The McFaddin-Ward House

Free Lecture: Sell, Keep, or Toss?
2019-06-13 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Sell, Keep, or Toss?: How to Downsize a Home, Settle an Estate, and Appraise Personal Property
What do you do with a house full of stuff? Should you keep it, toss it, or sell it? This month’s lecture brings you answers from the man who knows! Collectibles expert and professional appraiser Harry Rinker helps to simplify the complicated personal, familial, and financial decisions. In his lecture, he’ll be giving valuable advice such as:
• Passing treasured mementos to future generations
• How to recognize valuable collections
• Finding reputable appraisers and auctioneers
• Getting a tax benefit from donating unwanted items
• Maximizing the profit on items sold
Harry L. Rinker is a prolific antiques and collectibles editor. He has written several books including Dinnerware of the 20th Century, Stemware of the 20th Century, Silverware of the 20th Century, and The Official Price Guide to Flea Market Treasures. His opinions and commentary have been seen in BusinessWeek, Money, and U.S. News & World Report. Mr. Rinker has appeared on numerous television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today show, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, and Martha Stewart Living. His “Rinker on Collectibles” column appears in leading trade and daily newspapers across the country.

2019 Summer Camp for Kids
2019-07-23 10:00 - 2019-07-25 14:00 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
“A Day in the Life” Summer Camp
Summer Camp is set for July 23 – 25, 2019.
Click here for more information!
http://mcfaddin-ward.org/category/news/

Free Day Lecture: All Dolled Up
2019-08-05 10:00 - 11:00 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Mamie’s Paper Dolls

You’ve been asking. We deliver.

A FREE LECTURE DURING THE DAY! And this is one you don’t want to miss, especially if you have that special little someone at home this summer who loves to play dolls.

Not only do paper dolls show popular fashion, they transport us to simpler times of entertainment. Join us for a presentation and tour that will compare social trends to the fashions represented in paper dolls of the 1900’s. Through items from the McFaddin-Ward House collection, you can take a trip back to childhood memories while discovering popular fashion trends of the early 1900’s.

Presented by Emily Fischer

Summer Intern

Muskingum University

Free Lecture: Scent and Subversion
2019-08-08 18:30 - 19:30 | TX
Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume
Take a whiff on the wild side of 20th century perfume! From the colorful world of provocative scents comes the remarkable history of vintage perfumes. How were they marketed? What role did they play in our culture? Famed perfume authority and author Barbara Herman will be here to decode some myths and unravel the secrets. She even has her own perfume line at http://www.erisparfums.com/shop-books/scent-subversion-decoding-a-century-of-provocative-perfume.
Please join us!

Free Lecture: The Garlic Papers
2019-10-10 18:30 - 2019-10-11 19:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
The Garlic Papers: A Small Garlic Farm in the Age of Global Vampires
What happens when a small garlic farm in New Mexico goes against corporate giants in the Chinese garlic industry? Author Stanley Crawford has written a true David versus Goliath story as he chronicles his battles with the U.S. Department of Commerce and lawyers representing the largest importer of Chinese garlic. The unusual case even caught the attention of Netflix which aired a documentary called “Garlic Breath.” Meet the author and hear his amazing story at our upcoming lecture.
Stanley Crawford is an American writer and farmer. His novels include Travel Notes (1967), The Log of the S.S. The Mrs Unguentine (1972), Some Instructions (1978), and Petroleum Man(2005). His nonfiction works include A Garlic Testament (1992), a biography of life on his farm in Dixon, New Mexico. Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico (1988) was the winner of the 1988 Western States Book Award for Creative Non-fiction.
As always, our lectures are free and open to the public. Please plan to come early; sometimes we run our of seating. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Crawford’s lecture starts at 6:30.

Fall Picnic and Lawn Movie
2019-10-17 17:30 - 21:00 | McFaddin-Ward House, 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Fall Picnic 2019 Making Up for Lost Time
The McFaddin-Ward House is ironing out details for it’s first community picnic in more than a year. “This year’s Fall Picnic promises to be bigger and better than ever,” says McFaddin-Ward House Director, Allen Lea. “We had to cancel events on the lawn last year because renovations on our front porch were under construction. The rains came in Spring this year, and unfortunately we had to call it off once again.”
The Curse and the Cure is musical entertainment for the evening followed by the 2019 version of the movie “Aladdin.” The 4H Club will host a food fundraiser. We will have a variety of activities for children, including face painting and sidewalk chalk!
Bring your entire family and some friends. Bring picnic supplies, food, ice chests, and cold beverages. It’s the best way to pass a great time. See you there!

