Historic Site Grand Re-Opening!

November 8th

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Sep 2025

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 09/20/2025 - 09/21/2025
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>>


Fanthorp Innkeepers Training and Appreciation Event

Fanthorp Innkeepers Training and Appreciation Event – 09/26/2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Fanthorp invites all those interested in volunteer opportunities to attend this appreciation and training event. Discover the period and non-period dressed roles available and celebrate… Learn More>>


Oct 2025

White Gold: Cotton in Texas

White Gold: Cotton in Texas – 10/04/2025 - 10/05/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Selling cotton picked by those enslaved was the main source of Barrington’s income – a cash crop. This special program gives visitors the hands-on opportunity… Learn More>>


Fanthorp Inn Stagecoach Day

Fanthorp Inn Stagecoach Day – 10/10/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us on Friday Oct 10 from 10am to 4pm for a stagecoach day at the Fanthorp Inn. We'll have special activities and tours of… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 10/18/2025 - 10/19/2025
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>>


Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices

Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices – 10/24/2025 - 11/02/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come visit the inn as, we commemorate the 158th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp’s passing. Explore the unique and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned… Learn More>>


Nov 2025

Grand Re-Opening at Washington-on-the-Brazos

Grand Re-Opening at Washington-on-the-Brazos – 11/08/2025
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site has undergone a $51 million renovation over the last two years. When re-opened on November 8, 2025, visitors will experience… Learn More>>


Dec 2025

Candlelight Christmas

Candlelight Christmas – 12/12/2025 - 12/13/2025
6:00 pm - 8:15 pm

Silent Night and gunshots, festive music and solemn moments—an 1850s Texan Christmas experience! Discover the origins of some of our favorite Holiday traditions on December… 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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Aw, Shucks!
09/01/2018 - 09/02/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Corn was one of Barrington Farm’s most important crops. Discover how we grow, store, and process this important heirloom crop based on Dr. Jones’ writings. [...]
Home School Days
Every Wednesday and Friday in September and Thursdays in October, the staff at the Museum and Barrington Farm will present Childhood in Early Texas, an [...]
Cooking at the Quarters
09/08/2018    
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
09/08/2018    
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 [...]
Living History Saturday
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 [...]
Fall Cleaning
09/15/2018 - 09/16/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fall cleaning is less labor intensive than spring cleaning but still needs to be done to help get the house ready for the cooler months [...]
Hands-On History - Floating Ball Toys
09/15/2018    
11:00 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, This month [...]
Cotton Harvest Days
09/22/2018 - 09/23/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
When Dr. Anson Jones and his family lived at Barrington Farm in the 1850’s, cotton was the main cash crop.  During that time, the majority [...]
Bark in the Park
09/29/2018    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
INAUGURAL BARK IN THE PARK Presented by DogWatch, Hidden Fences of Houston. Visitors are invited to bring their dog (on a leash) to the Washington on [...]
Color to Dye for
09/30/2018    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Discover how Texans in 1850 colored textiles from natural dyes using bugs, roots, and plants.  The Jones family and their enslaved workforce at Barrington could [...]
Events on 09/01/2018
Aw, Shucks!
1 Sep 18
Washington
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Home School Days
5 Sep 18
Washington
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Cooking at the Quarters
8 Sep 18
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Stagecoach Days
8 Sep 18
Anderson
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Living History Saturday
15 Sep 18
Washington
Fall Cleaning
15 Sep 18
Washington
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Cotton Harvest Days
22 Sep 18
Washington
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Bark in the Park
29 Sep 18
Washington
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Color to Dye for
30 Sep 18
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.