Upcoming Lectures
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the museum's Fall 2020 lectures have been postponed.
The McFaddin-Ward House
Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
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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 StatesJoin 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 be available from noon - 3 p.m. A limited number of appointments are available so make your reservations early! A professional photographer will take three …
Museum Closed: Dec. 24th-26th
Museum will be closed December 24th-26th for the holidays.
Museum Closed: Dec. 31st – Jan. 2nd
Museum will be closed December 31st - January 2nd for the holidays.
Apron Strings: Ties to the Past
McFaddin-Ward Carriage House 1906 North Street, Beaumont, TX, United StatesThe 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 StatesLecture 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 StatesThe 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 StatesCalling 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 StatesJoin 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 …
Our House is Your House: Key Hunt
Embrace your inner sleuth while exploring Beaumont & win awesome prizes! The McFaddin-Ward House is hosting its 2nd annual community-wide scavenger hunt, Our House is Your House: Key Hunt, November 8-11 with prizes awarded to the winners! 10 brass skeleton keys will be hidden at community locations in Beaumont. Clues will be posted throughout the …
Lecture – Joe Holley: Intriguing Texans Who Have Slipped Out of the History Books (Or Were Never There!)
McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center 1906 Calder, Beaumont, TX, United StatesLecture Description: Joe Holley will delve into the stories of interesting Texans not well-known. Speaker Bio: Native Texan, Joe Holley, is a former editorial page editor and columnist for newspapers in San Antonio and San Diego, as well as a staff writer for the Washington Post. A regular contributor to Texas Monthly Magazine, Holley joined …