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BY JUDY LINSLEY Today, modern eating habits usually include dining out, whether at an elegant restaurantorafast-fooddrive-through.The trendofgoingoutformealsevolvedmainly duringthe20thcentury,asbeforethat,peo- ple usually ate at home. McFaddin-Ward House records show that the dining habits of the McFaddins and Wards evolved simi- larly, reflecting the 20th-century trend of diningoutaswellasdiningin. Intheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury,a meal at home, well prepared and beautiful- ly served (by domestic employees, of course),wasconsideredassociallydesirable aseatingout.Elegantdiningspotswererel- atively scarce and expensive, and in Beaumont, at least, there weren’t many fancy restaurants. Fortunately, with fresh produce and meat from their farm, and Louis Lemon’s talented cooking, the McFaddins could enjoy excellent home- cookedmeals.Iftheyneededanythingthat the farm didn’t have, they could shop downtown at the French Market or the BeaumontMeatMarket.Bythelate1920s, Beaumonthad“real”grocerystoreslikethe Piggly-WigglyortheA&P. As Beaumont grew, more restaurants offered more varied (and better quality) fare, and Beaumonters, including the McFaddins, embraced the idea of eating out. A number of factors influenced this BY MICHELLE CATE Our MWH summer intern, Chris Ferguson, hasbeenbusy.Betweenhisassignedtasksofclean- ing the Tiffany lampshade, assisting in inventory, gaining experience with Integrated Pest Managementandaccessioningobjects,hehasalso carved out time to update the McFaddin-Ward Housepermanentexhibitinthecarriagehouse. The exhibit, originally entitled “Fun and Games,”focusedlargelyonthesport-lovingCarroll Ward. Ferguson has curated the exhibit to give a broaderpicture.Therefreshingnewlookatathlet- icsandleisureactivitiesoftheMcFaddinandWard families is now installed in the permanent display case in the Carriage House. Entitled “Sports and Recreation,”theexhibittakesawell-roundedlook atpopularactivitiesavailabletothefamily. IEWPOINT McFADDIN-WARD HOUSE September 2014 Vol. 30/No. 4 V S See SPORTS, page 2 See FOOD, page 4 Pig Stand Number 25, which was located in Beaumont. Ida McFaddin’s riding habit, from the early 20th century. TheMcFaddinslearnedjoysofdiningout ‘FunandGames’becomes‘SportsandRecreation’

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Page 1: September 2014 Viewpoints

BY JUDY LINSLEY

Today, modern eating habits usuallyinclude dining out, whether at an elegantrestaurant or a fast-food drive-through. Thetrend of going out for meals evolved mainlyduring the 20th century, as before that, peo-ple usually ate at home. McFaddin-WardHouse records show that the dining habitsof the McFaddins and Wards evolved simi-larly, reflecting the 20th-century trend ofdining out as well as dining in.

In the early years of the 20th century, ameal at home, well prepared and beautiful-ly served (by domestic employees, ofcourse), was considered as socially desirableas eating out. Elegant dining spots were rel-atively scarce and expensive, and inBeaumont, at least, there weren’t manyfancy restaurants. Fortunately, with freshproduce and meat from their farm, andLouis Lemon’s talented cooking, theMcFaddins could enjoy excellent home-cooked meals. If they needed anything thatthe farm didn’t have, they could shopdowntown at the French Market or theBeaumont Meat Market. By the late 1920s,Beaumont had “real” grocery stores like the

Piggly-Wiggly or the A&P.As Beaumont grew, more restaurants

offered more varied (and better quality)fare, and Beaumonters, including the

McFaddins, embraced the idea of eatingout. A number of factors influenced this

BY MICHELLE CATE

Our MWH summer intern, Chris Ferguson,has been busy. Between his assigned tasks of clean-ing the Tiffany lampshade, assisting in inventory,gaining experience with Integrated PestManagement and accessioning objects, he has alsocarved out time to update the McFaddin-WardHouse permanent exhibit in the carriage house.

The exhibit, originally entitled “Fun and

Games,” focused largely on the sport-loving CarrollWard. Ferguson has curated the exhibit to give abroader picture. The refreshing new look at athlet-ics and leisure activities of theMcFaddin andWardfamilies is now installed in the permanent displaycase in the Carriage House. Entitled “Sports andRecreation,” the exhibit takes a well-rounded lookat popular activities available to the family.

