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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Independence Eve
03/01/2024    
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Celebrate the 188th Anniversary of Texas Independence with us on March 1st! "Independence Eve" will feature a performance by Nashville recording artist Glen Templeton at [...]
March 2 Schedule
03/02/2024    
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
9:30am - 11:00am Join us at Independence Hall as we honor the 59 signers that declared Independence 188 years ago from that very spot on [...]
"A Pound A Day" - Butter Churning
03/09/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In 1850 the Fanthorp Inn produced over 365 lbs of butter! Stop by the tavern at Washington -on-the-Brazos this weekend to see how butter was [...]
Living History Saturday - Washington in the Runaway Scrape
03/16/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
“Washington in the Runaway Scrape” 10a-4p: In late March of 1836, the civilian population of Texas took to the roads fleeing the oncoming Mexican Army. [...]
Beasts of Burden
03/16/2024 - 03/17/2024    
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 [...]
Events on 03/01/2024
Independence Eve
1 Mar 24
Washington
Events on 03/02/2024
March 2 Schedule
2 Mar 24
Washington
Events on 03/09/2024
"A Pound A Day" - Butter Churning
9 Mar 24
Washington
Events on 03/16/2024

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.