Vision Board Workshop

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

You’re Invited to a Vision Board Workshop at the McFaddin-Ward House! Goal setting for a new year is an exciting ritual practiced by people around the world. A vision board …

Annual Rose Pruning

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

Join the McFaddin-Ward House for a rose pruning demonstration on Monday, February 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the museum’s Rose Garden. McFaddin-Ward House Facilities Manager, Felix McFarland, and members of the Golden Triangle Rose Society and Master Gardeners will share rose pruning techniques and expertise. Afterwards, free cuttings from the McFaddin-Ward House …

Lecture – Architectural Ornamentation: How’d They Do That?

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

Thomas Ashworth will share his experience, methods of creating historic plaster architectural ornamentation, and completed restoration projects. He will provide insight into the care of our local historic buildings.  An accompanying architectural exhibit, “The Way Things Were: Texas Settlers and Their Buildings, 1860s-1930s,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, will be staged in the McFaddin-Ward Carriage …

SOAR Family Day

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

This March, the McFaddin-Ward House will kick off its inaugural butterfly-themed, month-long community outreach celebration – S O A R. Festivities will begin with an outdoor SOAR Family Day, Butterfly Bikes, live music, picnicking on the grounds, booths from the Sabine-Neches Master Naturalists and Houston Museum of Natural Science Bug Cart, a butterfly garden created …

“Music at the McFaddin’s” featuring “Back Porch Friends”

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

The McFaddin-Ward House invites the community to enjoy its beautiful grounds while enjoying live music at its free Music at the McFaddin’s events during S O A R, the museum’s …

Homeschool Workshop: St. Patrick’s Day Tea and Talk

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House Education Department cordially invites homeschoolers and their adults to attend a St. Patrick’s Day Tea and Talk on Friday, March 17. Guests will learn how tea became …

Music at the McFaddins’ featuring Western Bling

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

Join us on Thursday, April 13th for Music at the McFaddins' featuring Western Bling, a Houston-based group performing classic western swing music with a contemporary twist. Gates open at 6 …

Lecture – Monuments and Symbols in American History

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

  Ivan Schwartz is the founder and director of StudioEIS, a sculpture and design studio based in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in classical figurative sculpture and visual storytelling with …

Homeschool Workshop: Earth Day

McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States

The McFaddin-Ward House Education Department will offer a homeschool workshop for ages 8-12 on Friday, April 28th to celebrate Earth Day by exploring the history of the day, environmental science …