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IEWPOINTMcFADDIN-WARD HOUSE

September 2014Vol. 30/No. 4 V S

See SPORTS, page 2

See FOOD, page 4

Pig Stand Number 25, which was located in Beaumont.

IdaMcFaddin’sriding habit,

from theearly 20thcentury.

TheMcFaddins learned joys of dining out

‘Fun and Games’ becomes ‘Sports and Recreation’

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By ALLEN LEA

Because of the foresight and planningof Mamie McFaddin Ward, the McFaddin-Ward House Museum is fortunate to beable to house in its collection thousands ofhistoric documents, including diaries, rarebooks, receipts, postcards, works of art andphotographs dating back to the late nine-teenth century. Because of the nature offragile and environmentally sensitiveobjects in the archive, their use and avail-ability to the general public is usually keptto a minimum—until now.

This year we are partnering with theUniversity of North Texas to include theMcFaddin-Ward House archive collectionin The Portal to Texas History, a collabora-tion between private and family collec-tions, and institutions, such as museums,archives, libraries, churches and historicalcommissions from all over Texas.

The University of North Texaslibraries began planning The Portal toTexas History in 2002. It serves as a digitalgateway between collaborative partners, togive the Texas public access to records ofTexas culture and history in entirely newways that will reach audiences all over theworld. Now, archive collections, many ofwhich have been tucked away for genera-tions, can be instantly accessed by anyone,

anywhere, free of charge. It’s the Google forTexas history.

Over the years, interest in sharing dig-itized collections has risen tremendouslyacross the humanities field. Today thePortal continues to grow as cultural institu-tions realize the importance of such a mas-sive digital collection. The Portal waslaunched in 2004 with five collaborativepartners and over 6500 digital images, andit has grown to over 140 partners with atotal of 426,855 unique items, comprising4.6 million files. It will be one of the most,if not the most, important online collec-tions of the history of Texas.

By partnering with UNT, theMcFaddin-Ward House will be able toshare the history of the McFaddin andWard families, as well as an abundance ofinformation on southeast Texas, to educa-tors, researchers, genealogists and audiencesaround the globe that would otherwisenever be able to visit in person.

If you are interested in submitting acollection to the Portal or would just like todo some research, please visit texashisto-ry.unt.edu. It’s amazing what you’ll find!

EXPANSION THROUGH COLLABORATION-- Director’s Desk --

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This Ansonia “Gloria” clock is a favoritepiece in the McFaddin-Ward House collec-tion, and will be part of the Portal to TexasHistory online.

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“It’s been good to rotate some of the morefragile objects into storage and to bring out somethat have not been featured before,” saidFerguson. “That’s one reason I’ve chosen to

deinstall the football pants and leather footballhelmet and install IdaMcFaddin’s horseback rid-ing habit. Also, the original exhibit was createdbefore the rise of the Internet, which providednew information for some of the labels. I hopevisitors and docents will appreciate the updatedexhibit.”

Ferguson’s presentation on the project onAugust 11 was open to the public and provideddetails about the objects on display, includingMamie’s ice skates, Ida’s riding habit, W.P.H.’ssaddle, and Carroll’s golf gear, among others.

SportsContinued from page 1

A portrait of Carroll Ward, far left, from hisdays at Baylor University.

Mamie McFaddin Ward’s ice skates, left, whichshe used around 1940 when she would go iceskating with Carroll at the Texas Ice Palace,which the family owned.

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BY MARCUS POWERS

Shortly after I started working at theMcFaddin-Ward House late last year, I was ina yoga class with Tiffany Maloney, owner ofLoveYoga on Calder Avenue in Beaumont.We were talking about my new job, and wediscussed the idea of collaborating on somekind of event that would bring yoga to thelawn of this beautiful historic home.

Fast forward four months later, and thevery first “Mondays at the Museum” was heldon the east lawn of the museum. Just overtwenty people showed up that April night. Itended with most of the people thanking us forhaving such a “cool” event at themuseum, andasking if we’d be continuing the event throughthe next few months.

