The Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is known for its breathtaking views, coastal air, and a history of ranching that dates back to the 19th Century. Our partners at California State Parks have given us the green light to help restore the historic ranch beginning with the deteriorating loafing barn. We’ll replace the wooden shingle […]
This spring we raise the roof on the Yellow Creek Schoolhouse outside of Meeker, CO! For decades, schoolhouses like the one at Yellow Creek were cultural centers for local ranching communities, educating the upcoming generations, and serving as crucial social spaces. Our partners at the Colorado’s White River Field Office of the Bureau of Land […]
The Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is known for its breathtaking views, coastal air, and a history of ranching that dates back to the 19th Century. Our partners at California State Parks have given us the green light to help restore the historic ranch beginning with the deteriorating loafing barn. We’ll replace the wooden shingle […]
This spring we raise the roof on the Yellow Creek Schoolhouse outside of Meeker, CO! For decades, schoolhouses like the one at Yellow Creek were cultural centers for local ranching communities, educating the upcoming generations, and serving as crucial social spaces. Our partners at the Colorado’s White River Field Office of the Bureau of Land […]
History runs deep at the Collier Logging Museum and we are excited to join Collier Memorial State Park in welcoming our volunteers to one of the most iconic time capsules of the state’s logging industry. Join us this spring as we carve our way through log repairs, finish carpentry and potentially some stone masonry work. Tent, […]
History runs deep at the Collier Logging Museum and we are excited to join Collier Memorial State Park in welcoming our volunteers to one of the most iconic time capsules of the state’s logging industry. Join us this spring as we carve our way through log repairs, finish carpentry and potentially some stone masonry work. Tent, […]
Forest Lodge was built in the early 1900s by the Livingston family of St. Paul, MN, as a private getaway. The Adirondack-style camp boasts several buildings, many of which are in need of rehabilitation. For the past decade, HistoriCorps has been invited to be a workforce for saving this place – and ensuring it can […]
Forest Lodge was built in the early 1900s by the Livingston family of St. Paul, MN, as a private getaway. The Adirondack-style camp boasts several buildings, many of which are in need of rehabilitation. For the past decade, HistoriCorps has been invited to be a workforce for saving this place – and ensuring it can […]
Forest Lodge was built in the early 1900s by the Livingston family of St. Paul, MN, as a private getaway. The Adirondack-style camp boasts several buildings, many of which are in need of rehabilitation. For the past decade, HistoriCorps has been invited to be a workforce for saving this place – and ensuring it can […]
Forest Lodge was built in the early 1900s by the Livingston family of St. Paul, MN, as a private getaway. The Adirondack-style camp boasts several buildings, many of which are in need of rehabilitation. For the past decade, HistoriCorps has been invited to be a workforce for saving this place – and ensuring it can […]
The Montana Cabin is a modest Italianate-Victorian style structure inclusive of the Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs, whose place in history has touched several generations spanning from the late 1800s, the roaring 1920s, and even World War II. The compound was developed in the 1870s and garnered swift acclaim as a popular bathhouse and clubhouse to […]
Cedar Breaks National Monument located in southwestern Utah is known for its stunning geology, cool summers, and deep connection to the indigenous Paiutes who first occupied the region that extends from the Great Basin to the Colorado Plateau. Today, the National Monument is a popular summer tourist attraction, seeing several hundreds of thousands of people annually. The national […]
Central Minnesota is home to green wetlands, deciduous forests, and the heroic tribes of the Chippewa comprised of Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and White Earth reservations. It’s also known for its intersection between modern conservation efforts, popular recreation sites, and a booming timber industry. The Shingobee Recreation Area is […]
Cedar Breaks National Monument located in southwestern Utah is known for its stunning geology, cool summers, and deep connection to the indigenous Paiutes who first occupied the region that extends from the Great Basin to the Colorado Plateau. Today, the National Monument is a popular summer tourist attraction, seeing several hundreds of thousands of people annually. The national […]