Your Photo, Our House
2019-12-01 13:00 - 15:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Christmas Photo Opportunity Offered December 1, 2019
Make plans to have your holiday photo snapped on the grand staircase at the McFaddin-Ward House! Here’s how:

Anytime between 1:00 – 3:30 p.m., check in at the Visitor Center at 1906 Calder Ave.
After your number is called, please wait near the front of the house and be completely ready for your photo.
Guests are allowed two photos only
Please do not use any cosmetics, hairspray, etc. in the house or on the porch.
Our staff photographer will take the your picture using your camera. Please have your camera ready when your number is called.
After your photo, feel free to tour the grounds and visit the Carriage House

Eggnog Open House
2019-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | TX
Eggnog Open House December 12
Our house is open to the public from 5:00 to 7:00 for an evening of magical splendor. View our gorgeous historic mansion like you’ve never seen in before, in the evening decorated for Christmas. Please bring the children! We’ll have cookies, eggnog and special holiday entertainment.

Free Lecture: Blown Away
2020-01-09 18:30 - 19:30 | TX
Netflix Blown Away Star comes to Museum

Get ready to be blown away. A contestant from a recent Netflix competitive reality series will be the next guest lecturer at the McFaddin-Ward House. Alexander Rosenberg is not your usual competitor, nor is Netflix’s latest show Blown Away. The show features the country’s best glass blowers, all vying for the top spot. Rosenberg is described as a “minimalist” artist whose talent in blowing glass is both natural and educated. He earned a Master of Science in Visual Study from MIT. Rosenberg was a show favorite, and though he did not place first, the experience amplified his artistic worth. Alexander Rosenberg mostly enjoys being an educator, so this lecture promises to be a special treat. Join us as he takes you into his special world of design and mouth blown glass. Don’t miss it!

Free Lecture: Difficult Truths at Monticello
2020-02-13 18:30 - 19:30 | TX
One Mountain, Many Stories: Difficult Truths at Monticello
The McFaddin-Ward House is proud to present One Mountain, Many Stories: Difficult Truths at Monticello. This lecture features Monticello Museum’s own Niya Bates who was instrumental in getting the story of Sally Hemings written into its chapters. Bates is the director of African American History at Monticello and director of the African American Oral History Project known as Getting Word. Ms. Bates will discuss the challenges she and others faced in getting difficult truths incorporated into the museum where America’s Thomas Jefferson once lived.
For more information about Getting Word go to https://www.monticello.org/getting-word.
Information about the Sally Hemings exhibit can be found at https://www.monticello.org/sallyhemings/

Free Lecture: Story of the Buffalo Soldier
2020-03-12 18:30 - 19:30 | TX
The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers
The Buffalo Soldier National Museum in Houston, Texas is dedicated to telling the incredible – and often difficult – story of African-Americans in the US Armed Forces. Amidst the backdrop of racism and oppression in the United States, these soldiers fought bravely alongside whites for Texas Independence, the Civil War, the Great War, WWII, and beyond.
Come hear their stories and more at this month’s lecture.
For more information about the Buffalo Solider National Museum: http://buffalosoldiermuseum.com/

Mahj at the Museum - TO BE DETERMINED
2020-04-06 14:00 - 17:00 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Mahj at the Museum
Due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus situation, the Mahj game in April may be postponed. For now, we are taking it day by day. Please stay tuned…
Let the Games Begin…

Our docents love Mah Jongg and you will too! You are invited to join them the first Monday of every month for rousing games of Mah Jongg. Everyone’s invited to play. Bring your Mah Jongg cards, Mah Jongg sets, and table coverings. We’ll provide card tables, chairs, and snacks. Space is limited so you must call ahead. Contact Sandy at 832-1906/ srostrom@mcfaddin-ward.org.
Reserve your spot today!

