Toast to Texas Family Festival

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Feb 2025

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 02/15/2025 - 02/16/2025
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>>


Texas Needs Your Vote! Delegate Election Day

Texas Needs Your Vote! Delegate Election Day – 02/15/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

On February 1st, 1836, an election was held Texas wide to elect delegates to attend the Convention of 1836 at Washington. The men elected to… Learn More>>


Mar 2025

A Toast to Texas Family Festival

A Toast to Texas Family Festival – 03/01/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for A Toast to Texas Family Festival on March 1st at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site as we celebrate the Anniversary of Signing of… Learn More>>


Beasts of Burden

Beasts of Burden – 03/15/2025 - 03/16/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Plowing the land was a quintessential 1850s farming skill! Livestock trained to work, such as horses, mules, and oxen, played a vital role in the… Learn More>>


The Inn After Fanthorp/Stagecoach Rides

The Inn After Fanthorp/Stagecoach Rides – 03/29/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for special tours focusing on the changes made to the inn following the Fanthorps passing in 1867. Saturday only, from 11-3, Take a… Learn More>>


Apr 2025

Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning – 04/05/2025 - 04/06/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Spring cleaning was a yearly ritual that modern conveniences have obliterated the need to do. Preparing a home for warmer weather by chasing out cobwebs… Learn More>>


Dragoons Dismount - Tour and Stagecoach Rides

Dragoons Dismount - Tour and Stagecoach Rides – 04/12/2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

This month we are commemorating the 180th anniversary of one of the most important visits in Fanthorp’s history. Discover the story of the 2nd US… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 04/19/2025 - 04/20/2025
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>>


 

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Coffee at Fanthorp Inn
01/11/2025 - 01/12/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Henry Fanthorp was said to serve a cup of coffee so strong that it could bear up an iron wedge! During this program we will [...]
Special Program - Butchering & Curing
01/11/2025 - 01/12/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
*This event is weather permitting* Butchering livestock was a very necessary way of life in the mid-19th century. Their main source of meat, pork, has [...]
19th Century Medicine
01/18/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
19th Century Medicine 10a-4p: Doctors in the 19th century had different remedies, tools, and practices than doctors today. Doctor was also one of the most [...]
Huddled 'round the Hearth
01/18/2025 - 01/19/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
What do you do on cold days? Some outdoor work must still be done, but there are also indoor tasks like mending clothes or harness [...]
Crockett Comes to Town
01/25/2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In late January 1836, the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers under William Harrison’s command arrived in Washington on their way to San Antonio and the Alamo. Among [...]
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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.