Huddled 'round the Hearth (Sunday)
Practice your stitches while making a pincushion in the parlor of the main house, and head to the Quarter to try your hand sewing leather at the stitching horse!
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter (Saturday)
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.
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter (Sunday)
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.
Special Program- Beasts of Burden (Saturday)
Join Barrington Plantation and the Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association in a unique opportunity to experience draft animals at work! Activities are dependent on weather and soil conditions.
Special Program- Beasts of Burden (Sunday)
Join Barrington Plantation and the Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association in a unique opportunity to experience draft animals at work! Activities are dependent on weather and soil conditions.
Spring Cleaning (Saturday)
Help sweep, wash windows, beat rugs and mattresses, and wash and wax furniture as needed.
Spring Cleaning (Sunday)
Help sweep, wash windows, beat rugs and mattresses, and wash and wax furniture as needed.
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter (Saturday)
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.
Cooking in the Kitchen & Quarter (Sunday)
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.
Plows & Petticoats (Saturday)
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.