Volunteer Opportunities at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park

Volunteering with Prince William County's Office of Historic Preservation is an opportunity to follow a passion for history while helping out in your community!

Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park is an expanding 140-acre historic site in western Prince William County that preserves the site of two Civil War battles, years of military camps, and a historic cemetery. It is also home to miles of improved trails across rolling terrain great for walking, running, and biking. Volunteers at Bristoe Station are needed for a variety of positions!

Interpretive Guide

A visitor experience focused position, interpretive guides are a rewarding position for someone passionate about history! Working with site staff, you will conduct guided tours of the battlefields on second and fourth weekends, May through October. This requires knowledge of the American Civil War, specifically the 1862 Battle of Kettle Run and the 1863 Battle of Bristoe Station, or a desire to learn them, so you can engage visitors in discussion and answer their questions. Guides can also help staff with activities for field trips and school programs throughout the year.

Materials to get started will be provided, and special trainings are conducted. Special lectures and presentations are sometimes available to guides. Staff will also provide feedback to help develop public speaking and historical interpretation techniques.

Events Assistant

In this position, you assist with special events by providing visitor information services, assist site staff with activities, and event set-up and cleanup. These tasks may include physical labor, administrative assistance, and working with the public. Volunteers must follow directions from staff to help make our events a success. Special events assistants will be needed weekends and evenings throughout the year. They will also have the opportunity to help with public programs through living history and special tours.

Nature Guide

Tall grass fields, pine and mixed forest, and marshy streams make up the Bristoe landscape today. This means a variety of habitat for birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and plants. Nature Guides are often members of local wildlife or plant societies and conduct surveys on site for monitoring purposes. There may be opportunities to conduct programs on the natural life of the western Prince William landscape and help with habitat restoration projects. If you have an interest in the natural side of things, this position would be a good fit.

Group and Service Projects

While everyday maintenance work is done by Parks & Recreation staff, trail maintenance and improvement, plus viewshed restoration, are often undertaken by volunteers. If your group is seeking a service project outdoors, contact us for more information!

Junior Preservationists (13-18)

Interested in volunteering at Bristoe Station? Are you between 13 and 18 years old?Click this link to our Junior Preservationist programand specify Bristoe Station when you respond!