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Volunteers enjoying a small token of the park's appreciation of their work
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Volunteers enjoy a small token of the park's appreciation for the work and contribution they make to the park.

Volunteer at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
You can learn new skills, teach others, stay active and involved. Volunteers at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace help preserve and maintain the diverse cultural and historical resources of the park for today's visitors, as well as helping to preserve the same resources for future generations. Volunteers can play a vital role in making sure visitors enjoy their experience in the park by helping out. The parks has several areas where volunteers can make a different in the park's operation and visitors satisfaction:

  • Interpretation - staff information desk, greeting visitors, answering questions.
  • Living History Interpretation - assist with special interpretive programs and events throughout the year (early American crafts and demonstrations). 
  • Gardener - care for the historical garden at Lincoln Boyhood Home.
  • Library Volunteer - assist with park's books, slides and pictures collections.

Volunteer opportunities at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace are as diverse as the cultural and historical resources of the park.

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

  • Special! Someone with a green thumb to help in the park's garden at Knob Creek during the spring and summer months. 
  • Interpretation - staff information desk in Visitor Center.

To volunteer call the park's Volunteer Coordinator at 270 358-3137

Other volunteer opportunities are available nationwide at http://www.nps.gov/volunteer

 

 

Picture of  scale model which is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.  

Did You Know?
The only President to ever be awarded a patent for an original invention was Abraham Lincoln. The patent, No. 6469, had to do with raising and lowering boats over shoals.

Last Updated: March 18, 2008 at 08:26 EST