Huddled ‘ round the Hearth
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasWhat 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 12, Washington, TexasWhat 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 […]
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 […]
Spring Cleaning
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasSpring 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 […]
Spring Cleaning
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasSpring 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 […]
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 […]
Plows & Petticoats : A Woman’s Role
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasLearn 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 […]
Plows & Petticoats : A Woman’s Role
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasLearn 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 […]
Before Freedom Came
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasSoon 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, […]
Before Freedom Came
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasSoon 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, […]
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 […]
Painting & Tidying
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasWear 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 […]
Painting & Tidying
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasWear 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 […]
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 […]
Hard Work & Hydration
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasSummer 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 […]
Hard Work & Hydration
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasSummer 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 […]
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 & Quarters
Barrington Plantation State Historic Site 12300 Park Rd 12, Washington, TexasEnslaved 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 […]
