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      • Episode 1 – Apron Strings: Ties to the Past
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Free Lecture: Story of the Buffalo Soldier

March 12, 2020

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 …

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Coveted Internship Position Available

March 18, 2019

2019 Summer Internship Opportunity The McFaddin-Ward House, an AAM accredited historic house museum in Beaumont, Texas, is offering a paid summer internship in its collections and education department. Built 1905-1906, the Beaux-Arts Colonial mansion was the home of Mamie McFaddin Ward, who left it as a historic house museum in 1982. The museum, which opened …

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McFaddin-Ward House Rolls Out New Season

January 4, 2017

The McFaddin-Ward House doesn’t mess around when it comes to funky ideas for its Lecture Series. The 2017 Season includes programs with subjects ranging from bad art to antique guns. “We like to keep our programs fresh and exciting for the public,” says museum director, Allen Lea. “Once we conceive the idea of what might …

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Lecture: “Early Beaumont”

September 18, 2014

Many of us know the story behind the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop, the event that changed the history of Beaumont forever, and pushed the city into the 20th century. But the town of Beaumont was born on the thickly wooded banks of the Neches River nearly a hundred years before that day in January 1901. …

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Free Lecture on Amizetta Wine

May 1, 2014

Join us for an exciting lecture featuring Perry McFaddin Clark , general manager of Amizetta Vineyards! Perry McFaddin Clark earned his undergraduate degree from University of California at Davis in Viticulture and Enology and a MBA from the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis. During college, Perry spent his summers working at Sterling Vineyards and Louis Martini …

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Photographer includes McFaddin-Ward House on 16-year journey

March 6, 2014

Carol Highsmith is on a journey, one that she says will last for most of the rest of her life. The DC-based photographer is taking 16 years to visit every single state in the country (all fifty of them) to take more than 100,000 images of life across the United States of America in the …

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Fakes and Forgeries in the Art Market

January 30, 2014

Join us for an exciting evening with Meredith Meuwly to learn about Fakes and Forgeries in the art market! Meredith earned her Bachelor’s degree in Classical Studies and Art History from Duke University in 2000, and a Master’s degree in Modern Art, Connoisseurship, and the History of the Art Market from Christie’s Education in New …

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Pink Pearls in the Pink Parlor

December 23, 2013

By Sam Daleo Read the full December issue of Viewpoints. In October of 1985, the McFaddin-Ward House was being transformed into a museum. Part of this transformation involved the cleaning of the parlor and breakfast room/conservatory. Museum staff contracted with the Texas Conservation Center, at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, in Canyon, to undertake this project. The …

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Eggnog Evening and Christmas Light Ride

December 19, 2013

Come for a unique chance to see the museum at night at our eggnog evening! Start at the visitor center for tasty treats and eggnog then stroll over to the house for a self-guided tour. The event is free and open to the public. Call 832-1906 for details. See you there! Cyclists: Bring your bikes …

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