Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Volunteer Opportunities

Once upon a time, there was a fellow who saw not only one but two hills in front of him. He charged right to the top of each. One at a time. However, he did not do it alone. He had help. He had volunteers to help him and he did the job in most delightful and bully manner. The fellow was Theodore Roosevelt. The hills on the Cuba's coast were San Juan and Kettle. The help was in the form of several hundred members of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry -- The Rough Riders.

Sagamore Hill simply could not function without its volunteers. Our volunteer program allows the site's staff to accomplish a wide range of activities that need to be done, but can not always be done with our limits on money and person-power. A core group of sixty volunteers -- retirees, parents, singles, couples, high school and college students --contributed over 5000 hours of effort with a value of $100,000 dollars last year to Sagamore Hill.

They provided tours to thousands of school children each year, answered the telephones and greeted visitors so park staff could conduct tours of the house. They cataloged and cared for thousands of papers and museum objects related to the Roosevelt family. They performed much needed maintenance on the fences, fields, structures and infrastructure of Sagamore Hill.

Are you interested? You do not have to ride a horse or charge up a hill. E-mail us at Sagamore Hill (sahi_interpretation@nps.gov) or write us at: Volunteer Coordinator, National Park Service, 20 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay NY 11771, for more information.

Click here for an application form that you can print and mail to us.

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