Celebrate Texas Independence at "Independence Eve"

March 1

 

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>>


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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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 [...]
Cooking at the Quarters
03/09/2019 - 03/10/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
There’s nothing like a hot meal after a hard day of work. For the enslaved at Barrington, this typically meant cooking their ration of cured [...]
Stagecoach Days
03/09/2019    
11:00 am - 3:00 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 [...]
Beasts of Burden
03/16/2019 - 03/17/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Turning the fields over after lying fallow and plowing under green manure is a rite of spring. Livestock trained to work, such as horses, mules, [...]
Living History Saturday
03/16/2019 - 03/17/2019    
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 [...]
Spring Tonics
03/23/2019 - 03/24/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Spring has sprung- and there’s so much to do. Who has time to be sick? Many families had their own special recipes for a Spring [...]
19th Century Medicine
03/30/2019 - 03/31/2019    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Before becoming president, Anson Jones made his fortune as a doctor. At a time where medicine was more art than science, what would a visit [...]
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Cooking at the Quarters
9 Mar 19
Washington
Stagecoach Days
9 Mar 19
Anderson
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Beasts of Burden
16 Mar 19
Washington
Living History Saturday
16 Mar 19
Washington
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Spring Tonics
23 Mar 19
Washington
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19th Century Medicine
30 Mar 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.