whitewash fence

Painting & Tidying

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!

Main house at Varner Hogg Plantation

Varner Day

Join us at the Varner-Hogg Plantation to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Martin Varner settlement!

A jar of ink and a white quill feather atop clean white paper

San Jacinto Family Day: Quill and Ink

Writing two hundred years ago required tools very different from the pens and pencils we use today - quills and ink!

whitewash fence

Painting & Tidying

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!

Badge shape with Texas Heroes graphic and date

Texas Heroes: Life in the Villa de Austin Summer Camp

Our second summer camp this year will be called Texas Heroes: Life in the Villa de Austin and will be hosted at San Felipe de Austin from July 9 - 12. The camp will run from 9 am to 12:30 pm Tuesday through Friday and will be $40 per child. This camp is for kids ages 9 – 13 years old.

Image of a man dressed in cowboy attire standing next to a chuckwagon

Camp Cattalo Family Camp: Cowboys & Cattle Drives

Have you ever wanted to experience the wild west? Well, come on out to the Goodnight Ranch to learn about cowboys, bison and early life in the Texas Panhandle.

Image of a man dressed in cowboy attire standing next to a chuckwagon

Camp Cattalo Family Camp: Native Americans and the role of the Bison

Have you ever wanted to experience the wild west? Well, come on out to the Goodnight Ranch to learn about cowboys, bison and early life in the Texas Panhandle.

Image of text against a white background: "Sam's Summer" in bold, black letters at the left top, "STEAM" in colorful letters with images of a lightbulb, quilt square, ooze dripping, morse code, paint splatter, and a fingerprint around it, and "Series" in bold, black letters at the bottom right

Sam’s Summer STEAM Series: Quilts (Morning)

Join us on Thursday, July 11 at 10:00 am as we continue Sam’s Summer STEAM Series! This Thursday, we will be learning about Quilts!

Image of text against a white background: "Sam's Summer" in bold, black letters at the left top, "STEAM" in colorful letters with images of a lightbulb, quilt square, ooze dripping, morse code, paint splatter, and a fingerprint around it, and "Series" in bold, black letters at the bottom right

Sam’s Summer STEAM Series: Quilts (Afternoon)

Join us on Thursday, July 11 at 2:00 pm as we continue Sam’s Summer STEAM Series! This Thursday, we will be learning about Quilts!

Image of a man dressed in cowboy attire standing next to a chuckwagon

Camp Cattalo Family Camp: Ranch Life

Have you ever wanted to experience the wild west? Well, come on out to the Goodnight Ranch to learn about cowboys, bison and early life in the Texas Panhandle.