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Volunteers are the most important element in any not for profit organization. We make every effort to help volunteers not only find projects that are important to our mission but are of personal interest to the volunteer.

Our volunteers do a number of things including:

Gallery Docent/Attendant
Special Events
Education
Landscaping
Museum Ship Attendant
Research/Publications

Please contact us if you are interested in finding out more – volunteer@nmgl.org

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News

Museum Lecture Takes a “Deeper Dive” to Explore Underwater HistoryMarch 2, 2021 - 1:43 pm
March 2, 2021 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Wednesday, March 17 at 7 p.m., the National Museum of the Great Lakes will plunge into the early years of diving with a virtual lecture titled The Heroic Age of Diving featuring Jerry Kuntz. In the 1840s and 50s, Lake Erie became the proving ground for the infancy
Women’s History Month Begins Early with Museum Lecture Featuring Heroic Women in the U.S. Lighthouse ServiceFebruary 9, 2021 - 7:18 am
February 9, 2021 (Toledo, Ohio) – More than 50 women defied the gender expectations of their time to serve the sailing communities on Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior, as well as on the Detroit River, during the active lighthouse-keeping era. On Wednesday, February 24, at 7 p.m., the National Museum of the Great Lakes will
Museum Holds Capstone Presentation Featuring Toledo-area Experts and HistoriansJanuary 19, 2021 - 12:26 pm
January 19, 2021 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Wednesday, February 3, at 7 p.m. the National Museum of the Great Lakes will begin their annual spring lecture series with a roundtable discussion highlighting the “Port of Toledo: Then & Now”. The virtual event is meant to be a capstone to a multi-part, yearlong exhibit highlighting the

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