Mann-Simons Site Volunteer Training

Historic Columbia invites the public to help share the history of the Mann-Simons family and become a volunteer tour guide of the newly interpreted site. Interested volunteers will need to participate in an all-day training session, which will be offered Monday, Feb. 13, Saturday, Feb. 18 and Monday, Feb. 27. These training sessions will include a sample tour of the site, an overview of the family, history of the site, broad topics related to the site (slavery, Jim Crow, civil rights and urban renewal), and a day in the life of a volunteer, which will cover logistics of giving tours and other opportunities at the site. Light refreshments will be available. Volunteer training is free. For more information, please call (803) 252-1770, ext. 24, email bkleinfelder@historiccolumbia.org or visit historiccolumbia.org.