Join us as the Friends of San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site host our first History at Night evening of 2020 on Thursday, January 23 when Doug Kubicek and Carroll Scogin-Brincefield bring to life the confusion and terror of the Runaway Scrape by drawing on memoirs, diaries, the historical record, and more. These two historians have been working on a new book entitled "Flight to the Sabine: Memoirs of the Runaway Scrape" and this is a fantastic way to…

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FREE dance lessons will be available prior to the dance. This year the dance will have LIMITED CAPACITY and MORE DANCE SPACE on a wooden dance floor. Doors open at 5:00pm. Tickets are $20 in advance. If you purchase 8 tickets, you may reserve a table. You can order tickets HERE. You may also call (979) 249-3117 for tickets or with questions. There will be food available.

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We will be live in East Bernard at the Riverside Hall! Come one, come all!

January 25th & 26th, 10a – 4p: Though the weather is cold outside, there’s still much work to be done indoors repairing and conditioning leather harness for the next plowing season. Join us by the warm fire as we give all of our leather gear a once-over. Grab a brush and learn how to care for leather using a period saddle soap, or take a turn sewing on the stitching horse! Contact Ben Baumgartner for more information at 936-878-2214 x248.

Sealy Chili Dilly Cook off Saturday, January 25, 2020 Open to the public - 12 - 5 pm Levine Park, 406 Main Street Tasting from noon - 4pm Tickets: $10 per adult; $5 kids 12 and under for more information: chilicookoff@sealychamber.com

Black Cat Choir is back at the Roadhouse rocking the stage!

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January 25th & 26th, 10a – 4p: Though the weather is cold outside, there’s still much work to be done indoors repairing and conditioning leather harness for the next plowing season. Join us by the warm fire as we give all of our leather gear a once-over. Grab a brush and learn how to care for leather using a period saddle soap, or take a turn sewing on the stitching horse! Contact Ben Baumgartner for more information at 936-878-2214 x248.

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Enslaved men and women at Barrington, such as Jerry, Mary, 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 enslaved foodways using period ingredients and methods!

Enslaved men and women at Barrington, such as Jerry, Mary, 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 enslaved foodways using period ingredients and methods!

We will also have a live dessert auction and silent auction you won't want to miss this. Come out and bring your families!

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Sign up to join a hearth cooking class on either Saturday or Sunday, for a lesson on how to cook a period seasonal meal. No experience needed, but class fills up quickly! Class will run from 9a-2p, and is $30 per person. No refunds after tickets are purchased! Contact Stephanie.Busa@thc.texas.gov to register, or call, 936-878-2214, x222. If you have questions contact Barb King at 512-534-0267.

The CRHB will play a show at Sealy's hot spot right off I 10!! Show starts at 6!

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Sign up to join a hearth cooking class on either Saturday or Sunday, for a lesson on how to cook a period seasonal meal. No experience needed, but class fills up quickly! Class will run from 9a-2p, and is $30 per person. No refunds after tickets are purchased! Contact Stephanie.Busa@thc.texas.gov to register, or call, 936-878-2214, x222. If you have questions contact Barb King at 512-534-0267.

FREE SEMINAR - Prepare for Property Tax Season! Scout for the best use for your ag or timber property. Landowners in Ag or Timber– Come learn how a wildlife management plan keeps your already low property taxes in place. Improve the beauty of your land and ease of operation. AGENDA: 6:30 pm - Open-Space Options 6:40 pm - Who Qualifies 6:45 pm - Wildlife Management Explained 7:00 pm - Activity Categories 7:15 pm - How Plateau Can Help 7:30 pm…

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Join us for another foraging workshop with Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen! Mark writes the Foraging Texas Blog, http://www.foragingtexas.com/ and is a practiced forager and teacher. Mark's book “Idiot's Guide-Foraging” was published in April of 2016. This informative workshop is sponsored by the Friends of The San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen will host the program. The foraging workshop is recommended for ages 12 and older. Ample parking is provided. Be prepared to hike. We recommend closed toe…

Travel back to 1836 when Texas became a nation. Come and learn about the equipment the Texas militiamen carried. Sign your very own copy of the Texas Declaration of Independence and bring your kids to learn about the Treaty of Birds Fort (Republic of Texas Indian Policy).

February 15th & 16th, 10a – 4p: Dr. Jones noted in his journal on Feb. 4, 1856 - “Water froze inside the house…” Though the house was designed to stay cool in summer, it certainly got cold in winter! Gathering, splitting, and stacking firewood to feed the fires were ongoing tasks during winter. Come join us as we use our team of oxen to drag up logs to split, and help us stack our firewood piles around the farm. You…

East Bernard Booster Club Gala!! This is the largest fundraiser we have for our Booster Club Scholarships, Athletic Banquet and it befitting ALL Athletes, ⚾️🥎🏐🎾🏀🏈⛳️🏋🏻🏊🏻‍♂️ We have donated to every sport already this year and we are just starting spring sports so we need your help! It’s a great steak dinner, lots of silent & live auction items including parking spots for 2020/21, custom fishing rod, coach of the week for football games, cake auction including culinary class donating their…

February 15th & 16th, 10a – 4p: Dr. Jones noted in his journal on Feb. 4, 1856 - “Water froze inside the house…” Though the house was designed to stay cool in summer, it certainly got cold in winter! Gathering, splitting, and stacking firewood to feed the fires were ongoing tasks during winter. Come join us as we use our team of oxen to drag up logs to split, and help us stack our firewood piles around the farm. You…

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6 p.m. Hors d'Oeuvres & Silent Auction  7pm  Dinner and Live Auction  

Join us as the Friends of San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site host another thrilling History at Night evening on Thursday, February 27 when nationally recognized forensic sculptor, Amanda Danning, will show off her skills recreating the faces of Mexican Soldiers who lost their lives at the battle of San Jacinto. The museum will be open from 6:30 to 9:00 PM and the lecture will begin at 7:00 PM. This event is free to the public, so invite a…

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Small Farms and Vegetable Conference, hosted by the Austin County Horticulture Committee 2/28/2020 from 8:30am to 3:00pm at the American Legion Hall, located at 1630 Meyer St, Sealy, TX 77474 Topics to include Pond Management, Spring Vegetable Gardening, Mole and Gopher Control, Garden Bugs: Good vs Bad, Toxic Plants to Animal: ID & Control 5 CEA Credit Hours Pending TDA approval Please call Haylee Wolfford, Austin County Extension Agent Ag/NR at 979-865-2072 to RSVP.

Join us for our annual celebration to commemorate Texas Independence Day

Come and enjoy the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site's newest exhibition "The Faces of Austin's Colony," a photographic exploration of the residents of early Tejas before the Texas Revolution. The exhibit features photographic portraits over 75 former residents of Austin's Colony in images taken between the 1840s and the 1910s. You'll learn about the lives of these early settlers, as well as the history of the photograph through a particularly Texas lense. The exhibit is free to the…

Come join me in celebrating Texas' Independence Day at the place where it happened. A full weekend filled with activities, vendors, live music, reenactments and more. I'll be playing tunes of the old West from 1 till 2 and again from 3 till 4.

Activities and music throughout the day! Visit http://wheretexasbecametexas.org/events/texas-independence-day-celebration-4/ for performance times and event details.

Join us in celebrating Texas Independence day and Sam Houston's Birthday

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