Elizabethan Madrigal Feast
2024-12-07 18:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-08 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Center for the Arts & Sciences, 400 College Blvd., Clute, TX, 77531, United States
Flood all your senses with the majesty and pageantry befitting the court of Queen Elizabeth I at a spectacular holiday feast. Join the Earl of Warwick and his royal guests in the main hall of his castle for an exquisite meal and entertainment provided by the court’s troupe of players, dancers and singers.

Christmas Past in Freeport
2024-12-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-19 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) and 7 more dates | Freeport Historical Museum, 311 E. Park, Freeport, Texas, 77541
This museum exhibit features educational panels about Christmas traditions, photographs of Christmases dating back to the 1900s, Christmas activities for families, and a beautiful interior Christmas display in the Exhibit Hall.

The Founding of Freeport - Lecture Series
2024-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeport Historical Museum, 311 E. Park, Freeport, Texas, 77541
Michael Bailey, Curator of the Columbia Historical Museum, discusses the founding of Freeport in 1912. Museum admission is required. Please RSVP by emailing historicalmuseum@freeport.tx.us as spots are limited.
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Candlelight Christmas
2024-12-14 17:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Varner-Hogg Plantation, 1702 N. 13th, West Columbia, TX, 77486, United States
Tour the plantation house to discover Christmas in the 1800s. Relax outside and enjoy the beverage of the season, wassail, and Christmas cookies. There will also be food, entertainment, children’s activities, and a special visit from Santa! Santa’s Market will be open for all the shoppers who attend.

Something to Chew On
2024-12-19 17:30 - 18:30 UTC | Wurst Haus Restaurant, 102 This Way, Lake Jackson, TX, 77566, United States
On the third Thursday of every month at 5:30 PM, join the Lake Jackson Historical Museum for an enticing history lesson. Admission is $5. Visit www.ljhistory.org/calendar to buy tickets! Light bites and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. Feel free to order anything else from the menu on your own tab.

Yuletide Cheer: The History of Wassail
2024-12-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Texas
Join the Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site staff and enjoy learning about the history of the drink wassail. Wassail is traditionally made from cider and spices and is served during the Christmas season. You can even try a sample during your visit.

Velasco During the Texas Revolution
2025-01-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Freeport Historical Museum, 311 E. Park, Freeport, Texas, 77541
Join Museum Director Wade Dillon as he shares his knowledge on the town of Velasco during the Texas Revolution. Museum admission is required.

Roots of Healing: Peppermint Tea
2025-01-11 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Varner-Hogg Plantation, 1702 N. 13th, West Columbia, TX, 77486, United States
Learn about different types of herbal teas and remedies used by the enslaved people on the Patton Plantation. You can even try some of the teas for yourself!

Brazosport ISD Rodeo Art Exhibit
2025-01-15 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-16 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-17 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-18 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Center for the Arts & Sciences, 400 College Blvd., Clute, TX, 77531, United States
Works of art by Brazosport ISD students, some of which will go on to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo art competition.

Preserving Heritage: Photography Workshop
2025-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site, 10510 FM 524, Brazoria, TX, 77422
Photographs are important for studying history and for telling your family’s story. Learn how to digitally preserve your family photos with nothing but your iPhone and discover how your photographs can be used for genealogy research in this hands-on workshop.

Texas Lowcountry: Slavery and Freedom on the Texas Coast
2025-01-23 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Brazoria County Historical Museum, 100 E. Cedar, Angleton, Texas, 77515
Dr. John Lundberg, Professor of History at Tarrant County College, shares his latest book Texas Lowcountry: Slavery and Freedom on the Texas Coast. Dr. Lundberg will discuss the competing cultures and peoples that made up the Texas Lowcountry between 1822 and 1840. He will then explore the history of the enslavers and the enslaved between 1840 and 1865. To conclude his discussion, Dr. Lundberg will investigate the experiences of freed people in the region during the Reconstruction era to 1895.
Before the Civil War, European immigrants, particularly Germans, poured into Texas bringing with them cultural ideals about slavery. This, combined with the majority of the population from southern slaveholding states, complicated the story of slavery. By 1861, more than 70% of this region’s population were enslaved people. In closely examining this unique pocket of Texas, Lundberg provides a new and much-needed, region-specific study of the culture of enslavement and the African-American experience.
The book, recently published by Texas A&M University Press, will be available for purchase in our Windows Book and Gift Shop. Dr. Lundberg will also be on hand to autograph purchased copies.
This program is open and free to the public.

Dunes Day
2025-01-25 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Stahlman Park, 2211 Bluewater Hwy., Surfside Beach, 77541, United States
Recycle Christmas trees into beneficial sand dunes along the Brazoria County coastline.
