The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
(Due to weather, this Mondays at the Museum event will be postponed by one week, to May 4th.) It's back! Mondays at the Museum is back for another season. The last Monday of each month, head to the McFaddin-Ward House East Lawn for class with the folks from LoveYoga. All levels welcome. $10 suggested donation. …
Zydeco music, the legendary genre of music that bubbled up out of the swamps in Cajun country, is often seen as a Louisiana-only type of music. But Texas, and specifically southeast Texas, has played a major role in the formation of zydeco music. Join us May 7th, as Roger Wood presents his talk "Lone Star …
It's back! Mondays at the Museum is back for another season. The last Monday of each month, head to the McFaddin-Ward House East Lawn for class with the folks from LoveYoga. All levels welcome. $10 suggested donation. BYO-mat.
Our Free Movie Nights are back for 2015, and we're kicking things off with a classic Hollywood musical! "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" stars Jane Powell and Howard Keel, in a tale set in rough-and-tumble Oregon in 1850. This movie is free and open to the public, popcorn and drinks included! Doors open at 6, …
It's back! Mondays at the Museum is back for another season. The last Monday of each month, head to the McFaddin-Ward House East Lawn for class with the folks from LoveYoga. All levels welcome. $10 suggested donation. BYO-mat.
Enjoy a day at the museum... with "Night At The Museum!" This summer, we're offering you a chance to bring your kids to the McFaddin-Ward House and enjoy a movie during the daylight hours in our Visitor Center. We're starting it all with "Night at the Museum," a recent classic that showcases what just goes …
Join us for the classic movie caper "Charade," starring a pair of Hollywood legends, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. This screwball thriller spans three different genres and offers something for everyone. Made in 1963, Charade has been called the "best Hitchcock film Hitchcock never made." This movie is free and open to the public, popcorn …
Join the McFaddin-Ward House and the Tyrrell Historical Library Association on July 23rd for a captivating lecture from Andrew J. Torget, a historian and professor at the University of North Texas. His presentation centers around his new book, Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands. Seeds of Empire tells the …
It's back! Mondays at the Museum is back for another season. The last Monday of each month, head to the McFaddin-Ward House East Lawn for class with the folks from LoveYoga. All levels welcome. $10 suggested donation. BYO-mat.
Save the date for this year's summer camp! More details to come on activities. For now: July 28th, 29th, and 30th. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ages 8 through 12. $20 per child. Signups starting in May. Stay tuned for more information, coming soon!
Don’t miss the story of Lovey Marie Guillory and her ancestors, a unique and intimate story of one African American family through particularly dramatic periods of triumph and turmoil in American history. Lovey Marie Guillory’s book tells the story of her family —one of the prominent “free black” or Creole families in Louisiana— through seven …
Starring Cary Grant and Rosalin Russell, "His Girl Friday" is often called one of the best screwball comedies ever. Made in 1940, this film appears on all sorts of "Best Of" lists. And you can see it for free at the McFaddin-Ward House! This movie is free and open to the public, popcorn and drinks …
