The text of the following links to the history of the Freeman Ranch were taken from Freeman Ranch: The Land, History, and Research, Southwest Texas State University School of Applied Arts, Center for the Study of the Southwest, and the Freeman Ranch Advisory Board. 1999.

• The Freeman Brothers
• San Marcos and Hays County
• Prehistoric Times
• Spanish Rule
• Early Anglo-American Settlement through Civil War
• Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century
• The Depression Era through World War II
• Present Day Operation

History of Freeman Ranch from Those Who Lived It
(Oral History)

The following narratives were taken from taped interviews with some of
those who have personal memories about the Freeman Ranch.

• Rufus Alexander
• Dr. Amy Freeman Lee
• Robert Nance
• Ofelia Philo