Free Lecture: Royal Art of Poison - POSTPONED
2020-04-09 18:30 - 19:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
The Royal Art of Poison
This lecture has been postponed UNTIL June 11th.
Novelist Eleanor Herman joins our lecture series to give us historical scoop on by-gone royalty. Her book, The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul gives glittering, juicy accounts of what went on in some of Europe’s most glamorous palaces. With her unique access to royal archives, she combines cutting-edge forensics to tell the true stories. Medical mysteries, poisonous cosmetics, ever-present excrement, festering natural illness, and, sometimes, murder. Don’t miss it!

Free Lecture: Crap Taxidermy POSTPONED
2020-05-14 18:30 - 19:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
This lecture has been postponed until Fall 2020. Date TBD.
Crap Taxidermy
A humorous look at what happens when taxidermy goes terribly wrong.
We’ll let the pictures do the talking. Don’t miss this tongue-in-cheek yet informative lecture about the art of stuffing an animal.

Upcoming Lectures
2020-08-01 - 2020-12-31 | TX
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the museum’s Fall 2020 lectures have been postponed.

Our House is Your House: Key Hunt
2020-11-09 08:00 - 2020-11-13 16:00 | TX
Embrace your inner Sherlock Holmes & come find some keys to great prizes!
The MWH will host a community-wide scavenger hunt, Our House is Your House: Key Hunt, November 9-13 with prizes given to the winners.
10 brass skeleton keys will be hidden throughout community locations in Beaumont. Clues will be posted on social media on Monday, November 9. Each of the 10 key finders will receive an approximately $50 value prize when the discovered key is presented at the MWH and he/she will be entered into the grand prize drawing for an approximately $550 value prize.
For more info, visit here or call (409) 832-1906.

Holiday Photo Shoot at MWH
2020-12-06 12:00 - 15:00 | McFaddin-Ward House, 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
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 photos of you and your loved ones. Your photos will be emailed to you on Monday, Dec. 7th.
To reserve your spot, call 409.832.1906.
We will strictly follow COVID-19 protection guidelines.
*In the event of inclement weather, the holiday photo shoot will be cancelled.*

Museum Closed: Dec. 24th-26th
2020-12-24 - 2020-12-26 | TX
Museum will be closed December 24th-26th for the holidays.

Museum Closed: Dec. 31st - Jan. 2nd
2020-12-31 | TX
Museum will be closed December 31st – January 2nd for the holidays.

Apron Strings: Ties to the Past
2021-09-23 - 2022-01-01 | McFaddin-Ward Carriage House, 1906 North Street, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
The McFaddin-Ward House is proud to present the exhibit Apron Strings: Ties to the Past, featuring aprons dating from the late 1930s to the present.

This exhibit, on view from September 23, 2021 to January, 7, 2022 in the Carriage House, chronicles changing attitudes towards gender norms associated with domestic work and explores how this seemingly simple garment is connected to identify formation.

Visitors to this exhibit can expect a place to share their own apron memories and learning activities for all members of the family.

The exhibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance.

A free exhibit opening and lecture will be held Thursday, September 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Visitor Center Lecture Hall featuring Kathleen Brown, a vintage apron scholar and curator/founder of Apron Celebrations in North Richland Hills, Texas.

For more information, visit mcfaddin-ward.org or call (409) 832-1906.

Lecture - Kathleen Brown: Apron History Ties Us Together
2021-09-23 18:30 - 19:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Lecture Description: Kathleen Brown will dive into the fascinating history of aprons with stories that tie Texas apron-wearers and seamstresses together.
Speaker Bio: Vintage apron scholar as well as curator and founder of Apron Celebrations in North Richland Hills, Texas, Kathleen Brown has collected vintage aprons for over 30 years. Since 2006, she has been researching the history of aprons and sharing this information with historical societies and private and public communities.

Museum Madness: Picnic on the Lawn
2021-10-23 13:00 - 15:00 | McFaddin-Ward House, 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
The McFaddin-Ward House invites you to enjoy the historic beauty of Beaumont with our annual Picnic on the Lawn.

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and your favorite food & drinks. We will have a food truck, live music, and lawn games.

