Become a "Ranch Hand"

Ranch Host
Ranch Hosts provide a warm welcome to guests visiting the  Rancho La Patera Visitor's Center and Museum Store open Saturday and Sunday from 2 - 4:00.

- training requires a one hour orientation to learn about GVHS museums, events, and store procedures
- we request that volunteers staff one shift per month

Seasonal Ranch Hands
Seasonal Ranch Hands help with behind the scenes preparation and staging, as well as support during events. Orientation, training, and time commitments are specific for each occasion. A fun loving, great attitude is the only requirement!

A sampling of our 2009 events:
Fiesta Ranchera, June 25
Old Fashioned 4th of July
Music at the Ranch: Free Concert Series: July 14, 21, 28 & August 4, 11, 18
Holiday at the Ranch - December 12th & 13th


Ranch Hands
Ranch Hands help organize, preserve, and protect the collections, and get to discover the hidden treasures stored in nooks and crannies, closets, files, and photos albums. Orientation, training, and time commitments are specific for each project.
- arrange displays in Stow House
- catalog collections
- organization & storage of collections
- data entry and administrative support
- restoration and repair projects: machinery - buildings - artifacts

Ranch Docent
Ranch Docents lead educational tours of Stow House and the Ranchyard, bringing history alive to guests of all ages as they experience the ambiance of the late 1800's.

  Training for new docents:
- attend 4 training sessions that are one and a half hours long
- shadow a seasoned docent four times
- we ask that docents be willing to staff one Saturday or Sunday per month   2-4:00 P.M. and/or docent for one special adult or children's tour scheduled Monday - Friday


Wranglers
Wranglers guide and assist children in the Pioneer Days Program. Displays and stations provide a hands on experience of ranch life, and introduce history as relevant and interesting to the next generation!
- training requires a thirty minute orientation for volunteers before the students arrive
- we ask that volunteers be willing to help with one Pioneer Day per month for two hours


New Hands
Interships available:
Events & Marketing ~ Education

For more information about any of our opportunities:
Contact Linda Foster at Fosters@goletahistory.org or (805) 964-4407