The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
Are We Alone? University of Texas Astronomer William Cochran has been asking this question for most of his career. He searches for extrasolar planetary systems behind a telescope high atop the Davis Mountains at McDonald Observatory. What has he found? Come see his lecture at the McFaddin-Ward House and find out!
McFaddin-Ward House Plans Stellar Series We've been busy planning this year's lecture series and finding top notch speakers from around the country. Prepare to be dazzled by experts in art, science, and literature. As always, dates and speakers are subject to change, but not likely. Check our Facebook page and this website each month for …
Go Day Trippin' With Chet Garner If you love travel, you won't want to miss this lecture. The Day Tripper, Chet Garner will be sharing his adventures right here in our lecture hall on March 8, 2018. Chet is the guest host of the hit PBS show "The Day Tripper" and writes a column by …
The Man Who Clicks Texas Always in search of the quaint, the curious, and the downright weird, Jack Knox is a freelance photographer who captures the heart of Texas. His book, "Ghost Towns, Gas Stations, and a 20-Foot Cowboy" is the culmination of eight years of traveling the back roads of more than 268,000 square …
Building Crystal Bridges: Art, Architecture, Nature Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville Arkansas has most definitely evolved. What started as a conversation and a sketch on a napkin ended with the genius architecture of Moshe Safdie and a highly respected cultural institution. Founded by Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, the museum is an …
Free Yogo is Back! Yogo is back at our house this summer. The first class is June 7th and runs the first Thursday of each month through the summer and possibly beyond. Join us as we gather on the big lawn at the beautiful McFaddin-Ward House to free our minds, bodies, and spirits. Meet you …
Southern Women Aging Gracefully Author Comes to MWH Have you thought about what outfit and lipstick color you want to be buried in? If you had to give up undergarments or makeup, which one would it be? S.W.A.G. expert Melinda Rainey Thompson can answer these questions and more at our upcoming lecture. Her book called …
McFaddin-Ward House Gets Two Summer Interns The McFaddin-Ward House has been fortunate to hire two interns this summer instead of the customary one. We are proud our museum attracts a high caliber of students who want to start their careers in a reputable place. This year we saw a plethora of qualified applicants, and when …
The National Quilt Museum The McFaddin-Ward House proudly brings quilts to center stage in this month's offering of our lecture series. The director of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY will be our guest speaker. The Nation Quilt Musuem works to advance the art of today's quilters by bringing it to new and expanding audiences worldwide. …
DNA: the New Way to Meet Your Relatives A hundred years ago when Ida Caldwell McFaddin researched her family's genealogy, she may have become frustrated. The methods were not easy at that time; she no doubt painstakingly poured through hundreds, if not thousands of family documents and government records to trace her family ties. How …
Bed, Breakfast and Beyond, Memoirs of a Horse Wrangler and Other Great Rides... This month's guest speaker runs an interesting Bed and Breakfast called Fairwinds Farm and Stables in North East, MD...among many other things. She writes books, acts in famous movies and handles horses too. JoAnn Dawson is an animal wrangler for television and …
A Butler's Life, Scene's From the Other Side of the Silver Salver... Ever wonder what it's like to be a butler? The McFaddin family regularly employed butlers on their full-time staff. Our guest speaker this month is Christopher Allen, a former "Mr. Jeeves" and his wife Kimberly Burton Allen who penned a memoir about her …