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Barrington Plantation State Historic Site Events
September 2023
September 30
10a–4p
Selling cotton picked by those enslaved was the main source of Barrington’s income – a cash crop. This special program gives visitors the hands-on opportunity to work alongside historic interpreters picking and weighing cotton from the fields, seeing how close or how far the harvested amount comes to the average daily standard—100 lbs.! Learn how Texas cotton was transformed...
October 2023
October 1
10a–4p
Selling cotton picked by those enslaved was the main source of Barrington’s income – a cash crop. This special program gives visitors the hands-on opportunity to work alongside historic interpreters picking and weighing cotton from the fields, seeing how close or how far the harvested amount comes to the average daily standard—100 lbs.! Learn how Texas cotton was transformed...
October 21
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 join us as we demonstrate cooking a traditional meal in the style of...
October 22
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, or purchased foodstuffs, using historic recipes. Contact us at BarringtonPlantation...
November 2023
November 4
10a-4p
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 main house, and keep ahead of the weeds in the kitchen garden. Take a turn with your hand at the plow behind the oxen, pull weeds in the garden, and help us prepare for the coming winter! Contact us at BarringtonPlantation@thc.texas.gov or 936-878-2214...
November 5
10a-4p
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 main house, and keep ahead of the weeds in the kitchen garden. Take a turn with your hand at the plow behind the oxen, pull weeds in the garden, and help us prepare for the coming winter! Contact us at BarringtonPlantation@thc.texas.gov or 936-878-2214...
November 18
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 join us as we demonstrate cooking a traditional meal in the style of...
November 19
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, or purchased foodstuffs, using historic recipes. Contact us at BarringtonPlantation...
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