Volunteer

Volunteers at Steamtown perform a variety of tasks from working on and around trains, to document transcription, or visitor services.

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Volunteer Program at Steamtown NHS

Policy

Steamtown NHS VIP Local Policy - signed 01 December 2025
Steamtown NHS VIP Code of Conduct

Impact - 2025 Stats

This year, 204 volunteers contributed over 15,505 hours of service across administration, facilities, visitor services, cultural resources, railroad operations, and locomotive restoration.

This time, talent, and dedication continues to be essential to the mission of Steamtown National Historic Site.

Opportunity

Volunteer opportunities at Steamtown are diverse - from visitor services to railroad operations, from working in the locomotive shop to transcribing historical records. Our varied opportunities exist to help fulfill the mission of the National Park Service and preserve this important part our industrial heritage!

If you are interested in becoming a Steamtown NHS volunteer, please reach out to our Volunteer Program Manager by e-mail, or review the list of active opportunities below through volunteer.gov.

 

Current Volunteer Opportunities at Steamtown

The volunteer.gov portal allows you discover different ways to volunteer at Steamtown or any National Park Service unit across the country.  All you need to do is search by keyword, phrase, or park!

 

 

 

Did you know?

Nearly 300,000 volunteers donate more than 6.5 million hours of service in a typical year across the National Park Service - for a value of more than $185 million! Regardless of the format of this service, volunteers are an essential part of the NPS and help us to meet our mission.

Learn more about volunteering with the National Park Service.