Hailey and Logan Chambers of Royse City try their hand at weaving during a homeschool tour of the newest exhibit at the Brown House in Wylie. Sonia Duggan/C&S Media

A new exhibit marking the nation’s semiquincentennial invites visitors to step inside the daily lives, labor and political awakening of Revolutionary-era America at the Brown House.

“A celebration of America 250,” which opened last month in downtown Wylie, was planned nearly a year in advance by museum curator Tracy Lawson and brings together hands-on learning, historical interpretation and period craftsmanship to explore how independence was shaped not only on the battlefield, but on the homefront.

Lawson said the exhibit was proposed in April 2025, with research beginning shortly afterward and costume creation underway by June. Over a six-month period, Lawson sewed six historically inspired outfits, allowing women — and the lone male — volunteers to select their own colors and trims.wntown Wylie, was planned nearly a year in advance by museum curator Tracy Lawson and brings together hands-on learning, historical interpretation and period craftsmanship to explore how independence was shaped not only on the battlefield, but on the homefront.

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