Celebrate Local History and Beautify Your Community
National Historic Marker Day is now National Historic Marker Weekend! Bring your kids! Your grandkids! Your friends! Bring a date! Celebrate local history while giving back to your community during National Historic Marker Weekend, Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27.
People everywhere enjoy historical markers, from roadsides and parks to historic sites or even their own neighborhoods. According to The Historical Marker Database, there’s more than 210,000 markers in the United States, but many have not received cleaning or care for years. National Historic Marker Weekend is the answer! Our service-oriented celebration brings people and communities together to learn about local history while cleaning markers.
Created by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, this fun and family-friendly celebration kicks off on the last Friday of every April. The fifth annual marker day event kick off on Friday, April 25 with celebrations, fun and volunteering throughout the weekend. Visit the Pomeroy Foundation’s interactive marker map or The Historical Marker Database to locate markers in your area.
How to Volunteer for National Historic Marker Weekend
Register to Volunteer
Make your participation official! Individuals, families, groups and organizations that plan to volunteer in National Historic Marker Weekend are encouraged to register as through our website.
Sign Up to Volunteer
Plan Your Project
Getting ready for National Historic Marker Weekend? Download our volunteer kit. Included are a planning document, marker cleaning guide, lesson plans, kid-friendly activity ideas, and tips for project publicity.
Download the 2025 Volunteer Kit
Participation Benefits
As a “thank you,” each year registered volunteers are featured on our acknowledgments page and may be eligible for a special giveaway once you post your marker cleaning photos on social media.
Meet the 2025 VolunteersShare Your National Historic Marker Weekend Photos
Volunteers, share your marker cleaning photos on social media and tag/mention the William G. Pomeroy Foundation. Use #NationalHistoricMarkerWeekend or #NationalHistoricMarkerDay2025 in your posts.
Select photos will be featured on our social media and website. You may be eligible for a giveaway. Showcase your participation! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Watch our video guide below about how to properly clean historical markers.
