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.

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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.

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Operations​

  • Staff the Blackwell School museum

  • Summer grounds keeping including mowing and weeding

  • Clean Blackwell School

  • Social Media

 

Blackwell School Building and Grounds

  • Grant finding and writing for project funds

 

Archives and Collections

  • Help develop a database for digital collections

  • Catalog images, documents, and artifacts; populate databases

Mosaic of Stories

  • Former students are asked to volunteer to be interviewed

  • Interviewing of former students and indexing of interviews

  • Ongoing engagement of former students, friends, and families

 

Community Collaboration

  • Create and coordinate community outreach and partnerships

  • Help develop, write, and design temporary exhibits

  • Curriculum development and school partnerships

  • Grant writing to fund events, curriculum, exhibits

 

Hispanic History and Culture of Marfa

  • Conduct research

  • Catalog research and documents; populate databases

Sharing stories, honoring memories, celebrating the rich Hispanic culture and history of Marfa.

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