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By Allen Lea Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. “It’s always something.” I say that at least once a week. Anyone who works with a historic house museum or …

Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. Viewpoints, the McFaddin-Ward House Museum newsletter, won first-place honors in this year’s Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media contest. The Press …

By: Arlene Christiansen Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. At the McFaddin-Ward House, we have always taken pride in the work we do, the programs we offer, and the …

Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. This summer, the museum hosted Arthur Garrison and Kayla Ross, two interns with wide ranges of expertise. They came to gain museum exposure …

By Arthur Garrison Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. As I wrap up my summer internship at the McFaddin-Ward House Museum, I cannot believe that I was given this …

By: Kayla Ross Read the full September issue of Viewpoints.  As one of this year’s summer interns, I was thrilled to be able to experience many different facets of the …

Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. The museum education department planned a three-day summer camp to highlight the year’s interpretive theme, “Tried and True: Traditions of a Southeast Texas …

By Sam Daleo Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. On April 6, 1917, the U.S. declared war on Germany and officially entered World War I. American forces were not …

By Michelle Cate Read the full September issue of Viewpoints. This graceful porcelain amphora-shaped urn displayed in the McFaddin-Ward House parlor is a great example of Rococo Revival decorative art. …