Free Lecture on Amizetta Wine

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Join us for an exciting lecture featuring Perry McFaddin Clark , general manager of Amizetta Vineyards! Perry McFaddin Clark earned his undergraduate degree from University of California at Davis in Viticulture and Enology …

Free Lecture: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House is excited to bring Peter Hatch to Beaumont, TX. With 38 years of experience in the restoration and care of historic landscapes, Mr. Hatch spent 35 years as the Director of Gardens and Grounds at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate  in Virginia. While there, he was responsible for the maintenance, interpretation, and conservation …

Mondays at the Museum

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House and LoveYoga are excited to bring you Mondays at the Museum. Starting April 28th, the McFaddin-Ward House will open up its lawn on the last Monday of the month for a little bit of yoga and a lot of scenic surroundings. Join us on the east lawn of the museum for a …

Movie Night: “Guys & Dolls”

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

We're kicking off our 2014 movie series with the bona fide classic "Guys & Dolls." Starring Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Marlon Brando, and Jean Simmons, this 1955 movie musical promises to be a good time for the whole family. From Amazon: ... "Featuring hits like "Luck Be a Lady" and "A Woman in Love," this …

Mondays at the Museum

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House and LoveYoga are excited to bring you Mondays at the Museum. The McFaddin-Ward House will open up its lawn on the last Monday of the month for a little bit of yoga and a lot of scenic surroundings. Join us on the east lawn of the museum for a donation-based session. It …

Movie Night: “Desk Set”

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Cool off from the dog days of summer with this classic romantic comedy.Featuring the legendary Hollywood pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, "Desk Set" features Hepburn as Bunny Watson, the head of the research department at a television network. When Richard Summer --played by Tracy-- shows up to introdu...ce computers into the department, sparks …

Mondays at the Museum

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House and LoveYoga are excited to bring you Mondays at the Museum. The McFaddin-Ward House will open up its lawn on the last Monday of the month for a little bit of yoga and a lot of scenic surroundings. Join us on the east lawn of the museum for a donation-based session. It …

Summer Camp at the Museum

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Beat the heat and those summertime blues! Sign your kids up for summer camp at the McFaddin-Ward House. This year, we’ll be focusing on the museum’s theme, Beyond Sustenance. Over three days, we’ll learn about food traditions, etiquette and manners surrounding mealtime, historical gardening, and even some food demonstrations. The camp is open to kids …

Lecture: “Ducks on the Menu — Stories from Texas Market Hunting”

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

In 1867, the Galveston Daily News gushed:“Texas is still the promised land. Our market is supplied with great numbers of wild geese at 50 cents, wild ducks at 50 cents a brace. All these things are the substantials on which we live.” Less than a decade later, the men who supplied those local markets – …

Mondays at the Museum

McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House and LoveYoga are excited to bring you Mondays at the Museum. The McFaddin-Ward House will open up its lawn on the last Monday of the month for a little bit of yoga and a lot of scenic surroundings. Join us on the east lawn of the museum for a donation-based session. It …

Movie Night: “Meet John Doe”

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Frank Capra, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck. Three Hollywood legends, one classic movie. Join us for our latest Free Movie Night, as we screen the 1941 film "Meet John Doe." Directed by the legendary Frank Capra, this comedy-drama is about a grassroots political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist an...d pursued by a wealthy businessman. …

Lecture: “Early Beaumont”

Visitor Center 1906 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United States

Many of us know the story behind the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop, the event that changed the history of Beaumont forever, and pushed the city into the 20th century. But the town of Beaumont was born on the thickly wooded banks of the Neches River nearly a hundred years before that day in January 1901. …