The McFaddin-Ward House

Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas

Manners Matter for Kids – CLASS IS NOW FULL

THIS CLASS IS NOW FULL

WHICH FORK DO I USE? / DON’T TALK WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL! / EXACTLY HOW DO I FOLD THIS NAPKIN???

The McFaddins were all about social graces and minding their manners. Come to the McFaddin-Ward House this summer for lessons! Get tips on conducting yourself at the table, proper conversation, introductions, even how to dress to impress!

For Ages 10 – 14

Cost: $25 which includes lunch, of course!

Registration deadline is Wednesday, July 6, 2016

For more information, call Sandy at 832-1906

Calling All Campers!

MCFADDIN-WARD HOUSE KID’S CAMP IS BACK FOR 2016 AND BETTER THAN EVER!

CLASSES ARE LIMITED, SO SIGN UP TODAY.

THREE DIFFERENT CAMPS, THREE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES FOR AGES 8 TO 12:

June 22, “McFaddin Round-Up” – Howdy, Partner! Ranching is in the McFaddin Family blood. Find out about ranch life, both work and play. Meet animals and learn about their care, then sing around the campfire!  9:00 a.m. – NOON   Cost: $15

July 20, “Let’s Play Games!” – Games make life so much more fun as the McFaddin Family well knew. Just look at their third floor! Learn how to play games, both old and new. Test your talent for everything from brain teasers to athletic feat.   9:00 a.m. – NOON   Cost: $15

August 10, “Lights, Camera, ACTION!” – In this camp, you’ll make a movie like they did in Hollywood’s Golden Age. When camp is over, take it home and show it to your family and friends.   9:00 a.m. – NOON   Cost: $15

 

 

Art Greats of Southeast Texas Lecture

The art scene in Southeast Texas is alive and well. Does that surprise you? For more than a century, great masters have lived among us, leaving behind brilliant works and respected reputations. We at the McFaddin-Ward House are proud to keep legacies alive through education and community events. This month is no exception as our 2016 Lecture Series continues. The McFaddin-Ward House is excited to host leading museum authority, Sarah Beth Wilson, who will speak about Southeast Texas’ hidden treasures in her lecture entitled “Golden Triangle Greats: A History of the Arts in Southeast Texas”.

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The Golden Triangle is known around the world for its crucial role in oil refining. It all started when the Lucas Gusher blew in 1901 and birthed the modern petrochemical industry. What most locals don’t know is that Southeast Texas has been a hotbed for artists since the 1800’s…those who possess a wealth of original genius. Ms. Wilson’s presentation will explore the genesis of the Golden Triangle art scene. She will highlight pivotal figures like John Alexander, Katherine Green Baker, Patricia and David Cargill, Maudee Carron, Lorene David, Frank Gerrietts, Lilian Hayes, Herman Hugg, Jerry Newman, Will-Amelia Sterns Price, Robert Rogan, Richard Stout, Lynn Sweat and many others. These greats helped establish Southeast Texas as an integral part of the history of art in the Lone Star state.

Sarah Beth Wilson is Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, http://www.amset.org/. Prior to coming here, she worked at various galleries in Houston and taught art history with Lone Star Community College. She received her Bachelor of Arts in both art history and museum studies from Baylor University, Waco, Texas (2006), and attended Texas Christian University for graduate school, where she was awarded a full fellowship, travel grants and graduated with her Masters of Arts in art history (2009).

Free Lecture

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’LL FIND! 

ADVENTURES IN COLLECTING ANTIQUES, PORCELAIN, POTTERY, AND GLASS 

The 2016 McFaddin-Ward House Lecture Series continues with a special evening of antiques. If you love collecting old objects, you won’t want to miss this presentation. Antique, Art, Pottery, Porcelain, and Glass expert, David Lackey, brings his knowledge and talent to the McFaddin-Ward House in its continuing 2016 Lecture Series.

Speaker, David Lackey graduated from Baylor University, dealt in antiques for several years, then did intensive study at Christie’s Fine Arts in London. He has been a collector for most of his life, starting at the young age of 6 when he received an antique penny bank in the shape of a house. This simple gift ignited David’s passion for collecting old objects, and he began to shop with his parents at flea-markets and garage sales. By the age of 12, he was selling at weekend antiques fairs and to other dealers who appreciated his keen eye for quality items.

David Lackey presently owns an antique shop in Houston, creates his own art, and can be seen appraising collectibles on the enormously popular PBS series Antiques Roadshow. Please join us for this enlightening lecture and find out how he determines what your special “something” is worth.

For more information on David Lackey, please visit our news site at https://mcfaddin-ward.org/category/news/

Our lectures are FREE and open to the public, but seating is limited. We take the first 90 visitors who arrive. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

 

Antiques Road Show Expert to Speak Here

If you love antiques at the McFaddin-Ward House, chances are you’ve heard of Antiques Road Show. Items in our collection would be dream-finds on the popular PBS Series where Average Joes and Janes rustle up antiques and collectibles for a televised appraisal. From garage sales to grandpa’s attic, it’s an array of everything from the beautiful to unusual. Sometimes, they hit it big.

