The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
This March, the McFaddin-Ward House Museum will present the 4th Annual SOAR Celebration, a month-long vibrant display of butterflies throughout the outdoor gardens that will feature the admission-free SOAR Family Day on Sunday, March 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Museum’s grounds (1906 McFaddin Ave., Beaumont). SOAR Family Day will include live …
The McFaddin-Ward House Education Department will offer “Conservation with Sea Rim State Park,” a free Homeschool Workshop for ages 8 – 12, on Tuesday, March 17, in the McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center (1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont) from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Texas Parks and Wildlife Park Ranger, Laura, from Sea Rim State Park will teach a …
Join us on Friday, March 27 for Music at the McFaddins’ featuring The StringBenders. Gates open at 6 p.m. with music beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the McFaddin-Ward House lawn (1906 McFaddin Ave., Beaumont). The StringBenders, an energetic five-piece band based in Houston, will perform an eclectic mix of classic and current country, classic rock, …
The McFaddin-Ward House Education Department cordially invites homeschoolers and their parent/guardian to attend “Victorian Era Etiquette,” a free Homeschool Workshop for ages 8 – 12 on Tuesday, April 14, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Museum’s Visitor Center (1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont). Homeschoolers will learn etiquette and manners popularized during the Victorian Era with …
Bring your treasured silver to the McFaddin-Ward House on Thursday, April 16, for review and identification by Medill Harvey, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of American Decorative Arts and Manager of the Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. …
Join the McFaddin-Ward House Museum for “Sterling Stories: 19th Century American Silver in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection,” a free public lecture presented by Medill Harvey on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Museum’s Visitor Center Lecture Hall (1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont). Medill Harvey, The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ruth Bigelow Wriston …
The McFaddin-Ward House Museum invites senior adults (65+) to join in our “Pressed Flower Project” Craft & Share Workshop on Tuesday, April 21, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Museum’s Visitor Center Lecture Hall (1906 Calder Ave. in Beaumont). Participants will create votive candle holders using recycled jars and decorate them with pressed flowers. …
Join us on Friday, April 24 for an enchanting evening of classical sounds on our beautiful grounds at Music at the McFaddins’ featuring The Symphony of Southeast Texas String Quartet! Gates open at 6 p.m. with music beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the McFaddin-Ward House lawn (1906 McFaddin Ave., Beaumont). Staged on the front porch …
Join the McFaddin-Ward House Museum for “Preserving the Past, Cultivating the Future: The Antique Rose Emporium Journey,” a free public lecture presented by Jim Keeter Jr. on Thursday, May 7, …
Put on your cowboy hats and get ready to adventure back in time to life on the McFaddin Ranch! Our popular Ranching Roundup Summer Camp is a fun-filled, three-day educational camp packed with exciting activities and unique learning experiences that immerse campers in life on the McFaddin Ranch in the early 1900s. Open to ages …
Join the McFaddin-Ward House Museum for “The Golden Age of Ocean Liners: A Short History from 1897 to the Present,” a free public lecture presented by Brian Dudley on Thursday, …
Join the McFaddin-Ward House Museum for “Extreme Sports in Historic Small Boats,” a free public lecture presented by Pieter Roos on Thursday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Museum’s …