THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
YOUR MEMBERSHIPS AND DONATIONS HELP PRESERVE THE
BLACKWELL SCHOOL LEGACY
Membership dues are $25 per person per year. Our membership year runs from July to June. Use the "donate" button below to pay your dues.
Or donate any amount to support our mission and current projects. THANK YOU!
You can also mail a check to
Blackwell School Alliance
PO Box 417
Marfa, TX 79843
FIND OUT ABOUT EVENTS
Be a Blackwell School Volunteer
We have many opportunities for volunteers in 2018--short one-time projects or longer ongoing projects--whatever works for you. Stop by the school any Saturday to learn more, or contact Gretel Enck at 432.295.3359.
Operations
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Staff the Blackwell School museum
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Summer grounds keeping including mowing and weeding
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Clean Blackwell School
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Social Media
Blackwell School Building and Grounds
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Grant finding and writing for project funds
Archives and Collections
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Help develop a database for digital collections
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Catalog images, documents, and artifacts; populate databases
Mosaic of Stories
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Former students are asked to volunteer to be interviewed
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Interviewing of former students and indexing of interviews
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Ongoing engagement of former students, friends, and families
Community Collaboration
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Create and coordinate community outreach and partnerships
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Help develop, write, and design temporary exhibits
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Curriculum development and school partnerships
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Grant writing to fund events, curriculum, exhibits
Hispanic History and Culture of Marfa
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Conduct research
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Catalog research and documents; populate databases