“The Bill of Rights" exhibit surveys the famous document itself and other important amendments to the Constitution that changed the course of American history. Adopted on December 15, 1791, as the first ten Amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights is the very basis of American ideals, guaranteeing the rights and privileges of all […]
Archeologist Dr. Catherine Jalbert reveals two previously unidentified architectural features of the Varner-Hogg Plantation, one an accidental discovery. Admission is free.
Learn about the US military during WWII through their uniforms, field gear and weapons. Display will include a D-Day Omaha Beach Infantry soldier, US Navy carrier pilot, Pacific Theater Marine Corps infantryman as well as US Airborne paratroopers. Admission is free.
While the activities on the front lines consumed many of the headlines of the daily press, there was a war being fought at home. A war to provide materials for the soldiers in battle, conserve scarce resources and to guard the Nation from its enemies. Visit with Brazoria County Historical Museum Curator Michael Bailey as […]
Celebrate the history and culture of cowboys, from trail-drives to ranching! Become a cowboy for a day as you learn to rope cattle, sample dutch-oven cooking, play games and much more! The event will be held at the Brazoria County Fairgrounds at 901 S Downing St in Angleton. Parking will be at the back entrance […]
In celebration of Dia de los Muertos: A Month of Remembrance the Brazoria County Historical Museum will host a student art competition for Angleton Junior High art students. The top fifteen works selected for each grade will be displayed at the Museum October 23 – November 6, 2023. Merit awards will be given to Best […]
On May 5, 1961, the United States successfully launched the first American into space. It was a brief (15-minute) sub-orbital flight, but it gave the U.S. the confidence to further prove its technological capabilities in the new space age. Only twenty days later, President John F. Kennedy went before Congress and called for a national […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, Jill Bailer with Bayou Bend will present “A Victorian Lady on the Texas Frontier.” Bailer will take a look at early Texas from the reminiscences of Ann Raney Coleman who came to Texas with her family in the 1830s. From the early preparations for the Texas struggle for independence, […]
Visit master builders from Brazos Brick Club, engage in lightsaber training, take a Christmas picture with special characters, and more! At 10:30am a family build competition will be held. Winners will receive a family 4 pack of tickets to Brick Fest Live in Houston!
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 […]