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Manzanar National Historic SiteVolunteer Meghan Potter (left) with Volunteer Coordinator Carrie Andresen. NPS Photo.
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Manzanar National Historic Site
Become a Volunteer

You can become a volunteer at Manzanar National Historic Site. Please fill out the application form and mail it to:

Volunteer Coordinator
P.O. Box 426
Independence, CA  93526

Call (760) 878-2194, extention 2710, for more information.

To learn more about volunteering with the National Park Service, please visit the National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks webpage.

The orphanage nursery. Photo by Ansel Adams.  

Did You Know?
Manazanar housed the only camp orphanage. Children from three orphanges, foster homes, and those whose parents were taken to prison camps lived together in the Childrens Village.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST