September 4, 2024 • 10 mins
- Jim Love talks with Sarah Parker of the McFaddin-Ward House Museum about the fall lecture series and programs for children.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
And today we're talking with Sarah Parker, marketing manager for
the macfatten ward House Museum, beautiful facility in Beaumont, and
they have a lot of things going on there, including
their fall programs in the first fall. Thanks for stopping
by to visit with us about what's going on.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
And of course you have a lot of things happening
in the fall of folks back to school and we
get back in a routine, and there's certainly no exception
with the macfatten ward House Museum. You've got programs that
you're offering, music events, a little of everything. Tell us
about it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yes, we are kicking off our fall programming schedule for
our lecture series. We bring in captivating speakers from all
over the country talking about local and national topics. So
we'll be kicking that off Thursday, September twelfth with a
(01:02):
real treat Kevin Eckstrom. He is the public relations professional
at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, d C. He's
going to come and speak about the rich history and
the stunning art and architecture of the National Cathedral, detailing
(01:23):
its origins and embracing George Washington's vision for a great
church for national purposes and highlighting some of the impressive
collection of artwork within the cathedral.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Well, you know, that's something I think many folks may
not realize about the macfed and Ward House Museum is
you have these wonderful lecture series, not exclusively about Southeast
Texas or about the macfed and Ward House, but covering
some topics of interest, varied topics of interest throughout the
(01:56):
United States.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yes, we do cover a variety of time topics.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
We do always try to have a tie back into
the unique history of our historic side. So when it's
our architecture, of course, the architecture of the McFadden Wardhouse
is magnificent. So we use those ties to our own
history to bring in these broader narratives. For our October lecture,
(02:24):
we are bringing in a internationally known textile historian, designer
and master weaver named Rabbit Goody. She is the owner
of a weaver company called Thistlehill Weavers located in Cherry Valley,
New York, and she creates these luxurious custom fabrics for
(02:46):
the museum field so historical textiles. She also makes costumes
for the film industries. She produced costume fabrics for the
movie Master and Commander Lincoln Road to Tradition, so some
really big films.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
And that's sort of interesting of how you would go
about that, the research and then actually crafting something that
would be like the original. Also for museums, I had
not thought about that, but there are sometimes cases where
I assume a museum has to replace something that is
maybe two Warren, but they want something that is exact,
(03:24):
as an exact replica.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
So absolutely historical.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
That is difficult.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Historical accuracy is so important in the museum field, especially
in a historic house like our own. Rabbit Goodie has
made fabrics for historic houses like George Washington's Mount Vernon,
but in the early days of McFadden Warhouse, many of
the textiles needed to be reproduced. The house was built
(03:51):
nineteen oh five through nineteen oh six. The family lived
in it for seventy five years, and back in that
time period there was smoking and house windows were left
open to keep cool, so fabrics needed to be replaced.
So we went above and beyond to ensure the historical
accuracy for the reproductions of the fabrics you see during
(04:13):
our admission free tours.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Wow, that's interesting and by the way, it is a
free admission to the macfaden war At Home, and we
probably need to work into the conversation just when are
you open and how would one go about getting a
tour of the home.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Of course, the museum is open Wednesday through Saturday nine
am to two thirty pm, and from twelve thirty to
two thirty on Sunday. You are welcome to call and
schedule a tour. It's four oh nine eight three two
two one three four, or you can find more information
on our website McFadden hyphenward dot org or follow us
(04:54):
on Facebook Instagram for all of the latest information. Our
tours are always free if you get a docent guided tour,
which we do recommend recommend reservations for those.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Walkins are welcome.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
You get to see all three floors of the historic home,
lavishly decorated with objects owned by the McFadden family. We
have more than thirty five thousand objects in the collection
that were yeah, they're original to the home, so everything
you see there belonged to the family or was part
of an inheritance given to the family.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
And then probably we're talking about this lecture series, we
should probably just talk about the significance of the macfadden
Ward Home, and this is one of the true architectural
jewels of Beaumont.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
It really is such a beautiful home. Henry Conrad Mauer,
the architect, puts so much detail into the Bosar Colonial
Revival style that the house is built in. It's very pallacious.
The room reflect the time period of nineteen hundred through
(06:03):
nineteen fifty, so you'll see different styles. Some of the
rooms were redecorated over the years, so there's reflections of
different periods. And I would highly recommend getting a docent
guided tour to see the upper floors. The bedrooms were
a private space for the family, whereas the first floor
has the public rooms like the dining room and the
(06:25):
library and some of those.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Spaces that they held more entertaining in.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
But seeing their private spaces with their own objects is
really something special.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
And again that's just a wonderful, wonderful thing to appreciate
Belmont history and appreciate history of the period. You learn
so much.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
It's a great time to visit.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Right now, we're in the midst of our summer interpretation.
