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Our House is Your House: 35th Anniversary Picnic Giveaway

March 3, 2021

The McFaddin-Ward family tradition of sharing their home with the community will be celebrated on March 15th, the museum’s 35th anniversary. The 35th Anniversary Picnic Giveaway includes: A picnic on the McFaddin-Ward lawn for up to 6 people on March 27th from 5 – 7 p.m. (Rainout date is April 10th.) A picnic dinner consisting …

Viewpoints Vol 37 – No 2

February 25, 2021

The Roaring Twenties: Looking Back

November 24, 2020

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 …

Holiday Photo Shoot at MWH

November 16, 2020

Join us for the McFaddin-Ward House Annual Photo Shoot on Sunday, December 6th to have your holiday photo taken on the front porch of the museum. Photo reservation appointments will be available from noon – 3 p.m. A limited number of appointments are available so make your reservations early! A professional photographer will take three …

Our House is Your House: Key Hunt

October 14, 2020

Key Dates Contest begins Monday, November 9th at 8 a.m. Contest ends Friday, November 13that 4 p.m. Grand Prize awarded on Saturday, November 14th at 11 a.m. Key Prize Retrievals: November 9th – 13th, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Keys to Participation 10 brass skeleton keys will be hidden at community locations. Clues will be …

Reopening Plans

June 20, 2020

The museum is looking forward to welcoming visitors back for tours in September 2020. Self-guided audio tours including the carriage house and gardens will comprise the first phase of the museum’s reopening plan with docent led tours beginning in Phase 2 later in the year. Please visit the website for tour updates.

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