Central Minnesota is home to green wetlands, deciduous forests, and the heroic tribes of the Chippewa comprised of Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and White Earth reservations. It’s also known for its intersection between modern conservation efforts, popular recreation sites, and a booming timber industry. The Shingobee Recreation Area is […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: During this HistoriCorps project, volunteers will get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime, all inclusive trip to this internationally-renowned destination while also giving back through preserving the iconic Hunter Creek Road House. According to the Hunter Creek Historical Foundation, “This 60-acre site includes both pre-historic and historic components and has been identified by the Forest […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The Roberts-Goodwin buildings at Red Mountain Open Space serve as physical historic remnants of the area’s pioneer agricultural and ranching heritage. The focus of our work is on a 100+ year old horse barn that shares the history of farmers and ranchers who settled here between the 1870s and 1920. This is a […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The Pavilion at Cave Mountain Lake Recreation Area is another timeless structure built in the 1930s by the fabled Civilian Conservation Corps, a nine year program created by federal government that put young men to work during the Great Depression on conservation and natural resources projects across the country. HistoriCorps is excited to […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Located on land historically inhabited by the Kickapoo, Osage, Caddo, O-ga-xpa, and Ohéthi Šakówi Nations, Lake Wedington hosted Civilian Conservation Corps crews that constructed cabins and other recreational buildings for public use. These CCC-built resources are overdue for some HistoriCorps TLC. Volunteers will get the opportunity to restore the rustic cabins at Lake Wedington […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: When Mary Downen, a homesteader and widow, first visited Mount Konocti in 1902 she found herself with a deep admiration of the old oak forest that fell before her eyes. It was then that she decided to stay and build a small home for herself at 3,500 feet in elevation and to live there […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Located near the Kentucky-Tennessee state border, Homeplace evokes the Civil War era in U.S. history through replicating a two-generation farm spanning the scenic, rolling landscape of northwest Tennessee. These days, interpreters in period clothing reenact daily chores on a real, working farm, where attention to details, routine, and craftsmanship is of the utmost […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The Pavilion at Cave Mountain Lake Recreation Area is another timeless structure built in the 1930s by the fabled Civilian Conservation Corps, a nine year program created by federal government that put young men to work during the Great Depression on conservation and natural resources projects across the country. HistoriCorps is excited to […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is among the oldest IOOF halls in El Dorado County, CA, and stands as one of the oldest fraternal halls in the State. It was used by the IOOF and other community groups for nearly 150 years. The primary goal the for the 2023 sessions is to […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Join HistoriCorps crew this Fall to perform much needed maintenance to Camp 2 cabins in the Mendocino Woodlands State Park. After all, the Mendocino Woodlands was given to the people of California with the mandate that it be used for recreation and environmental education. This means the cabins are used by thousands of […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The Pavilion at Cave Mountain Lake Recreation Area is another timeless structure built in the 1930s by the fabled Civilian Conservation Corps, a nine year program created by federal government that put young men to work during the Great Depression on conservation and natural resources projects across the country. HistoriCorps is excited to […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Located on land historically inhabited by the Kickapoo, Osage, Caddo, O-ga-xpa, and Ohéthi Šakówi Nations, Lake Wedington hosted Civilian Conservation Corps crews that constructed cabins and other recreational buildings for public use. These CCC-built resources are overdue for some HistoriCorps TLC. Volunteers will get the opportunity to restore the rustic cabins at Lake Wedington […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: When Mary Downen, a homesteader and widow, first visited Mount Konocti in 1902 she found herself with a deep admiration of the old oak forest that fell before her eyes. It was then that she decided to stay and build a small home for herself at 3,500 feet in elevation and to live there […]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Located near the Kentucky-Tennessee state border, Homeplace evokes the Civil War era in U.S. history through replicating a two-generation farm spanning the scenic, rolling landscape of northwest Tennessee. These days, interpreters in period clothing reenact daily chores on a real, working farm, where attention to details, routine, and craftsmanship is of the utmost […]
Join Friends of Oberlin Village in their preservation efforts of Historic Oberlin Cemetery! Clippers, tarps, work gloves, and closed toe shoes are suggested. Visit Preservation North Carolina's page for more information: Historic Oberlin Cemetery Clean-Up - Preservation NC (presnc.org)