It's called season of fun and Sun, where we have
brought out some colorful summer themed objects and then some
interesting pieces on the second floor that tie in to
the families travel abroad. It was a custom for the
family to travel to escape the Southeast Sex's heat makes
(07:11):
sense in the summer months, and they took some really
interesting trips abroad. They went to Europe in nineteen thirty
eight and to South America in nineteen forty nine. So
we have some their itineraries, a menu from the historic
Queen Mary that they sailed on, and some other unique
pieces from those trips.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Any one of the interesting things because that home stayed
in that family is nothing was ever thrown away, so
it's a very unique look at the past.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Yes, they kept receipts and records of many of the purchases,
so we get a good idea of where they acquired things,
and then to see trends and how shopping change, how
they went from shopping more in Cincinnati to retellers coming
in to the area as the Houston Market became more
(08:04):
prevalent as a place to shop.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
So it gives you a good.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Look at how the evolution of Bombon itself as it
was growing.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Well, that is very interesting. Now before we before we
end our conversation. Let's talk about music, because you also
are bringing music.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Yes, yes we are.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
We are delighted as always to be bringing back our
popular music at the McFadden's outdoor live music events. Community
favorite and local legend Jimmy Simmons and his group of
talented musicians will be coming Friday, October the eighteenth to
perform Jazz on the Lawn and then on Friday, November
(08:44):
the first Swamp pop legend and Port Arthur native jive
in Jean booge law, Okay, we'll be doing a performance.
So these events, like everything we do at the museum,
are a mission free. Attendees are encouraged to bring blanket chairs, food, drinks,
spread out on the lawn with us and watch these
(09:05):
great performances.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Under the stars.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Just set back and enjoy.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Yes, many people bring a full dinner and picnic baskets.
It's a great night of togetherness. It's an important part
of our mission to offer this beautiful site that we
have to the community to embrace fellowship with one another.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Well, and I can tell you that only is the
home a wonderful home, an amazing example of architecture. To
tour the work you've done on the grounds. The grounds
themselves are gorgeous.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Yes, we have made some additions to the grounds. When
you come for a tour, the grounds and the carriage
house and behind the house where the staff quarters were historically,
it's also part of the tour. But we do have
a path around the grounds. It is open if you
want to come by and stroll through the rose garden.
(09:59):
And we've always got something new blooming to add a
splash of color.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
Again, what a beautiful facility for Beaumont, The McFadden Ward
Home at the macfadden Ward House Museum, Sarah Parker our
guest today, talking about what's going on once again. How
can people get in touch with you at the museum
and find out more about the itinerarian about the upcoming events.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Sure, we're located our visitor center at nineteen o six
Culver Avenue in Beaumont. If you were wanting to just
walk in, our phone number is four oh nine eight
three two two one three four to make tour reservations,
start to ask about events. We're on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube,
(10:45):
TikTok at McFadden Wardhouse and you can find us online
McFadden hyphen.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Ward dot org. Thanks for being with us, Thank you
for having me
And today we're talking with Sarah Parker, marketing manager for
the macfatten ward House Museum, beautiful facility in Beaumont, and
they have a lot of things going on there, including
their fall programs in the first fall. Thanks for stopping
by to visit with us about what's going on.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
And of course you have a lot of things happening
in the fall of folks back to school and we
get back in a routine, and there's certainly no exception
with the macfatten ward House Museum. You've got programs that
you're offering, music events, a little of everything. Tell us
about it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yes, we are kicking off our fall programming schedule for
our lecture series. We bring in captivating speakers from all
over the country talking about local and national topics. So
we'll be kicking that off Thursday, September twelfth with a
(01:02):
real treat Kevin Eckstrom. He is the public relations professional
at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, d C. He's
going to come and speak about the rich history and
the stunning art and architecture of the National Cathedral, detailing
(01:23):
its origins and embracing George Washington's vision for a great
church for national purposes and highlighting some of the impressive
collection of artwork within the cathedral.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Well, you know, that's something I think many folks may
not realize about the macfed and Ward House Museum is
you have these wonderful lecture series, not exclusively about Southeast
Texas or about the macfed and Ward House, but covering
some topics of interest, varied topics of interest throughout the
(01:56):
United States.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yes, we do cover a variety of time topics.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
We do always try to have a tie back into
the unique history of our historic side. So when it's
our architecture, of course, the architecture of the McFadden Wardhouse
is magnificent. So we use those ties to our own
history to bring in these broader narratives. For our October lecture,
(02:24):
we are bringing in a internationally known textile historian, designer
and master weaver named Rabbit Goody. She is the owner
of a weaver company called Thistlehill Weavers located in Cherry Valley,
New York, and she creates these luxurious custom fabrics for
(02:46):
the museum field so historical textiles. She also makes costumes
for the film industries. She produced costume fabrics for the
movie Master and Commander Lincoln Road to Tradition, so some
really big films.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
And that's sort of interesting of how you would go
about that, the research and then actually crafting something that
would be like the original. Also for museums, I had
not thought about that, but there are sometimes cases where
I assume a museum has to replace something that is
maybe two Warren, but they want something that is exact,
(03:24):
as an exact replica.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
So absolutely historical.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
That is difficult.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Historical accuracy is so important in the museum field, especially
in a historic house like our own. Rabbit Goodie has
made fabrics for historic houses like George Washington's Mount Vernon,
but in the early days of McFadden Warhouse, many of
the textiles needed to be reproduced. The house was built
(03:51):
nineteen oh five through nineteen oh six. The family lived
in it for seventy five years, and back in that
time period there was smoking and house windows were left
open to keep cool, so fabrics needed to be replaced.