Now, fivemonths later, we routinely haveabout thirty people showing up the lastMonday of every month to do a little bit ofstretching right here at the McFaddin-WardHouse. The event has become so popular thatTiffany and I have talked about maybe turningMondays at theMuseum into a twice-a-monthevent.

Many people have asked howwe came upwith the idea, and it was all pretty organic.Tiffany told me she had always wanted to dosomething at the McFaddin-Ward House. Ithen told her that I was coming into the jobwith a genuine love for the house. It alsohelped that I brought a healthy dose of green

optimism when it came to what I could dohere at the museum. We threw some ideasback and forth, and Mondays at the Museumwas born. And the fact that the museum canpartner with a locally owned and operatedbusiness (and Old Town neighbor) likeLoveYoga makes it all the better.

I’ve also been asked the question “Whyyoga?” The answer to that is two fold. First andforemost, the McFaddins were social and civicleaders in southeast Texas. Both Mamie andher mother Ida were big proponents of thingsthat could make this humble corner of Texaswe call home a better place. They were activeinmany community organizations whosemaingoal was to help out southeast Texans. Mamieeven donated much of her estate to the idea ofbringing a world-class museum to Beaumont.So, to me, something like Mondays at theMuseum fits right into thatmission. Do I thinkyoga will change the world? Maybe. But do Ibelieve that having fun, interesting, “cool”events throughout the community helps spuron a local culture that can only improve qual-ity of life in the Golden Triangle? Yes. And doI think THAT can change the world?Withouta doubt. The other part: I just personally enjoyyoga. It’s as simple as that. And I thought:what better way to bring a unique and differentevent to the museum, than having yoga–something I personally enjoy—right here atthe house.

I’m so proud of what Mondays at the

Museum has become, and I’m excited for whatit could become in the future. Initially, we hadplanned on making the event a summer-onlykind of thing. But as the summer comes to aclose, we may push that further for as long asthe weather allows.

If you’ve been thinking about coming toMondays at the Museum, make plans to joinus at the next edition of this fun event onSeptember 29th. It starts at 6:45 p.m., on theeast lawn of the McFaddin-Ward House.

‘Mondays at the Museum’ brings yogato the McFaddin-Ward House

Around30 people

attendMondays

at theMuseum

eachmonthon the

east lawnof the

McFaddin-Ward

House.

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trend. The automobile madepeople more mobile, and themovies gave them a place to go.Movies provided entertain-ment, and moviegoers needed aconvenient place to grab a biteto eat before the feature. Theincreasing shortage of domesticemployees as they left domesticservice for better jobs, especial-ly during World War II, alsohelped the restaurant industry.

Retail business establish-ments often operated lunchcounters. Beaumonters couldget a sandwich at Keith or BillThames drugstores, at theWhite House department store,and at Kress, a national Five-and-Dime chain. In her diary inJanuary 1938, Mamie recorded,“to Thames for a bite to eatthen to Liberty to see movie.”She and Carroll also patronizedcoffee shops at Hotel Beaumont(the Black Cat) and the EdsonHotel, especially before eveningevents. Sometimes they pickedup barbecue from one of thelocal stands or a sandwich tobring home to eat.

In 1928 the McFaddins andWards were introduced to a newdining experience: the cafete-ria. The Beaumont Enterprisecalled the Manhattan Cafeteria“the ultimate in restaurant con-struction and equipment in thisday of demands for that whichis best only.” It featured piped-in music, palm trees, andcanaries in brass cages. By 1929,however, only the New EnglandCafeteria appeared in the citydirectory. In 1936 Mamie wrotein her diary, “Carroll & I wentto New England Cafeteria forsupper—good food & aircooled.” In 1946, Mamierecorded that “Mother, Carroll& I went to new PiccadillyCafeteria in our building––forsupper—real nice & goodfood.” “Our building” referredto the family-owned McFaddin

Building on Bowie Street, soshe was understandably proud.

No discussion of eating outin Beaumont would be com-plete without mentioningFuller’s Café, a Beaumont insti-tution for many years. Fuller’sbilled itself as “World Famous,”for its good food, but alsobecause at one timeBeaumonters posted “Eat atFuller’s” signs while traveling indistant countries. Mamie men-tions eating at Fuller’s a fewtimes in her 1940s diaries.

