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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 Quarter

Cooking in the Quarter – 04/20/2024
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 – 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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Holiday Foods at Home
11/05/2022 - 11/06/2022    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
What special foods do you enjoy on the holidays? Like you, the Jones family hosted visitors and enjoyed a varied diet full of exotic treats [...]
Turning Up and Going Fallow
11/12/2022 - 11/13/2022    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dr. Jones penned in his journal on Nov. 16, 1846, that those enslaved– “Recommenced breaking up the strip of prairie on the east side of [...]
Runaway Scrape Escape- Escape Room For All Ages
11/12/2022    
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Do you like solving puzzles? Or maybe you enjoy investigating new spaces? Or perhaps you love history? Are you planning a day trip to Washington-on-the-Brazos [...]
Christmas Market
11/19/2022    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday November 19th from 10-2pm we will be hosting our annual Christmas Market!!! Come shop for Christmas with our local vendors, live music and Chick-Fil-A [...]
Living History Saturday: Medicine in the Republic of Texas
11/19/2022    
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 [...]
Changing of the Seasons
11/19/2022 - 11/20/2022    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fall is here! It is time to clean the house and get ready for the cooler months of the year. Take part in the action [...]
Putting the Garden to Bed
11/26/2022 - 11/27/2022    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Help tidy up the garden and get it ready for winter. Ongoing throughout the day. Contact Barb King at barbara.king@thc.texas.gov or 936-878-2214 x248 for more [...]
Twilight Firelight
11/26/2022    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Looking for something to do with the family after Thanksgiving? Why not travel back in time and experience the holiday season with an 1850s flare [...]
Cooking in the Quarter
12/03/2022 - 12/04/2022    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Enslaved men and women, such as Jerry, Mary, Willis, and Jake, were an integral part of the full story of Barrington. Cooking a hot meal [...]
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5 Nov 22
Washington
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Christmas Market
19 Nov 22
Washington
Changing of the Seasons
19 Nov 22
Washington
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Putting the Garden to Bed
26 Nov 22
Washington
Twilight Firelight
26 Nov 22
Anderson
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Cooking in the Quarter
3 Dec 22
Washington

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