involved/volunteer/
RockportRockport Music/Shalin Liu Performance Centerhttps://rockportmusic.org/volunteers/
SalemSalem Sound Coastwatchhttps://salemsound.org/volunteer/
SalemHistoric Salem, Inc.https://www.historicsalem.org/volunteer-opportunities.html
SalemThe House of the Seven Gableshttps://7gables.org/careers-volunteers/
SalemSalem Athenaeumhttps://salemathenaeum.net/support/volunteering/
SalemHamilton Hall, Salemhttps://www.hamiltonhall.org/volunteer
SalemPeabody Essex Museumhttps://www.pem.org/about-pem/jobs-opportunities/volunteer
SalemSalem Main Streetshttps://www.salemmainstreets.org/get-involved
SalemSalem Maritime National Historical Parkhttps://www.nps.gov/sama/getinvolved/volunteer.htm
SwampscottSwampscott Conservancyhttps://www.swampscottconservancy.org/
WenhamWenham Museumhttps://www.wenhammuseum.org/volunteer/