• Pink flowers blossom in the garden of a white two-room cottage.

    Herbert Hoover

    National Historic Site Iowa

Volunteer

A volunteer leading a tour inside the Friends Meetinghouse.

Volunteer Rachel Foote leads a school group on a tour of the Friends Meetinghouse.

NPS Photo

Volunteering gives you hands-on experience working with the public, park staff, and park resources.

Opportunities are listed below. Follow the links to apply. You may also download and fill out a volunteer application (PDF file, 559 KB) and send it to the park's volunteer coordinator. We will keep your application for up to one year and contact you if we have a need that matches your skills and interests.

 

Current Volunteer Opportunities

  • Artist-in-Residence Program Artist-in-Residence Program

    Artists share their vision of the historic site. About the program, artists, and how to apply. Read More

  • Prairie Reconstruction Volunteer Projects Prairie Reconstruction Volunteer Projects

    Volunteer to reconstruct native tallgrass prairie on National Public Lands Day. Read More

  • Presidential Library and Museum Presidential Library and Museum

    The Presidential Library and Museum has extensive exhibits on Herbert Hoover's life and career. Read More

  • Lou Henry Hoover Lou Henry Hoover

    At Herbert Hoover's side along what he called the "slippery road of public life" was his wife Lou. Read More

Did You Know?

Hoover's birthplace as it appeared before restoration: a two-story white frame house.

Herbert Hoover's birthplace was a tourist attraction as early as 1928. Jennie Scellers, the house's owner, charged 10 cents for tours and set up a souvenir stand on her lawn. More...