The McFaddin-Ward House

Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas

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Lecture: “Stuff,” with Carey Maloney

Stuff. We all collect it, we all buy it, and we all love it.

Join us October 22nd for a lecture all about “Stuff,” featuring Carey Maloney, an award-winning architect and designer. Learn how to collect, decorate with, and more about the unique backstory behind the world’s wonderful and unusual things.

Featured in the New York Times Magazine, House Beautiful, Time, and many other publications, Maloney is both a trendsetter and a tastemaker in the world of international design.

As always, this lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the talk beginning at 6:30. Please call (409) 832-1906 for more information.

 

Lecture: Noble Vines {A Tasting}

Wine is considered by many one of the greatest pleasures in life. But in today’s wine aisle, there are an overwhelming number of options. Join the McFaddin-Ward House and Brandon Head, a representative for Noble Vines out of Lodi, California, for a look a look inside the bottle and beyond.

On September 17th, we’ll host a wine tasting featuring the unique and flavorful wines of Noble Vines. Brandon Head will speak about the different types of wine, their best pairings, and the unique nature of the wine business today.

This event is free and open to the public, as always. Doors will open at 6 p.m., the talk and tasting will begin at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please call (409) 832-1906.

Lecture: Seeds of Empire

Join the McFaddin-Ward House and the Tyrrell Historical Library Association on July 23rd for a captivating lecture from Andrew J. Torget, a historian and professor at the University of North Texas. His presentation centers around his new book, Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands.

Seeds of Empire tells the remarkable story of how the cotton revolution of the early nineteenth century transformed northeastern Mexico into the western edge of the United States, and how the rise and spectacular collapse of the Republic of Texas as a nation built on cotton and slavery proved to be a blueprint for the Confederacy of the 1860s.

This lecture is a partnership between the McFaddin-Ward House and the Tyrrell Historical Library Association. It is free and open to the public.

Doors open at 6 p.m., the lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.
Call (409) 832-1906 for more information.

Lecture: “Lone Star Lala: Texas and Zydeco Music”

Zydeco music, the legendary genre of music that bubbled up out of the swamps in Cajun country, is often seen as a Louisiana-only type of music. But Texas, and specifically southeast Texas, has played a major role in the formation of zydeco music.

Lone Star Lala

Join us May 7th, as Roger Wood presents his talk “Lone Star Lala: Texas and Zydeco Music” at the McFaddin-Ward House.

An expert on zydeco and Texas’ unique influence on it through the years, Wood is the author of multiple books on zydeco and other aspects of Texas and Cajun culture. Read more about Wood here.

This lecture is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with the lecture beginning at 6:30.

Lecture: Texas Barbecue

He’s got the best job in Texas, and now he’s headed to the McFaddin-Ward House!

Join us March 19th, as Daniel Vaughn, the Barbecue Editor of Texas Monthly, presents his lecture on the history of Texas barbecue.

Daniel Vaughn

From the Piney Woods of east Texas to the Hill Country, there are many varieties of barbecue across the Lone Star State. As author of Prophets of Smoked Meat and through his work with Texas Monthly, Daniel Vaughn is an expert on this renowned culinary tradition.

This lecture is free and open to the public, as always. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the lecture at 6:30.

Lecture: “Making Heads & Telling Tales”

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Join us for  a very special lecture, as we kick off our 2015 Lecture Series at the museum.

On Thursday, January 29th, Amanda Danning will join us. A forensic sculptor specializing in historic facial reconstructions, she has worked in collaboration with more than thirty museums, including several projects with the Smithsonian Institution.

Her talk will weave science and art in a unique and provocative way to tell a dynamic story you won’t forget.

This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the lecture beginning at 6:30.
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