Admission is free. For more information, visit mcfaddin-ward.org or call 409.832.2134.
This event is part of the Inaugural “Museum Madness Weekend,” October 22 – 24, 2021. The Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont Children’s Museum, Beaumont Heritage Society, Edison Museum, Dishman Art Museum, McFaddin-Ward House Museum, Museum of the Gulf Coast, Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, and Texas Energy Museum are each hosting events for a fun-filled weekend in Jefferson County.

The weekend starts off with “Spindletop Spookfest and Movie Night” at the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, and guided tours of “A Walk with the Stars” at the Museum of the Gulf Coast on Friday, October 22, 2021.
On Saturday in downtown Beaumont, the Edison Museum will be hosting the “Ghost Phone Photographic Exhibit.” The Beaumont Children’s Museum is celebrating “National Chemistry Day” with the TAMU Chemistry Road Show, and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas and Texas Energy Museum are holding their annual “Family Arts Day: Eat a Bug” and “Dino Day” events.
The McFaddin-Ward House Museum will open their grounds for a “Picnic on the Lawn” and the Beaumont Heritage Society is hosting their annual “Pumpkin Walk” at the John Jay French Museum. The Museum of the Gulf Coast will also be offering additional guided tours of “A Walk with the Stars,” rounding out the events for Saturday, October 23, 2021.
The Dishman Art Museum is ending the weekend with the exhibition, “Julie Speed: East of the Sun and West of the Moon,” and the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is hosting “Open Mic Night” on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

History Open House
2021-10-28 16:30 - 18:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Calling all Southeast Texas social studies and history teachers, school administrators, and school board members!

Join the McFaddin-Ward House (MWH) Thursday, October 28 for a History Open House.

Guests will get a behind-the-scenes look at the MWH, as well as the current traveling exhibit, Apron Strings: Ties to the Past, which reevaluates the common apron’s historic, cultural, and artistic significance in society.

Rayanna Hoeft, Director of Educational Programming, and Victoria Tamez, MWH Curator of Collections, will be on-site to receive input from area educators regarding their classroom needs, and to preview educational offerings of the MWH.

Complimentary snacks and beverages will be served.

Admission is free with teacher/educator ID.

Please RSVP by emailing mcfaddinwardhouse@gmail.com or calling 409.832.1906.

The event will be held at the McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Lecture - Dr. Laura Cochrane: The Art and Architecture of Temple Emanuel
2021-11-04 17:30 - 19:00 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Join us for a presentation on Beaumont’s Temple Emanuel by Dr. Laura Cochrane, 2020 Center for History and Culture Fellow.
Dr. Laura Cochrane is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Art History and Visual Arts at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. She teaches classes on medieval art, Renaissance art, Islamic art, book history, design history, and art history methodologies.
Before receiving her PhD, Dr. Cochrane worked as a rare book librarian and archivist at Harvard University, the University of Delaware, and Princeton University. She continues her interest in rare books and focuses her research on medieval manuscript illustrations. In addition to her research on the artistic and architectural significance of Temple Emanuel in Beaumont, she is completing a publication on the diagrams and imagery in a Carolingian mathematical treatises.
Sponsored by Lamar University’s Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast.

Our House is Your House: Key Hunt
2021-11-08 - 2021-11-11 | TX
Embrace your inner sleuth while exploring Beaumont & win awesome prizes!

The McFaddin-Ward House is hosting its 2nd annual community-wide scavenger hunt, Our House is Your House: Key Hunt, November 8-11 with prizes awarded to the winners!

10 brass skeleton keys will be hidden at community locations in Beaumont. Clues will be posted throughout the second week of November.

Each of the 10 key finders will receive an approximately $50 value prize when the discovered key is presented at the MWH and he/she will be entered into the grand prize drawing for an approximately $500 value prize. The grand prize winner will be announced on November 12 at 11 a.m. from a random drawing.

Contest entrants are asked to be respectful of property. No digging or rearranging of objects is required to find the keys.

Once a key is found, it should be brought to the McFaddin-Ward Administration Building at 725 Third Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701 for prize retrieval. Keys may be returned to the MWH November 8-11 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

To participate in the contest, entrants must like the MWH social media channels. Participants must be willing to have their photo posted on social media.
Only one key prize per family may be redeemed.

