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This amazing Grand Ole Opry member was the original star of the hit musical, Always, Patsy Cline, at the Ryman Auditorium. The long-running show got rave reviews & sold out nightly.Tickets: $75 - $90

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

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Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

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Voted the Burger in Austin County yearly!  

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Our annual cook-off fundraiser is held each spring, before the fair. The categories include chili, beans, cornbread, ribs, chicken, dessert chef’s choice, margarita, and dip. All cookers are welcome! The entry fee is $30/category except for margarita & dip - $10/entry or enter all nine for $195. Complete rules and entry forms can be found […]

Voted the Burger in Austin County yearly!

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Open to the Public - Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm - 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley - Contact 832 - 221 - 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485  

Voted the Burger in Austin County yearly!  

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Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Voted the Burger in Austin County yearly!  

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Voted the Burger in Austin County yearly!  

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Voted the Burger in Austin County yearly!  

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Spring 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 floors, was much more laborious in the 1850s than cleaning today! Help sweep, wash windows, beat rugs and mattresses, and wash and wax furniture as […]

Spring 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 floors, was much more laborious in the 1850s than cleaning today! Help sweep, wash windows, beat rugs and mattresses, and wash and wax furniture as […]

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Open to the Public - Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm - 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley - Contact 832 - 221 - 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485  

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Open to the Public - Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm - 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley - Contact 832 - 221 - 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485

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 BarringtonPlantation@thc.texas.gov […]

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 BarringtonPlantation@thc.texas.gov […]

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 us […]

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 us […]

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Open to the Public - Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm - 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley - Contact 832 - 221 - 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485    

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 BarringtonPlantation@thc.texas.gov or 936-878-2214 x248 for more information  

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 BarringtonPlantation@thc.texas.gov or 936-878-2214 x248 for more information  

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Open to the Public - Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm - 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley - Contact 832 - 221 - 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485  

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

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 at […]

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 at […]

Open to the Public - Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm - 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley - Contact 832 - 221 - 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485  

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Enslaved 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 the bustle of a busy plantation kitchen and take in the sights, sounds, and smells of a hearth cooked meal being prepared. Journey to the […]

Open to the Public - Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm - 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley - Contact 832 - 221 - 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485

Open to the Public – Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm – 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley – Contact 832 – 221 – 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485

Open to the Public – Pay Cash at the Door.  Enjoy Live Music every month 7;30 pm – 11:00pm .  Hosted by Donna & Butch Cooley – Contact 832 – 221 – 2678 . Wallis American Legion Hall Post 200 , 330 Legion Rd . Wallis TX , 77485