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SPECIAL EVENTS

Aug 2025

First Person, First Fridays at Fanthorp Inn

First Person, First Fridays at Fanthorp Inn – 08/01/2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for the first Friday of August for a special tour of the inn given by a historical figure who actually worked or stayed… Learn More>>


“In Vito Veritas” Mustang Grape Wine at Fanthorp Inn

“In Vito Veritas” Mustang Grape Wine at Fanthorp Inn – 08/09/2025 - 08/10/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

In August of 1849 local physician and Texas declaration signer, Dr. C.B. Stewart, wrote of a French immigrant who made the sweetest port wine from… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 08/16/2025 - 08/17/2025
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>>


Sep 2025

Election 1835 at Fanthorp Inn

Election 1835 at Fanthorp Inn – 09/01/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for a special Labor Day event as we commemorate the 190th anniversary of the Washington municipal election of 1835. Discover the positions available… Learn More>>


Feb 2026

Texas Independence Day Celebration

Texas Independence Day Celebration – 02/27/2026 - 02/28/2026
All Day

SAVE THE DATE because the Texas Independence Day Celebration is back! After two years of exciting renovations to the historic site, we are happy to… Learn More>>


 

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Foraging for Food
11/04/2017    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Visitors will discover the wild edible plants plentiful in Texas. Hosted by one of the area’s most intrepid explorers, Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. will [...]
Behind the Farming Tour
11/11/2017    
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Come see how staff keep a works farm running when it is closed to the public.  Join them in not-so-period farm work and learn some [...]
Hands-On-History, Corn Husk Dolls
11/18/2017    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Join museum staff on the third Saturday of each month to make crafts and toys that pioneer kids made during the Republic time.  Visitors can [...]
Living History Saturday
11/18/2017    
10:00 am - 4:30 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 [...]
Twilight Firelight
11/25/2017    
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Board a replica stagecoach in downtown Anderson and travel back to 1850. Enjoy candlelit tours of historic Fanthorp Inn while visiting with interpreters dressed in [...]
Events on 11/04/2017
Foraging for Food
4 Nov 17
Washington
Events on 11/11/2017
Behind the Farming Tour
11 Nov 17
Washington
Events on 11/18/2017
Hands-On-History, Corn Husk Dolls
18 Nov 17
Washington
Living History Saturday
18 Nov 17
Washington
Events on 11/25/2017
Twilight Firelight
25 Nov 17
Anderson

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.