Employees and volunteers affiliated with a community partner where a key is hidden may not hunt for the key hidden at the entity where they are employed or volunteer. However, they may hunt at other entities where they are not involved as an employee or volunteer. No substitutions for any prizes will be made.

For more information, visit mcfaddin-ward.org or call (409) 832-1906.

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Prizes:

Take a ride aboard the Ivory Bill with Neches River Adventures.

Ride in style with a Glow-in-the-Dark Bike Tour with the Spindletop Cruisers.

Win a gift card to Barnes & Noble.

Enjoy passes to Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown + a Gusher re-enactment.

Support local with a Beaumont Farmers Market gift card.

Get in the holiday spirit with Homes for the Holidays tix + gift card to Rao’s Bakery Calder/Rao’s Bakery Dowlen.

Try the mouth-watering noms of our neighbors at 1701 Barbecue.

Rep your city with swag from Visit Beaumont, TX.

Get in tune with nature with the help of our friends at Cattail Marsh Wetlands Education Center.

Add flavor to your life with a Flavor on the Bayou Basket aka goodies from TexJoy.

Grand Prize:

Family Gathering Basket: HEB Gift Card + Outdoor Movie Projector & Outdoor Movie Screen

Lecture - Joe Holley: Intriguing Texans Who Have Slipped Out of the History Books (Or Were Never There!)
2021-11-18 18:30 - 19:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Lecture Description: Joe Holley will delve into the stories of interesting Texans not well-known.
Speaker Bio: Native Texan, Joe Holley, is a former editorial page editor and columnist for newspapers in San Antonio and San Diego, as well as a staff writer for the Washington Post. A regular contributor to Texas Monthly Magazine, Holley joined the Houston Chronicle in 2009 writing the Native Texan column. An award-winning author of several books including Hometown Texas, Hurricane Season: The Unforgettable Story of the Houston Astros and the Resilience of a City, and Slingin’ Sam: The Life and Times of the Greatest Quarterback Ever to Play the Game, Holley was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2017.

Holiday Photo Shoot
2021-12-05 12:00 - 15:00 | McFaddin-Ward House, 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Join us for the McFaddin-Ward House Annual Photo Shoot on Sunday, December 5th to have your holiday photo taken in front of our historic home!

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 photos of you and your loved ones. Your photos will be emailed to you the following week.

To reserve your spot, call 409.832.2134.

*In the event of inclement weather, the holiday photo shoot will be cancelled.*

Homes for the Holidays - McFaddin-Ward House Open House
2021-12-12 17:30 - 19:30 | McFaddin-Ward House, 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Join us for Homes for the Holidays, a free holiday open house at the McFaddin-Ward House Museum on Sunday, December 12th from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Enjoy refreshments and dulcimer music at the Visitor Center.
Then take a stroll to the McFaddin-Ward House where you can view the holiday decor on display on the first floor, with music filling the home.
A special visitor from the North Pole will also be joining us this year.
This event is part of a larger event in collaboration with the Oaks Historic District and the Chambers House Museum.

Lecture - Randy Lemmon: Gardening in Southeast Texas
2022-01-27 18:30 - 19:30 | McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, 77701, United States
Lecture Description: Randy Lemmon will discuss regional gardening practices.
Speaker Bio: Randy is well known in our area through his Garden Line program on KTRH radio in Houston. For over 25 years and with 1.4 million listeners, he has guided Southeast Texans on the best gardening practices for our area. Author of popular gardening books such as Gulf Coast Gardening, Golfer’s Guide to Gardening, and New Decade Gardening: A Gulf Coast Guide, Randy offers help to those with and without green thumbs.

Vintage Valentine Workshop
2022-02-02 08:00 - 17:00 | TX
The McFaddin-Ward House Education Department is excited to host a Vintage Valentine Workshop for ages eight plus on Sunday, February 13 at 1 p.m. at the MWH Visitor Center.
Participants will learn about the history of Valentine’s Day, interesting Victorian Valentine traditions, and create Valentine’s Day cards to share with loved ones.
The event is free and reservations are required. Refreshments are included.
Attendees should register via the below Google Form or call the MWH Visitor Center at 409.832.2134.
To RSVP via Google Form, click the following link -> https://bit.ly/3L0BPNw
To provide opportunities for social distancing, this event is capped at twenty-five participants.
