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  • Free Lecture: Royal Art of Poison – POSTPONED

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

    The Royal Art of Poison This lecture has been postponed UNTIL June 11th.  Novelist Eleanor Herman joins our lecture series to give us historical scoop on by-gone royalty. Her book, …

    Free

  • Free Lecture: Crap Taxidermy POSTPONED

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

    This lecture has been postponed until Fall 2020. Date TBD. Crap Taxidermy A humorous look at what happens when taxidermy goes terribly wrong. We'll let the pictures do the talking. …

    Free

  • Upcoming Lectures

    Due to COVID-19 concerns, the museum's Fall 2020 lectures have been postponed.

  • Our House is Your House: Key Hunt

    Embrace your inner Sherlock Holmes & come find some keys to great prizes! The MWH will host a community-wide scavenger hunt, Our House is Your House: Key Hunt, November 9-13 …

  • Holiday Photo Shoot at MWH

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

    Join us for the McFaddin-Ward House Annual Photo Shoot on Sunday, December 6th to have your holiday photo taken on the front porch of the museum. Photo reservation appointments will …

  • Apron Strings: Ties to the Past

    McFaddin-Ward Carriage House 1906 North Street, Beaumont, TX, United States

    The McFaddin-Ward House is proud to present the exhibit Apron Strings: Ties to the Past, featuring aprons dating from the late 1930s to the present. This exhibit, on view from September 23, 2021 to January, 7, 2022 in the Carriage House, chronicles changing attitudes towards gender norms associated with domestic work and explores how this …

  • Lecture – Kathleen Brown: Apron History Ties Us Together

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

    Lecture Description: Kathleen Brown will dive into the fascinating history of aprons with stories that tie Texas apron-wearers and seamstresses together. Speaker Bio: Vintage apron scholar as well as curator and founder of Apron Celebrations in North Richland Hills, Texas, Kathleen Brown has collected vintage aprons for over 30 years. Since 2006, she has been …

  • Museum Madness: Picnic on the Lawn

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

    The McFaddin-Ward House invites you to enjoy the historic beauty of Beaumont with our annual Picnic on the Lawn. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and your favorite food & drinks. We will have a food truck, live music, and lawn games. Admission is free. For more information, visit mcfaddin-ward.org or call 409.832.2134. This event is part …

  • History Open House

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

    Calling all Southeast Texas social studies and history teachers, school administrators, and school board members! Join the McFaddin-Ward House (MWH) Thursday, October 28 for a History Open House. Guests will get a behind-the-scenes look at the MWH, as well as the current traveling exhibit, Apron Strings: Ties to the Past, which reevaluates the common apron’s …

  • Lecture – Dr. Laura Cochrane: The Art and Architecture of Temple Emanuel

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

    Join us for a presentation on Beaumont's Temple Emanuel by Dr. Laura Cochrane, 2020 Center for History and Culture Fellow. Dr. Laura Cochrane is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Art History and Visual Arts at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. She teaches classes on medieval art, Renaissance art, Islamic art, book history, design …