Soldier Equipment Display

A Soldier's Life

Saturday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Visit for a hands-on experience of Soldier's equipment from the 1800s at Fort Lancaster. Every Thursday & Saturday 1pm-4pm Free With Admission Contact Fort Lancaster at: 432-836-4391 for more information.

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Maxey House Community Day

Saturday 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Join the Maxey House for our first Community Day with a FREE OPEN HOUSE! This is the perfect opportunity for our community to enjoy one of Paris' historic resources.

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Voices of Varner-Hogg: Guided Oral History Tour

Saturday 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Hear over a century of stories from cowboys, the enslaved people, roughnecks, and many other people who lived and worked at the Varner-Hogg Plantation Site in a special guided tour.

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Second Saturdays with Steve: The Art of Hearth Cooking (at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site)

Saturday 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Join us at Celia's Kitchen at San Felipe de Austin to learn all about how people cooked on hearths 200 years ago!

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Spring Break on the Bluff: Make Your Own Toolbox

Sunday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill for nine days of unique Spring Break activities & crafts! In today's program, build your own toolbox to take home with you.

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Spring Break on the Bluff: Learn to Quilt

Monday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill for nine days of unique Spring Break activities & crafts! In today's program, expand your 19th-century skill set by trying your hand at quilting.

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Cowboy Coffee

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Mosey on into the Goodnight Ranch for an old-fashioned cup of cowboy coffee and learn why this liquid delight was so important to the cowboys on a cattle drive.

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Build Your Own Terrarium

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Join us at the Maxey House during Spring Break to Build Your Own Terrarium!

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Spring Break on the Bluff: Victorian Costume Dress-Up

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill for nine days of unique Spring Break activities & crafts! In today's program, see how fashion trends change over time by trying on some authentic 19th-century costume pieces.

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Spring Break at the Bush House! (March 11-15)

Tuesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Looking for something to do over Spring Break with the whole family this year? Well, you're in luck! At the Bush House, we have so many activities for you to enjoy! Throughout Spring Break, we'll be offering a chance to play some good old-fashioned 1950s games! Hula hoop, jacks, marbles, croquet, and more! But it doesn't stop there! Since it's also civics week that week, we'll have a few questions for you and ask for your vote! We'll have a little voting box for you and everything! So, get ready and mark your calendars for some good old-fashioned fun!