Today we visited Washington on the Brazos State Park. Within the park they had a real working farm called Barrington Living History Farm. We especially loved all the period clothes and houses. The 5 day old spotted piglets were adorable! Recently, Maggie and I finished watching the PBS series, Texas Ranch House 1867 and Frontier House 1883...it made today's field trip that much more interesting and real to her. I love that Maggie loves pioneer history like her momma!
Maggie completed a scavenger hunt within the
Star of the Republic Museum. Ian would have been jealous...he is the Texas history buff of the family! We also visited a really cool replica of
Independence Hall which is revered as the one of Texas’ most significant historic places, it was here in 1836 that representatives of the Texas settlements met to make a formal declaration of independence from Mexico. This replica of Independence Hall marks the place where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed and the government of the Republic of Texas was created.
We also managed to find 2 letterboxes on site!
Our day wasn't complete until we stopped in Brenham for lunch and Blue Bell ice cream at a restaurant called
Must Be Heaven on our way back home!
Today we visited Washington on the Brazos State Park. Within the park they had a real working farm called Barrington Living History Farm. We especially loved all the period clothes and houses. The 5 day old spotted piglets were adorable! Recently, Maggie and I finished watching the PBS series, Texas Ranch House 1867 and Frontier House 1883...it made today's field trip that much more interesting and real to her. I love that Maggie loves pioneer history like her momma!
Maggie completed a scavenger hunt within the Star of the Republic Museum. Ian would have been jealous...he is the Texas history buff of the family! We also visited a really cool replica of Independence Hall which is revered as the one of Texas’ most significant historic places, it was here in 1836 that representatives of the Texas settlements met to make a formal declaration of independence from Mexico. This replica of Independence Hall marks the place where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed and the government of the Republic of Texas was created. 
We also managed to find 2 letterboxes on site!
Our day wasn't complete until we stopped in Brenham for lunch and Blue Bell ice cream at a restaurant called Must Be Heaven on our way back home!
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1 comment:
I have fond memories of my Dad taking a friend and me to Washington on the Brazos as we studied Texas History! Looks like you guys had a great time. Must be Heaven is an old favorite of mine as well.
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