Summer Camp Series - Hand Quilting
Join us for the first of our summer camp programming! Learn the heritage skill of Hand Quilting from the local legend Spike Gillespie.
Cooking Class: "Savoury" Potato Biscuits
Join us on the first Saturday of every month to get a taste of the foods different generations of the Magoffin Family enjoyed.
San Jacinto Family Day: The Threads of Revolution
Learn more about the clothes worn by the soldiers fighting in the Texas Revolution and the civilians fleeing in the Runaway Scrape and make your own Texas Revolution paper doll!
Orchard Cemetery
Please join the Fort Bend County Historical Commission as they host the marker dedication for Orchard Cemetery.
Bank of America: Museums on Us
Free tour of the Magoffin Home to Bank of America cardholders.
Before Freedom Came
Join us for a weekend of reflection on the various tasks of the enslaved on a plantation and learn more about the actual enslaved individuals we have recorded at Barrington.
Under the Oaks - Ruthie Craft
Join us June 6 for the final night of our 2024 Under the Oaks concert series! Come out to the French Legation to enjoy a performance from the incredible Ruthie Craft.
Cycling Saturdays
The roads within the San Jacinto State Historic Site will open early for bicyclists. Travel our 7.5 miles of site roads and see the battleground where Texas was won at your own pace. No motorized vehicles will be allowed into the site during this time to promote safe bicycling.
Spinning and Weaving
Learn more about traditional spinning and weaving at a demonstration from the Bay Area Weavers and Spinners every second Saturday at the San Jacinto Museum.