Stipends for Docents and Greeters
Hearthstone Historic House Museum could not function without the dedication of our great docents and greeters. Everyone at the museum deeply appreciates you sharing your time and talents and being a part of our tour team.
As a tangible way to say thank you, we will be offering stipends for docents and greeters.
In order to be eligible for the $500 stipend for docents in 2026, docents need to volunteer for at least 50 shifts between Feb 1, 2026 and Jan 5, 2027. Greeters must volunteer for 50 shifts to receive a $250 stipend.
Please note: One “shift” could be a:
Standard daytime tour shift (9:45 am - 1:00 pm or 12:45 pm - 4:45 pm) where up to two tours are given
School tour
Specialty tour (such as Horrors of the Household or How Victorian Invented Christmas)
To qualify, all docent or greeter shifts must be logged in on the volunteer scheduling software and must be attended.
In the rare case where no visitor comes for a regular tour, or another docent is scheduled for a shift as well (docent or house manager), and only one tour is given between the two volunteers, the shift still counts for both volunteers.
If a docent drops in to help give a tour, the shift must be logged afterwards by contacting George to receive credit.