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Special Program – Butchering & Curing “Weather Department”

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

Butchering livestock was a very necessary way of life in the mid-19th century. Their main source of meat, pork, has been preserved by drying, salting and smoking for centuries. Join […]

STEA 2024 Awards Banquet

Brandt 1910 Commerce Street, Wallis, Texas, United States

Our STEA 2024 Awards banquet will be held on January 11, 2025 at Brandt 1910    

Special Program – Butchering & Curing “Weather Department”

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

Butchering livestock was a very necessary way of life in the mid-19th century. Their main source of meat, pork, has been preserved by drying, salting and smoking for centuries. Join […]

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24 Filet Mignon $20 Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas  

Huddled ‘ round the Hearth

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 that can be done nearer […]

Huddled ‘ round the Hearth

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 that can be done nearer […]

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County.Ribeye $24Filet Mignon $20Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas      

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County.Ribeye $24Filet Mignon $20Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texa      

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24Filet Mignon $20Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas      

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24Filet Mignon $20Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas      

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in […]

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24Filet Mignon $20Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas      

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24Filet Mignon $20Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas      

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24Filet Mignon $20Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas      

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24 Filet Mignon $20 Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas      

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24 Filet Mignon $20 Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas        

Steak Night Every Tuesday Night

Saddleback Saloon 207 Main St, Sealy, TX, United States

Voted Best Steak in Austin County. Ribeye $24 Filet Mignon $20 Complete with a Salad and Baked Potato w/ all the Fixins! Sealy, Texas        

Spring Cleaning

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 and dirt, scrubbing walls and floors, was much more laborious in the 1850s than cleaning today! Help sweep, wash windows, beat rugs and mattresses, and wash and wax furniture as […]

Spring Cleaning

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 and dirt, scrubbing walls and floors, was much more laborious in the 1850s than cleaning today! Help sweep, wash windows, beat rugs and mattresses, and wash and wax furniture as […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Plows & Petticoats : A Woman’s Role

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 century women. Areas of responsibility change when explored from the perspective of a mother like Mrs. Jones, or an enslaved woman, like Mary, in the field. Contact us at [email protected] […]

Plows & Petticoats : A Woman’s Role

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 century women. Areas of responsibility change when explored from the perspective of a mother like Mrs. Jones, or an enslaved woman, like Mary, in the field. Contact us at [email protected] […]

Before Freedom Came

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 Mary, Jerry, Willis, Jake, Lucy, and Charity, would labor on plantations like Barrington, sunrise to sunset – and even later – producing income and maintaining the planter’s home. Join us […]

Before Freedom Came

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 Mary, Jerry, Willis, Jake, Lucy, and Charity, would labor on plantations like Barrington, sunrise to sunset – and even later – producing income and maintaining the planter’s home. Join us […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Painting & Tidying

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

Wear some old clothes and help us paint the house fence with whitewash, then head over to the barn to help clear the clutter that builds over the busy crop season! Contact us at [email protected] or 936-878-2214 x248 for more information    

Painting & Tidying

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

Wear some old clothes and help us paint the house fence with whitewash, then head over to the barn to help clear the clutter that builds over the busy crop season! Contact us at [email protected] or 936-878-2214 x248 for more information    

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Hard Work & Hydration

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 with the crops, then cool off at the house and try a sample of “switchel” -- a historic thirst-quenching drink similar in purpose to sports drinks today. Contact us at […]

Hard Work & Hydration

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 with the crops, then cool off at the house and try a sample of “switchel” -- a historic thirst-quenching drink similar in purpose to sports drinks today. Contact us at […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters

Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd, Washington, TX, United States

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 behind the Jones Home in the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

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