You have probably seen this game before! Noughts and Crosses is a game that
has been played for several centuries. This game would have been very easy for
pioneer children to play in the dirt. Use the space below to challenge a friend to
a game of tic-tac-toe.
(AKA Tic-Tac-Toe)
Noughts and Crosses
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5p.m.
Free Admission
3121 Fourth Street
Lubbock, Texas 79409-3200
(806) 742-0498
www.nrhc.com
National
Ranching Heritage Center
Artifacts and Structures Answers:
A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2; E-8; F-9; G-6; H-5; I-7
History Timeline Answers:
Play this game by yourself using the pattern below. The objective is to use a
pencil to draw a line across every line of the brick wall without crossing the
same line twice AND you can’t pick up your pencil from the paper.
The Brick Wall
1780 Los Corralitos, 1855 Hedwig’s Hill,
1880 Matador Office, 1890 Bairfield
Schoolhouse
Answer Key
Paper was often scarce for pioneer children, so many games were played using a stick to write in the dirt. Here are two
games that pioneer children might have played in the dirt. Aren’t you glad you get to use pencil and paper?
Welcome to the National Ranching Heritage Center! As you explore Proctor Park, the outdoor portion of the NRHC, you will see
many historic structures such as houses, barns and windmills that were built a very long time ago.
Use the information you see on the signs to complete the activities in this guide as you tour.
Our Place in History
Fill in the blank with the name of the structure that matches the
date to complete this timeline.
1775 The American Revolution against Britain begins
Jackrabbits!
As you tour, you will notice several
jackrabbits. The NRHC is their home and they
do not like to be chased!
1780
1836 March 23, Battle of the Alamo and Texas independence
1838 January 6, Sam Morse demonstrates telegraph
1855
1878 October, Thomas Edison invents the electric light bulb
1880
1886 September 4, Geronimo surrendered to U.S. troops 1886
1889 April 22, land in Oklahoma is open to settlers
1890
1901 January 10, first Texas oil gusher discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont
How many jackrabbits do you see in the park?
Use this space to keep count.
The historic structures at the NRHC were moved from their original location so that visitors like you could learn about the history
of ranching. Look inside and you will see artifacts that were used by the people who lived in them.
Draw a line from the artifact on the right to the structure on the left that you see it in.
Artifacts
Structures
1
A
Los Corralitos, c.1780
Corn husk broom used to sweep dirt floor
2
B
Hedwig’s Hill Dogtrot House, c.1855
Adding machine used to calculate cowboy pay
C
3
El Capote, c.1838
Loom used for weaving yarn into clothes
D
4
Matador Office, c.1880
E
Baby Cradle
5
Anvil used to shape metal
Waggoner Ranch Commissary, c.1870
6
F
Sewing Machine
Bairfield School House, c.1890
7
G
Scale
Harrell House, c.1900
8
H
Renderbrook-Spade Blacksmith Shop, c.1917
I
Coffee grinder
9
Ropes Depot, c.1918
Lunch Pails