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Experience Washington County’s agricultural heritage in retrospect through photographs, artifacts, and an abbreviated history of the Oldest County Fair in the State! The newest temporary exhibit: “Washington County Fair: A Texas Tradition,” will be on display from August 12 – September 19, 2026 at the Brenham Heritage Museum.

Museum hours are 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Regular admission rates apply. Please visit the Brenham Heritage Museum website for more details.

Experience Washington County’s agricultural heritage in retrospect through photographs, artifacts, and an abbreviated history of the Oldest County Fair in the State! The newest temporary exhibit: “Washington County Fair: A Texas Tradition,” will be on display from August 12 – September 19, 2026 at the Brenham Heritage Museum.

Museum hours are 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Regular admission rates apply. Please visit the Brenham Heritage Museum website for more details.

Experience Washington County’s agricultural heritage in retrospect through photographs, artifacts, and an abbreviated history of the Oldest County Fair in the State! The newest temporary exhibit: “Washington County Fair: A Texas Tradition,” will be on display from August 12 – September 19, 2026 at the Brenham Heritage Museum.

Museum hours are 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Regular admission rates apply. Please visit the Brenham Heritage Museum website for more details.

Experience Washington County’s agricultural heritage in retrospect through photographs, artifacts, and an abbreviated history of the Oldest County Fair in the State! The newest temporary exhibit: “Washington County Fair: A Texas Tradition,” will be on display from August 12 – September 19, 2026 at the Brenham Heritage Museum.

Museum hours are 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Regular admission rates apply. Please visit the Brenham Heritage Museum website for more details.

Author Mike Vance returns to the Brenham Heritage Museum on Monday, August 24, 2026, to present the second installment of “Undertold Texas.” The program will explore lesser-known stories from Texas history, including a Texas German Civil War story, the early days of Texas aviation, an emerging 19th-century technology, and the first declaration of Texas independence.

Details:
This program will be held from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Monday, August 24, 2026
Members-Only Reception: 5:30 p.m. on the museum’s main floor
Food and refreshments will be provided. Copies of Undertold Texas: Volume II and Volume I will be available for sale before and after the lecture.

Location: Brenham Heritage Museum
105 S. Market St., Brenham, TX 77833
Admission: free for members and $15 for non-members

RSVPs encouraged. Please visit: www.bhmtexas.org/programs to reserve your seat.

Experience Washington County’s agricultural heritage in retrospect through photographs, artifacts, and an abbreviated history of the Oldest County Fair in the State! The newest temporary exhibit: “Washington County Fair: A Texas Tradition,” will be on display from August 12 – September 19, 2026 at the Brenham Heritage Museum.

Museum hours are 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Regular admission rates apply. Please visit the Brenham Heritage Museum website for more details.

Experience Washington County’s agricultural heritage in retrospect through photographs, artifacts, and an abbreviated history of the Oldest County Fair in the State! The newest temporary exhibit: “Washington County Fair: A Texas Tradition,” will be on display from August 12 – September 19, 2026 at the Brenham Heritage Museum.

Museum hours are 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Regular admission rates apply. Please visit the Brenham Heritage Museum website for more details.

Experience Washington County’s agricultural heritage in retrospect through photographs, artifacts, and an abbreviated history of the Oldest County Fair in the State! The newest temporary exhibit: “Washington County Fair: A Texas Tradition,” will be on display from August 12 – September 19, 2026 at the Brenham Heritage Museum.

Museum hours are 10 am – 4 pm Tuesday – Saturday. Regular admission rates apply. Please visit the Brenham Heritage Museum website for more details.