Visitors to the National Ranching Heritage Center will step into a “living Christmas card” from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11-12 when the 37th Annual Candlelight at the Ranch recreates a 19th century frontier prairie holiday. Sponsored by City Bank, the two-night event requires the help of more than 150 volunteer Ranch Hosts, many of whom dress in period-appropriate clothing and recreate Christmas scenes in 15 historic structures dating from the 1780s to the 1950s. Just as pioneer ranches had no electricity, NRHC pathways and historic structures will be lit only with lanterns, fireplaces, campfires and 3,500 illuminarias. The NRHC is located on the Texas Tech University campus at 3121 Fourth Street. For additional information, call 806.742.0498 or email julie.hodges@ttu.edu.
