Welcome Volunteer To Our 2026 Season!
Please view the following opportunities below by clicking on their title, photo, or link
(We are currently in the process of updating our 2026 Volunteer Map and will be up-to-date soon)
Registration Instructions
STEP 1: Scroll through our list of projects. Click any of the photos or titles associated with the project to access its page. Read carefully about the dates, location, scope of work, degree of difficulty, vehicle requirements, and camping logistics.
STEP 2: If you are interested in volunteering, click the link that says “CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!” You will be re-directed to the project’s registration form. (If you are re-directed to a HistoriClub Early Access Page, this means the project is locked until the advanced access window for HistoriClub members is complete. If you would like advanced access to projects you can join HistoriClub.)
STEP 3: Please fill out the registration form and pay close attention to which sessions you select to volunteer at. Any session you select and are accepted to we expect your participation you and will be taking a space away from another prospective volunteer. (We do not offer placeholders – check Volunteer Job Calendar for spaces available on the sessions you desire.)
STEP 4: Submit the form and sit tight! We’ll email you if you are accepted to the project! (Look for a Confirmation or Waitlisted email with the project in the title.)
HAVING DIFFICULTIES REGISTERING?: Contact us at volunteer@historicorps.org
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
(Click on titles or photos to access volunteer opportunities)
CLICK HERE to check AVAILABLE VOLUNTEER SPACES via our Volunteer Job Calendar
Poston Confinement Camp, AZ
February 15–20, February 22–27, March 1–6, and March 8-13
Capacity Per Session: 7 Volunteers + 2 Kitchen Helpers
In 1942 the U.S. Government tasked the War Relocation Authority with establishing Japanese Confinement Camps following the attack on Pearl Harbor. The largest was built in southwestern Arizona near the Colorado River at the Poston Confinement Camp. This winter, HistoriCorps will be hosting our first volunteer opportunity of the season restoring one of America’s most significant historical markers of the 20th century at the Poston Confinement Camp. Located in southwestern Arizona, we’ll engage volunteers through various roof-related tasks critical to the stability and longevity of buildings 6 and 10. This is a very special opportunity we are thrilled to share with our volunteers and we hope you’ll consider joining us to preserve the Poston Confinement Camp for future generations to witness.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
Sherando Lake Beach House, VA
George Washington & Jefferson National Forest
April 12-17, April 26 – May 1, May 3-8, and May 10-15
Capacity Per Session: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
It’s time to head back to one of our favorite Atlantic region projects at Sherando Lake Recreation Area outside of Lynchburg Virginia. This spring HistoriCorps engages volunteers to continue our restoration work on the impressive Beach House originally built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The bathhouse was a central feature for visitors looking to enjoy the recreation area’s picnicking facilities and water activities and has been a prominent structure located in the heart of the 24-acre recreation area. Today, the Sherando Lake Recreation Area is a beloved site, managed by the U.S. Forest Service to balance conservation and recreational use, and we hope you’ll choose to join us in continuing to build on our legacy of restoration work at the beloved Sherando Lake Recreation Area.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
Buckhorn Work Center, CO
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland
April 19-24, April 26 – May 1, May 3-8, May 10-15, and May 17-22
Capacity Per Session: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
In 2022 the Buckhorn Work Center was listed on the National Register for Historic Places partly for its role in being the first Ranger Station in the Colorado National Forest, now the Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests. If you’re interested in a truly unique CCC era set of buildings that happen to be located in a tranquil mountain setting, this may be the project for you! Last season HistoriCorps began working on the Ranger and Assistant Ranger Residence, repairing deteriorated wood elements of both structures, and this season we’re back to work on the Garage. For those seeking quality time in the rockies with a 5 star crew, we highly encourage you to sign up and join us at the Buckhorn Work Center.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
Saline Poor House, IL
April 19-24, April 26 – May 1, May 3-8, May 10-15, and May 17-22
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper (Sessions 1 and 2)
6 Volunteers + No Kitchen Helper (Sessions 3,4, and 5)
Originally housed in a makeshift structure, the poor house was moved to the newly built brick building in 1877. For years, this building served as both a shelter for the county’s poorest residents and an opportunity for these individuals to contribute back to the operation of the grounds, as residents were required to work on the farm if able. This mirrored the social welfare policy happening around the country at the time, as this was a common option for public welfare provision during the 19th and early 20th centuries. While the house was critical for the area’s underprivileged, residents were exposed to poor living conditions. Register now and make your mark on our nation’s historic resources.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
White Bluffs Cabin, WA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
May 10-15 and May 17-22
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