On Bolivar Peninsula,where the McFaddins had theirsummer home, there were norestaurants, coffee shops, orlunch counters—only whatwere known as “beer joints” or“honky-tonks.” Fresh seafoodwas always available, however,and cook Louis Lemon oftencame down with Ida and Mamiefor the duration of the stay.

So many Beaumontersowned beach houses as to forma Beaumont “colony,” one withan active summer social scene.Ida McFaddin’s granddaughter,Rosine McFaddin Wilson,recalled Ida’s parties, “which Icould observe from next door,sitting on our front porch, orpeering down from my bed,which overlooked her porch.The buzz of voices, the waiterspassing canapés, the lightsglowing, the laughter. Oh, to begrown up!”

In 1937, Mamie hosted aluncheon at the beach for herbridge club. “Set table—lookedlovely with purple blue bells &shell dish with fruit & colorfulchina,” she reported in herdiary. “Served cocktails, thenhad creamed crabs, corn, peas& cushaw, rolls, tea, watermel-on balls in cantaloupe. Talked& lounged all afternoon.”Before the guests left forBeaumont, Mamie served them“shrimp salad, cheese, toma-toes, eggs, crackers, orange juice& cake,” pronouncing it “adelightful day.”

Galveston had a number of

fine restaurants, of course, andfrom time to time Mamie andIda went there to eat. Mamieand Carroll sometimes alsowent to the famous BalineseRoom on the seawall, wherethey not only ate wonderfulfood but saw top-notch night-club acts and gambled in theback room equipped for thatpurpose.

Back in Beaumont, around1950, a new place—a diner—opened on Calder within a fewblocks of Mamie and Carroll. Itwas called the Toddle House,and—here’s a purely personalobservation—it served the verybest banana cream pie in thewhole world. Mamie andCarroll must have liked themenu, because her diaries men-

tion that they ate there fairlyoften.

Mamie’s meticulous diaryentries of her daily activitiesprovide us with a detailedrecord of her family’s eatinghabits. Over the years, she, Ida,and Carroll ate at a number oflocal establishments, usuallyinformal eateries—diners, cof-fee shops, and cafeterias. Formalmeals were taken at home orarranged at the BeaumontCountry Club or the BeaumontClub.

It’s always interesting to tiein the McFaddins and Wardswith what was going on in therest of the world, and we’re veryfortunate to be able to do justthat with the extensive familyrecords in our archives.

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FoodContinued from page 1

A cover from the Toddle House menu, located just a few blocksfrom the McFaddin-Ward House on Calder. Mamie and Carroll atethere a lot in the 1950s.

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t By Arlene Christiansen

The position of assistantdirector/administrator atMcFaddin-Ward includes“other duties as assigned.”These “other duties” run thegamut from watering the plantsto completing special projects.The latest special project hasbeen organizing our capitalprojects files (from the begin-ning) to keep in a central loca-tion for easy access.

The reason this projectcame about was that last yearwe were doing a conference onpreservation and conservation,and we wanted to compile abooklet of all of the projectsthat have been completed atMcFaddin-Ward House sincethe museum’s inception. Thiswas not an easy task. It tookpractically the whole staff tocome up with all of the numer-ous projects that have beendone here over the years. Wedid manage to get the bookletdone for the conference, and itwas most impressive.

While I was working to getthese files organized I cameacross some very interestingfacts. For example, in 1986 itwas estimated that it wouldcost $185 per square foot toreproduce the house. The esti-mate for 2014 would be approx-imately $427 per square foot.

The museum is insured for“replacement cost coverage,”which is a type of insurancethat guarantees that the insur-ance company will pay toreplace the damaged propertywith new property and depreci-ation will not be deducted upto the limit of the policy. Inother words, if we had a 20-yearroof that we had had for 10years and it was damaged, theinsurance company would nor-mally depreciate it 50 percentand pay half the cost of replace-

ment. With replacement costcoverage they would not depre-ciate it but would pay the fullamount of the claim, not toexceed the limit of the policy.

We must keep in mind thatreproducing a house such as themuseum is quite different fromnew construction. The lumberis not even the same size asmaterial used in new construc-tion today, never mind thatthere are no comparisons to thelevel of detailing and crafts-manship that originally went

into the house. Craftsmen whocould perform the work wouldbe few and far between. Whenthe house was built, craftsman-ship was the norm, but that isnot the case anymore.

