This year, more than ever, The Friends of Cabot Head will be relying on volunteers to restore and develop museum displays at the lighthouse. Due to the extensive renovations completed in 2019 by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, it will be necessary to re-catalogue all our museum artifacts and create new and inspiring displays. Please consider putting your name/organization forward by contacting us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will get back to you as soon as possible!
The Board of the Friends Of Cabot Head wishes to acknowledge and thank our volunteers and donors, past and present. Millions of volunteer hours have gone into the restoration, development of programs and events, museum displays and maintenance of the site and grounds so that the public may enjoy access to this beautiful historic place.
Here are some examples of the things our volunteers have done and continue to do:
- Minor repairs and painting
- Chopping brush and trees
- Maintaining walking trails
- Gardening, garden advice
- Greeting visitors
- Cleaning
- Sewing
- Assisting in the gift shop
- Researching – social, economic and marine history, flora and fauna, and geology for our museum displays
- Taking rack card information on Cabot Head to other Tourism information outlets
- Baking, cooking for events
- Statistical analysis of visitor patterns, donations and sales
- Writing articles for newspapers and magazines
- Preparing reports
- Contributing to our newsletter
- Editing the newsletter
- Computer maintenance
- Outreach – displays at fairs, talks to luncheon clubs, schools
- Creating models and displays
- Given advice on how to improve our displays and services
As well as giving money donors have provided us with materials for repairs, fabric for curtains and displays, photographs, display cabinets, appropriate plants for our historic gardens, food for events, relevant artifacts for the museum, furniture and crockery for the assistant light-keepers’ quarters, computer equipment and printers, to name but a few.
