Bonham, Texas -- Join us on Saturday, September 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for Farming Heritage Day at the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site! We celebrate Sam Rayburn’s love of farming by inviting antique tractor clubs, local farmers and ranchers, and more to our site so they can share the joys of farming with you all. This event is free to attend. Tours of the Sam Rayburn House will cost regular admission prices and occur on the hour.

We are privileged to announce that the following people and groups will join us for Farming Heritage Day: Bonham Public Library, Bonham State Park, Fannin County 4-H, Fannin County Amateur Radio Club (K5FRC), Kimball Ranch, sewing/spinning demonstrators Stephanie Lane and Nancy Savage, Wylie Antique Machinery Society, and more!

Fix & Feed will provide free hot dogs at this event (while supplies last). The Bonham office of Texas Farm Bureau Insurance has donated bottled water for our visitors. The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at East Texas A&M University donated crop samples and cornhusks for our cornhusk dolls activity. Our final sponsor, the Friends of Sam Rayburn, has donated the food supplies for our butter making, coffee grinding, and ice cream activities. The Friends of Sam Rayburn have supported and sponsored our programs over many years and you can find information about the Friends of Sam Rayburn at our site. We are grateful to all of these sponsors who have helped us support our visitors, our community, and the history of Bonham during this event!

We are located at 890 W. State Hwy 56 in Bonham, TX. Contact us at (903) 583-5558 or email Margo.McCutcheon@thc.texas.gov for more information about Farming Heritage Day or to ask us any other questions you have about our site. The Sam Rayburn House is one of 41 historic sites operated by the Texas Historical Commission.