HistoriCorps: Homeplace Tool Barn, TN

Still waters run deep at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Join us in northern Tennessee as we continue our work restoring the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm!
PROJECT PARTNER: Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area – USDA Forest Service

SESSION DATES: August 31 – September 5, September 7-12, September 14-19, September 21-26 and September 28 – October 3 (NEW SESSIONS ADDED!)

CAPACITY PER SESSION: 7 Volunteers + 1 Kitchen Helper

PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Erin Crooks

CREW LEADER: Isaiah Stoddard

HistoriCorps is committed to educating and training volunteers in preservation skills, with an overarching mission of inspiring a preservation ethic in all those involved. Learning and working alongside expert HistoriCorps field staff and other volunteers while applying the traditional skills necessary to restore the Homeplace Tool Barn, you will assist to:

• Perform log replacement and repair to improve overall exterior structure appearance
• Improve structural integrity by replacing oak shake roofing with cedar shakes

*Volunteers will be required to access ladders and scaffolding to perform the necessary scope of work at this project. Please only register if you feel comfortable working at heights and from ladders and scaffolding.*

Please note: Tasks vary by day and by week, depending on a variety of factors including: weather, project priorities, previous groups’ work, and more. Though it is likely you will get to learn and practice most or all of the above tasks, it is not guaranteed. The higher percentage of the scope a particular task is, the more likely you will get to practice it.

Click here for more information and registration!