SPECIAL EVENTS

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department presents a Cotton Pickin' Good Time, at the Barrington Living History Farm Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site.

Barrington Living History Farm celebrates the beginning of cotton season with a "Cotton Pickin' Good Time." Join in the fun of the first cotton harvest of the season through picking, ginning, carding and spinning the cotton. Try your hand at the loom and learn more about the needlework of the 1850s, and learn how to dye your own fabric, too.

The fun starts Saturday, August 7 - Sunday August 8 at the Barrington Living History Farm, the home of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas. Hours are 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., with admission fees of $5 for adults and $3 for students. Children under six are admitted free. State Park pass holders are also admitted free.

For details on a "Cotton Pickin' Time," call 936-878-2214. The Barrington Living History Farm is located at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site on FM 1155 between Brenham and Navasota. Visit www.birthplaceoftexas.com  to learn more.

Brenham/Washington County is located halfway between Houston and Austin. Home of Blue Bell ice cream, Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site - "The Birthplace of Texas," more than 40 bed and breakfast inns, wineries, Brenham's Main Street District and more.