Two versions of golden potato biscuits.

Cooking Class: "Savoury" Potato Biscuits

Join us on the first Saturday of every month to get a taste of the foods different generations of the Magoffin Family enjoyed.

"Summer Camp. Classes and workshops for adults and kids at heart." Graphic of green and yellow squiggles..

Summer Camp Series - Hand Quilting

Join us for the first of our summer camp programming! Learn the heritage skill of Hand Quilting from the local legend Spike Gillespie.

a statue of Barbara Jordan and Matthew Gaines on a bright yellow background

Consider the Perspective

Join us for a discussion panel that gathers local leaders and grassroots organizations together to discuss the contributions of recently emancipated enslaved individuals and their descendants.

Image of paper cows with a sign post about the June 1 cattle and branding program at San Felipe de Austin State Historical Site on June 1

Cows and Branding

Learn about branding and cattle in San Felipe de Austin. After you determine what your brand should be, color and cut out a cow to take home!

enlsaved homes

Before Freedom Came

Join us for a weekend of reflection on the various tasks of the enslaved on a plantation and learn more about the actual enslaved individuals we have recorded at Barrington.

Two paper dolls, a woman and a man. The woman is dressed in a green gress and the man is wearing a coonskin hat and hunting clothes.

San Jacinto Family Day: The Threads of Revolution

Learn more about the clothes worn by the soldiers fighting in the Texas Revolution and the civilians fleeing in the Runaway Scrape and make your own Texas Revolution paper doll!

Orchard Cemetery

Please join the Fort Bend County Historical Commission as they host the marker dedication for Orchard Cemetery.

Hallway in the Magoffin Home

Bank of America: Museums on Us

Free tour of the Magoffin Home to Bank of America cardholders.

enlsaved homes

Before Freedom Came

Join us for a weekend of reflection on the various tasks of the enslaved on a plantation and learn more about the actual enslaved individuals we have recorded at Barrington.

Girl standing in front of a large, touch-screen wall with an information bubble open

Public Guided Tour: First Sunday of the Month in June, July, & August

Please join us the first Sunday of every month this summer for a public guided tour of our museum gallery beginning at 2pm!