SPECIAL EVENTS
Feb 2023
Focus Weekend- Essential Mineral- Salt – 02/11/2023 - 02/12/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Essential to good health, common table salt has been prized for hundreds of centuries. Unlike today, salt was not always so readily available, and colonists… Learn More>>
Rachel and Henry’s Wedding – 02/11/2023 - 02/12/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
You are invited to the wedding of Rachel Virginia Kennard and Henry Fanthorp! Join us in commemorating the 189th anniversary of the couple that started… Learn More>>
Focus Weekend- Horse High, Bull Strong and Hog Tight – 02/18/2023 - 02/19/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dr. Jones noted in his journal in winter of 1847 – “Hired Mr. Bowen… Sent Him with two hands to Cedar Brake to make rails.”… Learn More>>
Living History Saturday: Quill Pen Writing and William F. Gray's Diary – 02/18/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Travel back in time to where a nation was born in 1836. On the third Saturday of each month, staff and volunteers dressed in period… Learn More>>
Texas Independence Day Celebration – 02/25/2023 - 02/26/2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Texas Independence Day Celebration” is an annual two-day living history celebration on Saturday, February 25th from 10am to 6pm and Sunday, February 26th from 10am… Learn More>>
Mar 2023
Cooking in the Quarter – 03/04/2023 - 03/05/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Enslaved men and women, such as Jerry, Mary, Willis, and Jake, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Cooking a hot meal… Learn More>>
Focus Weekend- Pins & Needles – 03/11/2023 - 03/12/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Girl’s Own Book (1834) says, “There is no accomplishment of any kind more desirable…than neatness and skill in the use of a needle.” It… Learn More>>
Farmers Market & Plant Swap – 03/18/2023
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come out and enjoy our local Farmers Market and Plant Swap. Located under the Live Oak Trees in front of the Visitor Center from 10am-2pm. Learn More>>
Special Program- Beasts of Burden – 03/18/2023 - 03/19/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Plowing the land was a quintessential 1850s farming skill! Livestock trained to work, such as horses, mules, and oxen, played a vital role in the… Learn More>>
Focus Weekend- Spring Tonics – 03/25/2023 - 03/26/2023
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spring has sprung- and there is so much to do! Who has time to be sick? Many families had their own special recipes for a… Learn More>>
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Since most events occur at least partially outside, guests should dress appropriately for the weather and uneven terrain. Programs and events are open to all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult.
