The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
Netflix Blown Away Star comes to Museum Get ready to be blown away. A contestant from a recent Netflix competitive reality series will be the next guest lecturer at the McFaddin-Ward House. Alexander Rosenberg is not your usual competitor, nor is Netflix's latest show Blown Away. The show features the country's best glass blowers, …
One Mountain, Many Stories: Difficult Truths at Monticello The McFaddin-Ward House is proud to present One Mountain, Many Stories: Difficult Truths at Monticello. This lecture features Monticello Museum's own Niya Bates who was instrumental in getting the story of Sally Hemings written into its chapters. Bates is the director of African American History at Monticello …
The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers The Buffalo Soldier National Museum in Houston, Texas is dedicated to telling the incredible - and often difficult - story of African-Americans in the US Armed Forces. Amidst the backdrop of racism and oppression in the United States, these soldiers fought bravely alongside whites for Texas Independence, the Civil …
Mahj at the Museum Due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus situation, the Mahj game in April may be postponed. For now, we are taking it day by day. Please stay tuned... Let the Games Begin... Our docents love Mah Jongg and you will too! You are invited to join them the first Monday of …
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, The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul gives glittering, juicy accounts of what went on in some …
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. …
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the museum's Fall 2020 lectures have been postponed.
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 …
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 …
Museum will be closed December 24th-26th for the holidays.
Museum will be closed December 31st - January 2nd for the holidays.
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 …
