At Telecom Museum we celebrate the creativity, skill and industry that characterize telecom. With an expansive archive and educational programming we honor this storied industry.
The Telephone Historical Centre (THG) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization funded through membership dues, research fees and grants. THG operates two museums as well as maintaining an archive of telecom equipment.
Student Caller Program
Telephone Historical Centre (THG), one of the world’s premier collectors groups dedicated to telecom history preservation, boasts one of the largest membership bases of any collectors group in existence today. Members collect items dating from telecom’s early days until now as well as operating two museums and an archive with physical items located both locally in Denver as well as digital resources – funded through membership dues, research fees and donations, THG operates non-profitably with funds coming from membership dues, research fees and donations; developing communication, networking and sales skills while working to preserve our telecom heritage heritage!
Community Outreach
The Telephone Historical Centre houses one of North America’s premier collections of vintage telephones dating back to their invention. Items found within its hallowed walls date all the way back to early phone history!
Due to Covid-19 and cancellation of in-person group health engagement events, HBEC staff, CAB members and volunteers developed this telephone outreach project as a means of staying engaged with research registry participants while meeting individual needs in a way that was safe and feasible. This one call served multiple functions – collecting information about participants’ experiences with regards to strength/weaknesses/challenges of pandemic; suggesting resources (i.e. mental health services or food services); sending masks if indicated – plus sending masks when requested by participants themselves!
THG is a nonprofit organization funded by membership dues, donations and grants, operating two museums and an archive while offering educational programs on telecommunication history. We enjoy strong support from local history partners all across Texas who assist us in operating these operations.
Special Events
The Telecommunications History Group was formed by a small group of former and current telecom employees who were shocked to discover that many items of telecom history were being discarded or destroyed as buildings closed or people no longer found them useful. Today, THG operates two museums as well as one of the nation’s largest archives dedicated to telecom history.
Visit Roseville Telephone Museum or Gridley Telephone Museum, both featuring an assortment of antique telephones and memorabilia that would make for a fantastic family outing, school field trip or sightseeing attraction.
THG’s collection traces the development of communication technologies from Alexander Graham Bell’s attic workshop in 1876 all the way up to mobile phone technology used today, many of these pieces still in working condition today.
Volunteer Opportunities
Every year, hundreds of Alexandria residents volunteer their time, expertise and energy to support City of Alexandria museums and programs. From studying artifacts to conducting museum tours or using computer skills for research findings – there are dozens of volunteer opportunities available at Alexandria museums and programs.
Volunteers at JANM play an essential role in Museum operations: greeting visitors, helping with special exhibitions and events, conducting group tours, school museum programs, library operations and collections management. Furthermore, some volunteers opt to explore museums independently through education journal work or participate in Nima Voices video interviews; translate materials for the Discover Nikkei web project or transcribe oral history interviews as an independent activity.
Do you enjoy working with people? Volunteers at the Science Center could find a home on board the USS Requin to engage guests and answer their questions about life onboard our cold war submarine, while greeters are needed at Black History, Fort Ward and Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museums – plus any number of collections may require your assistance as well!
