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 2021--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