Celebrate Texas Independence at "Independence Eve"

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Apr 2024

Beef on the Brazos 2024

Beef on the Brazos 2024 – 04/15/2024 - 06/28/2024
12:00 am

Take home the cows or take home the cash!  Beef on the Brazos is a unique opportunity for a chance to own a herd of… Learn More>>


Sundown Social

Sundown Social – 04/27/2024
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join us for the Annual Sundown Social fundraiser on April 27th at 6pm. Hosted at the Rockin' Star Ranch, the event features live music by… Learn More>>


May 2024

Plows & Petticoats: A Woman's Role

Plows & Petticoats: A Woman's Role – 05/11/2024 - 05/12/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Learn what life was like for women in the 1850s! Sewing, cleaning, cooking, and childcare comprise the main elements of the “Domestic Sphere” of nineteenth… Learn More>>


Jun 2024

Before Freedom Came

Before Freedom Came – 06/01/2024 - 06/02/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Soon we’ll celebrate Juneteenth, when 250,000 women, men, and children would see freedom come to Texas! But before freedom came, enslaved women and men, like… Learn More>>


Judge Eddie E. Harrison Juneteenth Heritage Celebration

Judge Eddie E. Harrison Juneteenth Heritage Celebration – 06/08/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Washington on the Brazos is proud to celebrate Juneteenth as a part of Washington County’s long history of marking the end of slavery in Texas.… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Quarter

Cooking in the Quarter – 06/15/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Enslaved women and men, such as Mary, Jerry, Willis, and Jake, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Cooking a hot meal… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen

Cooking in the Kitchen – 06/16/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Experience the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared, and reflect… Learn More>>


 

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Logging with Oxen
02/02/2019 - 02/03/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dr. Jones noted in his journal on Feb. 4, 1856 - “Water froze inside the house…” Though the house was designed to stay cool in [...]
Pins & Needles, Sewing Basics
02/09/2019 - 02/10/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Make and take a handkerchief. The Girl’s Own Book (published in 1834) says, “There is no accomplishment of any kind more desirable…than neatness and skill [...]
Living History Saturday
02/16/2019    
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 [...]
Breaking Up Fallow Ground
02/16/2019 - 02/17/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dr. Jones noted in his journal on Feb. 7, 1855 – “Commenced breaking up prairie in the east Field.”  As we look to Spring planting, [...]
Candle Dipping Demonstration
02/23/2019 - 02/24/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
How do you see at night? Come learn about candles and how most families would have needed to make their own light for nighttime. We’ll [...]
Texas Independence Day Celebration
03/02/2019 - 03/03/2019    
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
“Texas Independence Day Celebration”—presented by H-E-B—is an admission free annual two-day living history celebration from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 and [...]
Events on 02/02/2019
Logging with Oxen
2 Feb 19
Washington
Events on 02/09/2019
Pins & Needles, Sewing Basics
9 Feb 19
Washington
Events on 02/16/2019
Living History Saturday
16 Feb 19
Washington
Breaking Up Fallow Ground
16 Feb 19
Washington
Events on 02/23/2019
Candle Dipping Demonstration
23 Feb 19
Washington
Events on 03/02/2019

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.