Another interesting tidbitI came across was that the orig-inal address for the McFaddin-Ward House visitor center was1905 McFaddin Avenue! Themuseum applied to the CityCode Enforcement Departmentfor permission to use 1906Calder Avenue as the official

address. This was meant to sim-plify publicity, since the housewas built in 1906, the address ofthe house is 1906 McFaddin,the carriage house address is1906 North and the adminis-trative office phone number is832-1906. The request wasgranted on January 10, 1986.

Many other stories can befound in these files, about dif-ferent restorations and renova-tions, but time and space arelimited. Maybe I can dig somemore out for another issue.

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The museum went through quite a process in deciding on a design for the Visitor Center sign thatfaces Calder Avenue. The architect presented several examples before the final design was chosen.Some of the designs were quite elaborate; we didn’t end up with any of them.

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‘Three Squares & Then Some’ summer camp a successBY BECKY FERTITTA

The current version of the McFaddin-Ward House Summer Camp began in 2010when the education staff decided to put allour eggs in one basket—three days of camp,all devoted to one theme and attended bythe same 24 children, ages 8 to 12. Earliercamps had been one day each with variedthemes and open registration. From thevery beginning of the new formula, leadersof the volunteer education committeeplayed a paramount role in planning andimplementation. Meetings began in earlyspring to find, over time, just the rightactivities and crafts to support the themeand make the camp fun and memorable.That first camp in 2010, “Doing Our Part”also depended on the involvement of juniorinterpreters as helpers.

It appears as though we may have real-ly hit on something. The 2014 campwrapped up in late July and from the com-ments we received, it was a huge success!The name of the 2014 camp was “Three

Squares and Then Some!” an old-fashionedterm associated with food—the theme ofour camp. Cooking food, eating food, learn-ing about ethnic dishes and sustainable gar-dening, along with forming healthy eatinghabits, were just a few of the topics ourcampers learned about. Each child left thecamp with a cookbook filled with recipes,not only of dishes they’d eaten at camp, butalso with favorite family recipes too. Onegrandmother sent an email to the staff, say-ing that “a simple request to bring a familyrecipe evolved into such a learning experi-ence,” when she supervised her grand-daughter as she prepared their favorite fam-ily recipe (banana pudding) to share withher parents and siblings. You can’t, and wewouldn’t, make up a story like this.

We strive to make our camp fun andeducational, and it is heartening to knowthat we are accomplishing that goal, at leastin the eyes of this sweet grandmother.Another camper’s mom gave us a shout outon our Facebook, page sharing that, “Mydaughter had such a wonderful time this

week at camp. She’s already talking aboutwanting to go next summer. It was one ofthe BEST camps in Beaumont. Thank youso much!!!” Moms and grandmas writing tous absolutely makes our heads swell like bal-loons! The museum staff knows very wellthat one of the components to a successfulcamp is great kids!

The staff also knows that at the veryheart of camp is the loving participation ofour volunteers, both adult and teenage. Theadults planned and prepared, cooked andserved, cleaned up and danced, laughed andhelped wherever needed. The teenagersworked with the campers, loved thecampers, toured the campers, made sure thecampers ate and finished their crafts,danced with the campers, were loved by thecampers! Need I say more except a million“thank yous” to all of you who love kids andlove the programs we offer and always sayyes to helping out! Let’s begin with thanksfor our faithful and hard-working adults:Melissa Campbell, Peggy Ducote, JoyceGaskin, Sarah Gerstenberg, Lisa Hitt,Lyndia King, Linda Martin, Priscilla Rouse,Barbara Smith, and Glenda Warren. Let’send with thanks to the incomparableteenagers who helped make camp a hugesuccess: Jacob Gerstenberg, JoahGerstenberg, Haley Higgins, Lily Higgins,Trina Higgins, Valerie Hill, Karah Jackson,Katy Moorhouse, and Abby Theobald.

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A camperlooks on as arepresentative

from the MuldrowBee Farm, right,

shows off an“observational

hive” during the“Three Squares& Then Some”summer campat the museum

in July.

Rachel Wilson,far right,

helps a campermake a

“seed bomb.”

