They Pointed Them East First
The history of driving cattle from Texas to faraway markets is well known and documented. Driving them EAST, however has been largely ignored. The practice began as early as 1779, …
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McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United States
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The Museum Of Bad Art: Art Too Bad to Be Ignored
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesYes, there truly is a place where bad art is not only displayed, but celebrated! Join us as the director of the Museum of Bad Art in Massachusetts tells us …
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MWH Brings”Best Book” Writer Back Home
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesThe McFaddin-Ward House is proud to bring New York writer Jamie Brickhouse back home to Beaumont to speak for its 2017 Lecture Series. Mr. Brickhouse is the son of Earl …
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What’s Inside: A Century of Women and Handbags
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesFREE LECTURE Your handbag says as much about you at the expression on your face. Anita Davis loves purses. Her ESSE Purse Museum is one of only three purse museums …
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Register TODAY for Summer Camp 2017!
Thoroughly Modern McFaddins Our summer camp for kids is back this year July 25th-27th. This year’s theme centers around the "latest" technology available to the McFaddins after they moved into …
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Yard Yoga – Mondays at the Museum
McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United StatesStart your month with a relaxing, free, hour-long yoga session with a Houston yogi! Nick Wolny brings a playful, energetic style to his yoga instruction in a class suited to …
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Spring Picnic on the Lawn
McFaddin-Ward House 1906 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont, TX, United StatesIt's our annual Spring Picnic at the McFaddin-Ward House! Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, drinks and food. We'll provide the beautiful backdrop of our southern family home and gardens....plus a …
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Collecting Texas
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesMan Behind the Bryan Museum One man's hobby is another man's museum. Well, at least for energy industry mogul J.P. Bryan of Houston. For more than 40 years, Bryan and …
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Free Lecture: Separate But Equal Art
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesSeparate But Equal Art... Join us July 13th for a lecture on the history of artist co-ops in Houston in the 1930's. The city had a white group of artists …
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Free Lecture: Hair, a History
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesHair History Lecture and Exhibit Long, short, braided, curled, or straightened; hairstyles make history. They can act as forms of social communication and offer insight into our private and public …
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Free Lecture: CANCELLED
The museum has cancelled its September lecture, "Ghost Towns, Gas Stations, and a 20-Foot Cowboy," due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. We will reschedule it for next year. The …
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Free Lecture: Disturbingly Informative
The 2017 McFaddin-Ward House Lecture Series takes a frighteningly interesting turn this Halloween season as it presents "Disturbingly Informative: A Museum of Medical Mysteries". Our guest is the educator of …
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