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Published 12/11/25 2:55PM
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Trains, Trains, Trains! Event Volunteer

Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Kennesaw, GA
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Start Date:
    January 24, 2026, 8:00 AM GMT-5
    End Date:
    January 25, 2026, 5:00 PM GMT-5
    Available Times:
    Weekends (daytime)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours
    Commitment Details:
    The event is on two days, January 24 and 25. You can volunteer for the full day or for a half day of around 4 hours.
    Recurrence:
    One time only
    Volunteers Needed:
    20
    Cause Areas:
    Arts & Music, Children & Youth, Education, Science & Technology, Transportation
    Benefits:
    Academic Credit Available
    Good For:
    Age 55+
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Description

    Join the Southern Museum for our BIGGEST event of the year! Trains, Trains, Trains! is a two-day event on January 24 & January 25, 2026 from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. We will have over 15 model train clubs bring their layouts of all shapes and sizes to delight visitors, young and old.

    To help run the event smoothly, we will need a large number of volunteers who can help around the Museum! We need help greeting and checking-in visitors, assisting in the gift shop, train layout and education area monitors, help with kids’ craft areas and more.

    Please contact us if you want help!

    The event will all day on January 24th and 25th. Not available all day? Not a problem as there will be a morning and afternoon shifts, in addition to an all-day shift. If you volunteer all day we will provide lunch.

    Please state what shift you would like when signing up for the event.

    Shifts available:

    Saturday January 24, 2025 - 08:00 am to 12:30 pm EST

    Saturday January 24, 2025 - 12:30 pm to 5:00 pm EST

    Sunday January 25, 2025 - 08:30 am to 12:30 pm EST

    Sunday January 25, 2025 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm EST

    All volunteers must be at least 18 years old.

    Location

    On-site

    Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

    2829 Cherokee St NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA

    Please fill out this form

    Instructions:

    All volunteers must fill out and return our Special Event Volunteer Application Form.

    Please email for form: volunteer@southernmuseum.org

    All fields are required
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