Mission San Luis Living History Museum

Mission San Luis has volunteer opportunities open to all ages 16 and up! Volunteers assist with events, programs, and help us share the history of Mission San Luis. Both one-time and extended volunteer opportunities are available.

Volunteer Requirements:

• Volunteers must complete all required paperwork.
• All volunteers are subject to a background check.
• The Mission cannot provide a volunteer opportunity for persons:
  • needing to volunteer to satisfy community service hours.
  • who have ever been convicted of, plead no contest, or had adjudication of guilt withheld to any crime which is a felony or first-degree misdemeanor.
• All volunteers must adhere to a dress code and maintain a high level of professionalism and courtesy when interacting with guests.

For more information on volunteer opportunities at Mission San Luis, please contact us at:

                info@missionsanluis.org

                850.245.6447

Mission San Luis is a living history museum and active archaeological site of a Spanish mission in existence from 1656-1704. The site is dedicated to educating the public about Florida's 17th century history from both the Spanish and the Apalachee Indian perspective.

San Luis served as the principal village of the Apalachees and was the Spaniards' westernmost military, religious, and administrative capital. Mission San Luis was one of over 100 mission settlements established in Spanish Florida between the 1560s and 1690s. It was home to more than 1,400 residents, including a powerful Apalachee chief and the Spanish deputy governor.

In recognition of its historical significance, San Luis received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1960. Today Mission San Luis is the only reconstructed Spanish mission in Florida. As a living history museum it is devoted to sharing the stories of its former Apalachee and Spanish residents. Knowledge of life at San Luis over three centuries ago comes from intensive archaeological and historical research—the site is the most thoroughly investigated mission in the southeastern United States.