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Learn about Life on the Houston Farm during Bearkat Family WeekendDate: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Location: Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library - 1836 Sam Houston Avenue
Time: 9 AM - 11 AM
Step back in time with us at the museum and learn about Sam Houston State University's namesake. Walk the actual property once owned by Sam and Margaret Houston. Visit with costumed interpreters and learn about life on the Houston farm and 1850s Texas, and join our interpreters for:
Tin punch – Woodland Home
Spinning w/Joy – Roberts-Farris Cabin
Butter churning & crackers – Eliza’s Kitchen
Muskets – Bear Bend Cabin
Blacksmithing – Joshua’s Forge
See the Houston family home, known as the Woodland Home, on its original site; Bear Bend Cabin, reported to be Sam's hunting lodge; the Steamboat House, the home Sam died in, and the Houston Mercantile in the Roberts-Farris Cabin, representing the Maryville, Tennessee, store of the early 1800s that Sam worked in when he was a young man. Then tour the Memorial Museum (free admission during the event time) and view the world's largest collection of Houston artifacts.
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1836 Sam Houston Avenue , Huntsville, TX, United States, Texas 77340
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