No matter which area you decide to volunteer for at the Ranch, new friendships and the camaraderie of other volunteers provide a worthwhile experience for you and the Ranch visitors. These publications and others are available in the library. The ranch staff and other volunteers then assist. For example, Bruce Ferguson, an 1830s Ranch Volunteer, makes moccasins, belts and scabbards. The hardest thing is finding the proper shoes.
Most volunteers start out with a basic outfit and add to it slowly over years.
Almost 1,000 volunteers help us each year at Texian Market Days, a festival of living history, held in October. This event is like a reunion for many of the volunteers. Other volunteers come out to volunteer on a more regular basis. Many of our special events can always use additional personnel to work with our growing audience. Volunteering at the ranch is like taking a little vacation without having to go anywhere.