Homeschool Day: Making A Living

October 24th

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Nov 2024

Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices

Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices – 11/01/2024 - 11/03/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come visit the inn as, we commemorate the 157th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp’s passing. Explore the unique and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned… Learn More>>


Changing of the Seasons: Field and Home

Changing of the Seasons: Field and Home – 11/02/2024 - 11/03/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

The work of a plantation changes with the seasons! Fall is the time to plow our fields, put out warm rugs and curtains in the… Learn More>>


Fanthorp Inn's Grand Reopening Ceremony

Fanthorp Inn's Grand Reopening Ceremony – 11/15/2024
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us Friday November 15 for a special celebration in honor of the completion of our most recent restoration project! Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (12-1pm)Stagecoach Rides… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 11/16/2024 - 11/17/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enslaved women and men, such as Mary, Jerry, Willis, Amy, and Charity, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Start your experience… Learn More>>


Fanthorp Fast Food

Fanthorp Fast Food – 11/30/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us as we prepare foods travelers might have consumed before arriving at the inn; including an early 1840s version of chili! There is no… Learn More>>


Dec 2024

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 12/14/2024 - 12/15/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enslaved women and men, such as Mary, Jerry, Willis, Amy, and Charity, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Start your experience… Learn More>>


Twilight - New Years Night

Twilight - New Years Night – 12/14/2024
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Travel back in time and experience a period New Years and holiday celebration at the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson, TX! Activities begin at the Grimes… Learn More>>


 

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White Gold: Cotton in Texas
10/05/2019 - 10/06/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
When Dr. Anson Jones and his family lived at Barrington Farm in the 1850’s, cotton was the main cash crop.  During that time the majority [...]
Stagecoach Saturday
10/12/2019    
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Take a trip back to 1850 as you explore what life was like travelling on the Texas frontier. Don’t miss this great opportunity to ride [...]
19th Century Medicine
10/12/2019 - 10/13/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Before becoming president, Anson Jones made his fortune as a doctor. At a time when medicine was more art than science, what would a visit [...]
The Humble Calabash
10/19/2019 - 10/20/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The calabash, or gourd, was readily seen in many 19th century gardens and found many uses among enslaved people. Join us as we explore the [...]
Living History Saturday
10/19/2019    
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 [...]
Farmer's Market
10/19/2019    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join us under the Live Oaks at our Visitor Center to shop local and support area farmers.  Fresh vegetables, baked goods, food vendors, artisans and [...]
Morning Ablutions
10/26/2019 - 10/27/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
What’s your morning routine look like? See how the Jones family at Barrington prepared to face the day and maybe clean yourself up a little [...]
Holiday Foods at Home
11/02/2019 - 11/03/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
What special foods do you enjoy at the holidays? Like you, the Jones family hosted visitors and enjoyed a varied diet full of exotic treats [...]
Events on 10/05/2019
White Gold: Cotton in Texas
5 Oct 19
Washington
Events on 10/12/2019
Stagecoach Saturday
12 Oct 19
Anderson
19th Century Medicine
12 Oct 19
Washington
Events on 10/19/2019
The Humble Calabash
19 Oct 19
Washington
Living History Saturday
19 Oct 19
Washington
Farmer's Market
19 Oct 19
Washington
Events on 10/26/2019
Morning Ablutions
26 Oct 19
Washington
Events on 11/02/2019
Holiday Foods at Home
2 Nov 19
Washington

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.