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Spring Cleaning

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

10a-4p Spring cleaning is a yearly ritual that modern conveniences have nearly 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 […]

Spring Cleaning

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

10a-4p Spring cleaning is a yearly ritual that modern conveniences have nearly 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 […]

Cooking in the Quarter

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

10a- 4p 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 after a hard day of work was a daily routine and typically included their ration of cured pork and cornmeal supplemented with seasonal vegetables from their garden. Come […]

Cooking in the Kitchen

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

10a-4p 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 on how Charity and Lucy or Amy would labor to put three meals a day on the table. View a cooking demonstration focusing on higher quality cuts of pork, […]

Plows & Petticoats: A Woman’s Role

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

10a-4p 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 […]

Before Freedom Came

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

10a-4p 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 […]

Before Freedom Came

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

10a-4p 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 […]

Cooking in the Quarter

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

10a- 4p 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 after a hard day of work was a daily routine and typically included their ration of cured pork and cornmeal supplemented with seasonal vegetables from their garden. Come […]

Cooking in the Kitchen

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

10a-4p 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 on how Charity and Lucy or Amy would labor to put three meals a day on the table. View a cooking demonstration focusing on higher quality cuts of pork, […]

Painting & Tidying

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

10a-4p 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

10a-4p 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 Quarter

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

10a- 4p 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 after a hard day of work was a daily routine and typically included their ration of cured pork and cornmeal supplemented with seasonal vegetables from their garden. Come […]

Cooking in the Kitchen

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

10a-4p 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 on how Charity and Lucy or Amy would labor to put three meals a day on the table. View a cooking demonstration focusing on higher quality cuts of pork, […]

Hard Work & Hydration

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

10a-4p 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 […]

Hard Work & Hydration

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

10a-4p 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 […]

Cooking in the Quarter

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

10a- 4p 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 after a hard day of work was a daily routine and typically included their ration of cured pork and cornmeal supplemented with seasonal vegetables from their garden. Come […]

Cooking in the Kitchen

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

10a-4p 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 on how Charity and Lucy or Amy would labor to put three meals a day on the table. View a cooking demonstration focusing on higher quality cuts of pork, […]

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