So we went above and beyond to ensure the historical
accuracy for the reproductions of the fabrics you see during
(04:13):
our admission free tours.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Wow, that's interesting and by the way, it is a
free admission to the macfaden war At Home, and we
probably need to work into the conversation just when are
you open and how would one go about getting a
tour of the home.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Of course, the museum is open Wednesday through Saturday nine
am to two thirty pm, and from twelve thirty to
two thirty on Sunday. You are welcome to call and
schedule a tour. It's four oh nine eight three two
two one three four, or you can find more information
on our website McFadden hyphenward dot org or follow us
(04:54):
on Facebook Instagram for all of the latest information. Our
tours are always free if you get a docent guided tour,
which we do recommend recommend reservations for those.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Walkins are welcome.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
You get to see all three floors of the historic home,
lavishly decorated with objects owned by the McFadden family. We
have more than thirty five thousand objects in the collection
that were yeah, they're original to the home, so everything
you see there belonged to the family or was part
of an inheritance given to the family.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
And then probably we're talking about this lecture series, we
should probably just talk about the significance of the macfadden
Ward Home, and this is one of the true architectural
jewels of Beaumont.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
It really is such a beautiful home. Henry Conrad Mauer,
the architect, puts so much detail into the Bosar Colonial
Revival style that the house is built in. It's very pallacious.
The room reflect the time period of nineteen hundred through
(06:03):
nineteen fifty, so you'll see different styles. Some of the
rooms were redecorated over the years, so there's reflections of
different periods. And I would highly recommend getting a docent
guided tour to see the upper floors. The bedrooms were
a private space for the family, whereas the first floor
has the public rooms like the dining room and the
(06:25):
library and some of those.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Spaces that they held more entertaining in.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
But seeing their private spaces with their own objects is
really something special.
Speaker 1 (06:36):
And again that's just a wonderful, wonderful thing to appreciate
Belmont history and appreciate history of the period. You learn
so much.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
It's a great time to visit.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Right now, we're in the midst of our summer interpretation.
It's called season of fun and Sun, where we have
brought out some colorful summer themed objects and then some
interesting pieces on the second floor that tie in to
the families travel abroad. It was a custom for the
family to travel to escape the Southeast Sex's heat makes
(07:11):
sense in the summer months, and they took some really
interesting trips abroad. They went to Europe in nineteen thirty
eight and to South America in nineteen forty nine. So
we have some their itineraries, a menu from the historic
Queen Mary that they sailed on, and some other unique
pieces from those trips.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Any one of the interesting things because that home stayed
in that family is nothing was ever thrown away, so
it's a very unique look at the past.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Yes, they kept receipts and records of many of the purchases,
so we get a good idea of where they acquired things,
and then to see trends and how shopping change, how
they went from shopping more in Cincinnati to retellers coming
in to the area as the Houston Market became more
(08:04):
prevalent as a place to shop.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
So it gives you a good.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Look at how the evolution of Bombon itself as it
was growing.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Well, that is very interesting. Now before we before we
end our conversation. Let's talk about music, because you also
are bringing music.
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Yes, yes we are.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
We are delighted as always to be bringing back our
popular music at the McFadden's outdoor live music events. Community
favorite and local legend Jimmy Simmons and his group of
talented musicians will be coming Friday, October the eighteenth to
perform Jazz on the Lawn and then on Friday, November
(08:44):
the first Swamp pop legend and Port Arthur native jive
in Jean booge law, Okay, we'll be doing a performance.
So these events, like everything we do at the museum,
are a mission free. Attendees are encouraged to bring blanket chairs, food, drinks,
spread out on the lawn with us and watch these
(09:05):
great performances.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Under the stars.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Just set back and enjoy.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Yes, many people bring a full dinner and picnic baskets.
It's a great night of togetherness. It's an important part
of our mission to offer this beautiful site that we
have to the community to embrace fellowship with one another.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Well, and I can tell you that only is the
home a wonderful home, an amazing example of architecture. To
tour the work you've done on the grounds. The grounds
themselves are gorgeous.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Yes, we have made some additions to the grounds. When
you come for a tour, the grounds and the carriage
house and behind the house where the staff quarters were historically,
it's also part of the tour. But we do have
a path around the grounds. It is open if you
want to come by and stroll through the rose garden.
(09:59):
And we've always got something new blooming to add a
splash of color.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
Again, what a beautiful facility for Beaumont, The McFadden Ward
Home at the macfadden Ward House Museum, Sarah Parker our
guest today, talking about what's going on once again. How
can people get in touch with you at the museum
and find out more about the itinerarian about the upcoming events.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Sure, we're located our visitor center at nineteen o six
Culver Avenue in Beaumont. If you were wanting to just
walk in, our phone number is four oh nine eight
three two two one three four to make tour reservations,
start to ask about events. We're on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube,
(10:45):
TikTok at McFadden Wardhouse and you can find us online
McFadden hyphen.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Ward dot org. Thanks for being with us, Thank you
for having me
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