One popular appraiser on the show is David Lackey, a Houston antique and art dealer, collector, and expert. In addition to creating his own art, Mr. Lackey owns an antique store in Houston. The McFaddin-Ward House has invited Lackey to speak at a free lecture in May.

David Lackey “grew up” in the antique business so-to-speak. On his sixth birthday, someone gave little David an antique penny bank in the shape of a house. This simple gift ignited David’s passion for collecting old objects, and he began to shop with his parents at flea-markets and garage sales. By the age of 12, he was selling at weekend antiques fairs and to other dealers who appreciated his keen eye for quality items.

After graduating from Baylor University, David worked as a buyer for Foley’s Department Store, although he continued to sell collectibles on weekends. He sold china and crystal he’d bought at estate sales, and pretty soon, David became known as a local expert in ceramics and glass.

By 1983 David Lackey was dealing antiques on a full-time basis, but he longed to further his knowledge. Two years later, he liquidated his business and enrolled in an intensive year-long course at Christie’s Fine Arts in London. David returned to Houston in 1986 and re-opened his business which flourished.

Ten years later, along came Antiques Roadshow. In the first season, David was asked to appraise pottery and porcelain for a filming in San Antonio, Texas. His appraisal aired on the show and David was invited to other venues. Since 1998, David has appraised at every Antiques Roadshow filming and traveled to over 100 cities.

David Lackey’s lecture on Antiques, Porcelain, Pottery, and Glass will be held Thursday May 12th at the McFaddin-Ward Visitor Center, located at 1906 Calder in Beaumont. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The lecture starts at 6:30. The lecture is free, but seating is limited to the first 90 people who arrive.

 

 

Up Close and Personal – Vintage Purses and Jewelry

The McFaddin-Ward House has recently installed two new display cases that will allow visitors to get closer to objects than they’ve ever been before. Brilliant, cool lighting in the cases highlight details of beads, gemstones, and craftsmanship. They sit below large portraits of Ida Caldwell McFaddin, the first lady of the house, and her sister, Ouida Caldwell Watts, who frequently visited. Future exhibits will often showcase items that belonged to the two. On exhibit now are “Purses and Accessories” that range in date from around 1900 to 1960, some engraved with the sisters’ monograms. We invite you to come and experience these objects like you never have before!

Best 1

Beaded gold and turquoise purse, tassel trim, c. 1920

Metal necklace with blue speckled glass beads, c. 1920

Beige and white beaded clutch purse, by Jolles, c. 1940

 

 

Best 2

 

Embroidered and beaded purse with brass closure and chain, made in France, c. 1930

 

 

 

 

Best 3 Petit Point detail

 

Petit point purse, brass closure and chain, c. 1930

 

Who Rode the Orphan Train?

Between 1854 and 1929 over 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. This nearly eighty year experiment in child migration is filled with horror stories and happy endings. The trains Orphan Train websitestopped in pre-selected towns where people interested in taking a child would assemble. Children not chosen were put back on the train and many were shuttled from family to family and town to town. Until the release of a 1993 documentary on PBS’s The American Experience, these children’s stories were largely untold.

The 2016 McFaddin-Ward House Lecture Series proudly presents Phil Lancaster, musician/presenter of “Riders of the Orphan Train”, the official outreach program for the National Orphan Train Complex. Please join us at 6:30 p.m. March 3 as Mr. Lancaster brings this subject Orphan Lecturer Phototo public awareness through artistic performance and extends what has become a personal passion to touch people concerned about this profound human experience.

As always, there is no cost for our reception and presentation which will be held at the McFaddin-Ward House Visitor Center, 1906 Calder, Beaumont. The public is invited to attend.

 

 

 

Free Lecture: Glensheen – Minnesota’s House Museum

Chances are, the reason you’re reading this is because you LOVE historic homes, right? Or maybe you simply like our free lectures and receptions. Regardless, we have a special evening planned with a very entertaining speaker. Please join us as we welcome historic house museum director, Dan Hartman, who will take us on a “tour” of the Glensheen House. The Glensheen is Minnesota’s most visited historic home and one of the most opulent in the country today. As with the McFaddin-Ward House, the Gleensheen was built in 1905, and the collection is still intact! This presentation offers one of those rare chances to fully immerse ourselves in the splendor and authenticity of the elegance of a bygone era.

 

As always, this event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.

“Stuff” – Past Visitor Center Exhibit

The McFaddin-Ward House was built in 1905-1906 in a Beaux-Arts Colonial style. Its furnishings and décor reflected the lifestyle of the family that lived there for seventy-five years. The family collected objects and chose to live with things they liked. This reflected their tastes and the changing trends of the times. Some objects they chose were more classical and others more humorous or trendy.  In this exhibition case we feature some of each of these types.

Fan, dyed and woven raffia grass on metal frame, date unknown.

Fan, dyed and woven raffia grass on metal frame, date unknown

 

 

Dog (Spaniel), glazed earthenware figurine, Staffordshire, England, ca. 1920

Dog (Spaniel), glazed earthenware figurine, Staffordshire, England, ca. 1920

 

Bronze, Chinese style Cloisonné vase with Tao-tieh mask design, ca. 1900

Bronze, Chinese style Cloisonné vase with Tao-tieh mask design, ca. 1900

 

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