Being on Both the Giving and Receiving End of HistoriCorps
By Jerrie Beard, Marshall Gold Discovery SHP, Gold Fields District, California State Parks I work at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, California, the site of the gold discovery that set the California [...]
It Started with a Week Off Four Years Ago…
Nearly four years ago I signed up for my first HistoriCorps project. I took a week’s vacation from my office job and headed off, intending to be a watcher and follower, to be cautious, get a sense [...]
“Do It.”
A letter from volunteer Remy Buxton, after his first time volunteering with HistoriCorps at the 2020 IOOF Cabins project in Deschutes National Forest, OR. To all of you who might be considering volunteering with [...]
My HistoriCorps Experience
Hello HistoriCorps past and future volunteers! I am Irieix Costa, a technical architect from Girona, Spain. I spent four weeks this summer as a volunteer on three different HistoriCorps projects. So what brought me all [...]
How to HistoriCorps – Stay Warm When Camping
By Volunteer Eric Ockerhausen There’s nothing like going to sleep under the stars and waking up to incredible sunrises over the mountains. In fact, the experience is one reason lots of volunteers join HistoriCorps projects [...]
Ten Years Ago: Recollections from HistoriCorps’ Founders Jonas Landes, Doug Stephens, Terri Leistman, & Ann Pritzlaff
A decade ago, a group of individuals saw a need to create an organization that would utilize a volunteer workforce to save historic places. We spoke with HistoriCorps founders, Doug Stephens and Terri Leistman of [...]