The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
Welcome to a 1920s Christmas with the McFaddins and Wards! The 1920s represent a period of great change throughout the United States. Mamie, recently married to Carroll Ward, and her mother, Ida McFaddin, spent much of December shoppping, traveling, and preparing for a wonderful holiday. Caldwell McFaddin came home from college, and brother Perry, who …
The holiday exhibit on display at the McFaddin-Ward House gives visitors a glimpse into Christmas with the McFaddins. In the 1920s, the McFaddin family could enjoy a “modern” Christmas without leaving town.Shoppers could go downtown and purchase all their holiday needs along Pearl Street, whether clothing, jewelry, flowers, groceries, guns, cigars, cars, or even a …
The year 2020 marks the centennial of several major historical events, including the women’s suffrage movement and the “Spanish Flu” pandemic. A new display in our Visitor Center exemplifies how Mamie McFaddin Ward and Ida Caldwell McFaddin embraced these events in history. In 1917, Ida went to New York City for training in bandage-making, writing …
The McFaddin-Ward House Museum’s intern, Rainey Knox, researched the Arts and Crafts movement this summer and has created a virtual exhibition to showcase her findings. Click here to view the virtual exhibit: Contemplations on Crafts.
Now on display at our Visitor Center is a selection of brilliant glass pieces from the McFaddin-Ward House collection. The collection contains hundreds of glass objects that belonged to Ida Caldwell McFaddin and Mamie McFaddin Ward. Over 200 of these pieces hail from the Blenko Glass Company in West Virginia and Steuben Glass Works in …
Now on display in the Visitor Center is the exhibit “Shining Examples: Silver from the McFaddin-Ward House Collection.” In the tall case are featured coffee pots, pitchers, and tumblers. Specialized pieces for gracefully serving fish, toast, cheese, bone marrow and even the South American drink, yerba mate. Silver is both beautiful and practical once combined …
Did you know society has not always associated the color pink with femininity? In 1918, the clothing company Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department rules that pink favors boys, because it descends from the strong and aggressive symbolism of red. As time progresses, however, color assignment lacks unanimity, with different regions advertising pink for both girls and boys. …
The McFaddin-Ward China Collection The McFaddin women adored china. Mamie McFaddin Ward and her mother Ida owned some thirty-six sets! Not all were dinnerware, however. They included breakfast, tea, and dessert sets too, and they happily used them all. New exhibits featuring ceramics from the McFaddin-Ward House Collection are now on display at the Visitor …
Current Visitor Center Exhibit Ida Caldwell McFaddin and her daughter Mamie McFaddin-Ward inherited certain fashion accessories, but they also followed the trends of their respective times. Clothing and accessories from 1880 to 1919 are shown in the exhibit as well as those from 1920 to 1959. Though made of various precious materials, all are shining examples …
