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Employment Opportunity
The museum is currently hiring for a Curator; see below for full job description. The job is open until filled. First review of applications will be May 3rd, 2026. Contact a board member or send an email to the museum at gilliamcohistoricalsociety@gmail.com for more information regarding the position. Pay is dependent upon experience with a starting hourly rate of $20.
Submit a resume and letter of interest to gilliamcohistoricalsociety@gmail.com by May 3rd to be considered.
JOB DUTIES FOR CURATOR POSITION:
1. Open & Close. open/close Museum during regular business hours.
2. Flag. Fly during regular business hours. Put out when arrive/take down at closing.
3. Mail. Collect each day at post office. Sort and disperse.
4. Correspondence. Check and respond to phone messages, emails, and mail.
5. Research. Answer any information requests. There are fees for extensive research/ copies.
6. Greet public, give guided tours, collect donations. Currently no set fee, entrance by donation only.
7. Guest Book. Have visitors sign guest book & region they are from.
8. Information tracked for grants & tallied at end of season and provided to Chamber/City/County for tourism asset of Museum.
8. Donation/Loans. Check in and maintain items on appropriate forms. Store as necessary. (Separate forms for donations and those just on loan.)
9. Memorials & General Monetary donations. Record on appropriate forms and secure for deposit by treasurer. Send thank you notes & notifications.
10. Meeting Minutes. Keep minutes of meetings. Email/Mail to Board in timely manner.
11. Memberships. Record members as paid, including name, address, phone, email and date.
12. Brochures. See that they are delivered to Chambers/Lodging/businesses that accept in Arlington & Condon.
13. Special Meeting. Arrange for rental of meeting places, tables, chairs, PA system and other equipment for events. Sign agreements and apprise Treasurer of any deposits that need to be made in advance, or if billing will be mailed to Society.
14. Publicity. Ensure notices go to newspaper, social media, Chamber of Commerce regarding Museum business and events in a timely manner. Posters delivered.
15. Board requests. Follow up and report back to Board in a timely manner.
16. Volunteers. Train/supervise volunteers as needed.
17. Maintenance. Vacuum/dust/clean bathroom in Main Depot as needed.
18. Computer. Willing to learning and use the Museum software.
19. Light Bookkeeping. Willing to do light bookkeeping for the Museum.
We are getting bigger...
A second AG Building
If you have visited the museum in the last few years, you will know that our buildings are filled to the max with artifacts to look at, this is why we had to build a second AG building.
This second building now houses the Gary Truck, The Condon Fire Truck, a CASE combine and a number of other vehicles.
This allows more accessible viewing of our saddles and cattle brands in the first building.
Come and see what is new, or what you may have missed. The Museum is now open May 3rd - October 31st, Wednesday -Sunday, 1 to 5 pm.
Building completed August 2021, except for electrical.
Johnson Shop
Moving along again
Summer of 2021, Kevin Potter offered to help the museum with the Johnson Shops' roof. He spent many hours studying the old barn that is still standing on Hale Ridge Rd and is an exact replica of this shop.
He came up with a plan of action and on October 15, 2021, the roof frame was ready to be lifted into place on top of the old shop.
After much work by Kevin Potter, and staining of structure by Kenny Potter, the outside of the Johnson Shop was finished August 17, 20
