The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
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 …
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 – …
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 …
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. …
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. …
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 …
With its wide expanses of grass, tall shade trees, and impressive views, the McFaddin-Ward House is a perfect place to bring a picnic. And as the weather begins to cool off here in southeast Texas, what better place is there to celebrate fall than our community picnic? Join us Thursday, October 16th from 5—7 p.m. …
"Have you ever seen a nightmare crawling?" It's the latest entry in our free movie nights series, and we're feeling the spirit of the season with this one. "The Alligator People" (1959) is set in the Louisiana swamps. It follows the mysterious doings surrounding a family's plantation deep in the bayou where some strange things …
To celebrate her 119th birthday, the McFaddin-Ward House will hold a series of events to recognize the woman who started it all, Mamie McFaddin-Ward. Tours of the museum will be free from November 4th through November 8th. Tours are available at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Tour reservations are required. Details may …
You are invited to our free family photo day, this Sunday, November 9th, from noon to 4 pm. It's your chance to have your photo taken inside the museum, with the grand staircase decked out in all its holiday finery! One day only! Bring your own camera, and our museum staff photographer will take the …
It's a Christmas classic that's beloved by generations. The famous musical "White Christmas" is the latest installment in our free movie night series! Check out this holiday flick with your whole family. It's free, open to the public, and is the perfect way to get friends and family together for a night. Drinks and popcorn …
Join us at the McFaddin-Ward House Museum on Saturday, December 13, from 1-4 p.m., for our annual holiday open house. Make the McFaddin-Ward House your home for the holidays and join us to enjoy a simpler, more peaceful Christmastime. Tour the first floor of the museum (with the halls fully decked), try your hand at …
