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Posted date: July 28, 2026
Last Updated: July 28, 2026

Local History Walking Tour Guide

Shape the future of our local history programming by becoming a local history walking tour guide! Tour guides can volunteer to run one of our existing tours. Alternatively, you can research, write and lead a tour on a local historical topic that interests them.
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Trent Valley Archives

Causes Benefited

History & Museums

Skills Requested

Customer Service, Public Speaking, Research, Writing

Relevant Tags

  • This is an In-Person Opportunity
  • The location is Public Transit Accessible
  • Allows for a Flexible Schedule
  • Location is Not Accessible for those with mobility impairments

Positions Available

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Opportunity Start Date:
May 1, 2027
Opportunity End Date:
October 31, 2027
Typical Session Frequency
This Opportunity typically takes place Monthly.
Typical Session Duration
Each session typically takes Less than 2 hours.
Total Opportunity Duration
The expected total duration is Ongoing / Indefinite.
Est. Total Hours
Application Process

If you are interested in becoming a local history tour guide, please reach out to our by email or phone and our tour coordinator will get back to you as soon as possible. We are currently recruiting for our 2027 local history tour season, so there may be several months in between when you apply and when you begin the role. If you would like to run an existing tour, training will be provided by our Tour Coordinator or another guide, who will show you the tour route and help you learn the script. If you would like to develop a new tour, our Tour Coordinator is available to support you through the research and writing process (please note that new tour ideas must be approved by the Trent Valley Archives Events Committee).

Point of Contact
Madison More
Tour Coordinator
Application Requirements
  • Separate Application Form
Additional Qualifications / Experience
Our volunteer local history tour guides must be comfortable speaking to groups of around 20 people per tour, although we understand that the delivery of each tour will improve each time it is run. If they are not confident in being able to speak loudly enough for the group to hear, a portable voice amplifier will be provided.
If a volunteer tour guide would like to write their own script, they must have some familiarity with conducting research using both primary sources (newspapers on microfilm, etc.) and secondary sources (books in our library, etc.) at the Trent Valley Archives.
If a volunteer tour guide would like to write their own script, they must be a competent writer who is able to take a large amount of information and summarize it in an engaging way into short stories that can be included in the script.
Specific Tasks / Responsibilities
Our volunteer tour guides are responsible for learning the tour route and the script for the tour in advance of the tour dates, so that they feel confident leading the tour in front of a group.
Our volunteer tour guides are responsible for welcoming tour participants at the meeting place for each tour and checking them off our attendee list for each tour (which will be provided to them in advance). They may also be responsible for processing payments for last-minute tour tickets using our Square Point of Sale system or collecting cash, and returning these to the Trent Valley Archives after the tour.
Our volunteer tour guides serve as ambassadors for the Trent Valley Archives and may be asked to conduct interviews with local media (print, radio, and television) about the tours they are running. This is a crucial part of marketing our local history tours and although our guides are not responsible for marketing the tours directly, they may be asked to assist in marketing efforts in this way.
Goals & Objectives

Our local history tour guides will deliver tours themed around a variety of topics throughout the City of Peterborough. Locations include the Downtown Core, East City, Little Lake Cemetery and St. Peter’s Cemetery.

They will keep tour participants engaged and entertained throughout the duration of each tour and be comfortable answering questions. . They typically last an hour and a half to two hours in length. Tour guides will also be responsible for learning the script and tour route for each tour they run in advance of the tour dates. Naturally, they must be comfortable speaking to small groups of 20 people.

Our tours typically run in the evenings and on Sunday afternoons, but dates and times are flexible to accommodate your schedule.

Our local history walking tours are a crucial piece of our annual fundraising efforts. Therefore, volunteering as a tour guide will help support the goal of raising money to support the Trent Valley Archives and the valuable work we do. We preserve the archives in our care and make them accessible to the community.

Volunteer Benefits
Volunteer tour guides will have the opportunity to hone their public speaking skills with each tour they run, as they become comfortable reading a script and delivering it to small groups.
Volunteer tour guides will have the opportunity to share their interests and expertise with the Peterborough community, as they are invited to lead (and even research and write) tours about topics they are passionate about.
Volunteer tour guides will have the opportunity to become recognized leaders in the Peterborough Community through the tours they run, and are seen as knowledgeable experts by tour participants.
Additional Qualifications / Experience
Our volunteer local history tour guides must be comfortable speaking to groups of around 20 people per tour, although we understand that the delivery of each tour will improve each time it is run. If they are not confident in being able to speak loudly enough for the group to hear, a portable voice amplifier will be provided.
If a volunteer tour guide would like to write their own script, they must have some familiarity with conducting research using both primary sources (newspapers on microfilm, etc.) and secondary sources (books in our library, etc.) at the Trent Valley Archives.
If a volunteer tour guide would like to write their own script, they must be a competent writer who is able to take a large amount of information and summarize it in an engaging way into short stories that can be included in the script.
Specific Tasks / Responsibilities
Our volunteer tour guides are responsible for learning the tour route and the script for the tour in advance of the tour dates, so that they feel confident leading the tour in front of a group.
Our volunteer tour guides are responsible for welcoming tour participants at the meeting place for each tour and checking them off our attendee list for each tour (which will be provided to them in advance). They may also be responsible for processing payments for last-minute tour tickets using our Square Point of Sale system or collecting cash, and returning these to the Trent Valley Archives after the tour.
Our volunteer tour guides serve as ambassadors for the Trent Valley Archives and may be asked to conduct interviews with local media (print, radio, and television) about the tours they are running. This is a crucial part of marketing our local history tours and although our guides are not responsible for marketing the tours directly, they may be asked to assist in marketing efforts in this way.

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