Surrounded by what is an unexpected landscape for the Pacific Northwest and outlooking the majestic Columbia River is the White Bluffs Cabin (also known as the Blacksmith Cabin or pioneer cabin). This primitive abode is located just a few minutes from the Hanford Reach National Monument Trailhead and is surrounded by the finest that nature has to offer within the area. Wildlife, geographical features, and vegetation abound in this unassuming desert landscape. Rambling sand dunes cascade the environment, painting a pastoral picture akin to a delicate work of art.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
Settlers Museum Farmhouse, VA
George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
May 24-29, May 31 – June 5, June 7-12, June 14-19, and June 21-26
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
Step in your time machine and join us as we experience what rural life looked like in Southwest Virginia in the late 19th century. The Settlers Museum and Farmhouse of Southwest Virginia is a 67-acre open-air museum that shares the story of the people who settled in the region many years ago. Located in the scenic Walker’s Creek Valley, the Settlers Museum and Farmhouse of Southwest Virginia preserves the story of early rural life in the Appalachians. The farmstead, complete with original outbuildings and period furnishings, offers a rare glimpse into how frontier families lived, work and build community.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
AHP: Boise National Forest Recreation Residence Survey, ID
June 7-12
6 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)
Join us in Boise National Forest for a week long adventure surveying tracts of recreation residences to help determine future preservation efforts. Volunteers will travel to different sites to collect the necessary data that will help the Forests determine how they manage these lands for future generations. You’ll be a mobile workforce traveling from site to site photographing, measuring, and investigating the numerous structures on each tract. Volunteers and our field staff will commute together to a given tract location daily. We will be walking and standing for the majority of our 8-9 hour days, so please ensure your physical fitness is adequate.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
AHP: Stanislaus National Forest Recreation Residence Survey, ID
June 21-26, June 28 – July 3, July 5-10, July 12-17, August 2-7, August 9-14. August 16-21, and August 23-28
6 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)
We’re excited to spend 8 weeks gathering essential data for the Stanislaus National Forest that will help determine their future preservation efforts concerning their aging recreation residencies. Volunteers will travel to different sites to collect the necessary data that will help the Forests determine how they manage these lands for future generations. You’ll be a mobile workforce traveling from site to site photographing, measuring, and investigating the numerous structures on each tract. Volunteers and our field staff will commute together to a given tract location daily.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
Clearwater Big House, WA
May 31 – June 5, June 7-12, June 14-19, and June 21-26
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
The Umatilla National Forest in the southeastern corner of Washington state will play host this summer to our next HistoriCorps volunteer opportunity. It’s here you’ll find pristine mountain ridges with soft rolling creeks dissecting steep valleys and the Clearwater Big House, a remnant of the early Forest years in the Umatilla. Built between 1928 and 1929 by Ranger Grover Blake, the Clearwater Big House is a 3 bedroom cabin with a living room and kitchen comprising 868 square feet of living space that was constructed from donated scrap lumber from local stockmen and game department.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
Rohrbaugh Cabin, WV
July 12-17, July 19-24, August 9-14, and August 16-21
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
On the eastern slope of North Fork Mountain in the Smoke Hole region of West Virginia is Rohrbaugh Cabin, a rustic two and a half story home built around 1880 by European descendent William H. Rohrbaugh. The double pen style log structure featuring hewn tulip poplar logs housed members of the Rohrbaugh family for generations until the end of their ownership in 1962. During their tenure, the Rohrbaughs maintained a prosperous farmstead cultivating crops and raising livestock in a typical agrarian living of the times. Join us at Rohrbaugh Cabin for a preservation opportunity unlike any other.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
Twin Lakes Pavilion, PA
August 2-7, August 24-29, August 31 – September 4, and September 6-11
7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper
The pavilion at Twin Lakes Recreation Area is a rustic wood structure built by, you guessed it, the Civilian Conservation Corps. Originally, the Twin Lakes Recreation area was owned by the McKean Chemical Company who produced wood alcohol using a splash dam to augment water levels. The dam was converted by the CCC into a popular swimming impoundment fed by the Hoffman Run – a trout filled stream popular to local fisherman. Over 4,500 recreational areas were built by CCC members between 1922 to 1942, most in need of care and restoration. HistoriCorps invites you to join us as we rehabilitate the Twin Lakes Pavilion so future generations can make new memories in a place built to last.
Click here to learn more about the project and volunteer!
East Channel Lighthouse, MI
September 6-11, September 13-18, and September 20-25
6 Volunteers (No Kitchen Helper)
We’re heading to the banks of Lake Superior for a HistoriCorps volunteer experience unlike one we’ve had in years. This season, we’re going back to the Hiawatha National Forest for a splash of preservation excitement! From June 1864 to June 1866, Congress appropriated money to build beacon lights at the entrance to Grand Island Bay and Harbor, Lake Superior. A light or set of lights was needed to allow vessels to use Munising Harbor as a major harbor of refuge and from this need arose the Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse. This structure is a unique wooden lighthouse that stands tall and proud on the banks of Lake Superior and was constructed to direct boats from Lake Superior through the channel east of Grand Island into the Munising Harbor.