Homeschool Day: Making A Living

October 24th

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

Oct 2024

Homeschool Day: Earning a Living

Homeschool Day: Earning a Living – 10/24/2024
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Do you have what it takes to provide for your family in the mid-1800s? Visit with Washington-on-the-Brazos Staff and discover the many ways men and… Learn More>>


Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices

Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices – 10/25/2024 - 10/27/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come visit the inn as, we commemorate the 157th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp’s passing. Explore the unique and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned… Learn More>>


Nov 2024

Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices

Memento Mori: Fanthorp Funeral Practices – 11/01/2024 - 11/03/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Come visit the inn as, we commemorate the 157th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp’s passing. Explore the unique and peculiar ways Victorian families mourned… Learn More>>


Changing of the Seasons: Field and Home

Changing of the Seasons: Field and Home – 11/02/2024 - 11/03/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

The work of a plantation changes with the seasons! Fall is the time to plow our fields, put out warm rugs and curtains in the… Learn More>>


Fanthorp Inn's Grand Reopening Ceremony

Fanthorp Inn's Grand Reopening Ceremony – 11/15/2024
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us Friday November 15 for a special celebration in honor of the completion of our most recent restoration project! Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (12-1pm)Stagecoach Rides… Learn More>>


Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 11/16/2024 - 11/17/2024
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 Fast Food

Fanthorp Fast Food – 11/30/2024
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us as we prepare foods travelers might have consumed before arriving at the inn; including an early 1840s version of chili! There is no… Learn More>>


Dec 2024

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter – 12/14/2024 - 12/15/2024
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>>


Twilight - New Years Night

Twilight - New Years Night – 12/14/2024
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Travel back in time and experience a period New Years and holiday celebration at the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson, TX! Activities begin at the Grimes… Learn More>>


 

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Hard Work & Hydration
08/03/2024 - 08/04/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Summer marks the busiest time for field crop work – as well as the highest temperatures! Join us in the fields for hands-on opportunities working [...]
Quill Pen Writing
08/17/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Have you ever wanted to write with a quill pen? Then this program is for you! Come try your hand at quill pen writing and [...]
Cooking in the Quarter
08/17/2024    
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 [...]
Cooking in the Kitchen
08/18/2024    
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 [...]
Corn: Field to Table
08/31/2024 - 09/01/2024    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The ears of corn that dried in the summer sun have been gathered to the corn crib. Head to the barn and race a friend [...]
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Cooking in the Kitchen
18 Aug 24
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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.