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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>>


Cooking in the Kitchen

Cooking in the Kitchen – 04/21/2024
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>>


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>>


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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Cooking at the Quarters
02/06/2021 - 02/07/2021    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Enslaved men and women at Barrington, such as Jerry, Mary, Willis, and Jake, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Cooking a [...]
Hearth Cooking Class
02/13/2021 - 02/14/2021    
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sign up to join a cooking school on either Saturday or Sunday, to learn how to cook a meal on an open hearth. No experience [...]
Fanthorp Focus Weekend: Coffee at the Fanthorp Inn
02/13/2021 - 02/14/2021    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
While staying at the Fanthorp Inn in December of 1850, Amos Beardsley wrote back to his family in Connecticut that the coffee served at Fanthorp's [...]
Homeschool Day
02/18/2021    
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Life and chores didn’t stop when winter arrived in Texas!  Join us on February 18, 2021 from 9am to 3pm to see how the citizens [...]
Logging with Oxen (Cancelled)
02/20/2021 - 02/21/2021    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER STORM.   Dr. Jones noted in his journal on Feb. 4, 1856 - “Water froze inside the house…” Though the house [...]
Living History Saturday
Travel back in time to where a nation was born in 1836. Staff and Volunteers, dressed in period clothing, bring to life the people and [...]
Texas Revolution 185th Anniversary: The Birthplace of the Republic of Texas, a digital history webinar
03/02/2021    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join the Texas Historical Commission for Texas Revolution 185th Anniversary: The Birthplace of the Republic of Texas, a digital history webinar. Judge Ken Wise, host [...]
Pins & Needles; Sewing Basics
03/06/2021 - 03/07/2021    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Girl’s Own Book (published in 1834) says, “There is no accomplishment of any kind more desirable…than neatness and skill in the use of a [...]
Events on 02/06/2021
Cooking at the Quarters
6 Feb 21
Washington
Events on 02/13/2021
Events on 02/18/2021
Homeschool Day
18 Feb 21
Events on 02/20/2021
Logging with Oxen (Cancelled)
20 Feb 21
Washington
Living History Saturday
20 Feb 21
Washington
Events on 03/06/2021
Pins & Needles; Sewing Basics
6 Mar 21
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.