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By BECKY FERTITTA

The summer of 2014 flew by, as theysay, like most do nowadays. The visitorcenter was the place to be, especially inJuly when our junior interpreters tookcenter stage giving tours, assisting withactivities, making us laugh! Yes, July wasJunior Interpreter Month, and it wentwell. The staff appreciates the dedicationof these young people: Christina Abel,Denavia Barabin, Josey Cade, Ali Egan,Jenny Egan, Jacob Gerstenberg, JulianneHaidusek, Haley Higgins, Lily Higgins,Valerie Hill, Karah Jackson, MichaelaJackson, Majesti Lee, Katy Moorhouse,Swann Nance, Cary Perry, Logan Perry,Heaven Relford, Noel Smith, JosephTrahan, and Molly Tucker. Some of theseyoung people will give tours again onSaturday, August 30, our next JI GuideDay. The McFaddin-Ward House staffsends a huge “thank you!” to all of ourspecial teenagers, and to the taxi-serviceparents/grandparents/friends, etc. thathelped to make it all happen!

Although our adult volunteersenjoyed the month of July off from tour-giving, a hardy group continued to per-form duties for the museum, assistingwith social/hospitality and/or educationactivities. The Volunteer ServiceCouncil held an outstanding meeting inJuly, a covered dish delight (MWH vol-unteers are the best cooks in the world!)with fantastic table decorations and adynamic and engaging speaker. Thesocial/hospitality committee led by JoanMadigan did an outstanding job organiz-ing the event. Teresa Orr, with help fromGloria and John Ayres, planned the per-fect tablescapes for the evening. BillieOsborn, Lilo Stevens, and LauraAssunto assisted with set-up and clean-up, and prepared delicious casseroles.The evening was a huge success, thanksto the hard work of the committee andthe participation of over 40 volunteersand staff.

The education committee’s work isnever done, it seems. During June andJuly, the dedicated group presented pro-grams to several groups of children andwas a major component in the success of

our summer camp. We had a record num-ber of helpers at this year’s camp—seven-teen volunteers (adult and teenage)—each and every day, logging in almost 300hours. Education committee chair LisaHitt and co-chair Linda Martin were frontand center for all the activities, along withcommittee members Melissa Campbell,Joyce Gaskin, Barbara Smith, and GlendaWarren. VSC president Peggy Ducote andpresident-elect Lyndia King were never farfrom the action of either committee. Asthe saying goes, “Many hands make lightwork!” And many hands make it a lotmore fun!

The MWH Lunch Bunch will beginmeeting in September; Joan Madigan willforward the details to all of our volunteers.The MWH Book Club is meeting regular-ly—four times per year—with volunteersleading the discussion. In June, MelissaCampbell and Joyce Gaskin kept usenthralled with their presentation of “A

Death in Vienna” by Frank Tallis. MadlynBenton led an excellent discussion of“The Paris Wife” by Paula McClain at theAugust meeting. Our volunteers do anexcellent job preparing for and leadingthese discussions; their hard work is muchappreciated by the loyal group of bookclub members. On October 13, the VSCwill host the last general meeting for2014. Curator Sam Daleo will be thespeaker for that event. Plans are underwayfor volunteers to have a fall getaway toOld Town Spring.

The traditional docent training classfor the fall will not take place this year.Instead, we are holding a special tea andluncheon onMamie’s birthday, November5, to recruit potential new volunteers.

Please contact Becky Fertitta (832-2134) if you are interested in becoming aMcFaddin-Ward House Docent.Volunteering at the McFaddin-WardHouse is work, but it is also lots of fun!

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One campermakeshomemade“Play-Doh”on the firstday of the“ThreeSquares& ThenSome”summercamp inJuly.

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Events Calendar

Thursday, September 18Early Beaumont lectureand book signing

6:30 p.m.

Monday, September 29Mondays at the Museum

6:45 p.m.

Thursday, October 16Fall Community Picnic5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 4 throughSaturday, November 8Mamie’s BirthdayCelebrationFree Tours

Sunday, November 9Holiday PhotoOpportunityNoon to 4 p.m.

Thursday, October 23Movie Night:

“The Alligator People”6:30 p.m.

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Volunteer Calendar

Saturday, August 30Junior Interpreter Guide Day

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday, September 1Labor DayStaff Holiday

Monday, October 13VSC General Meeting

Friday, November 14Volunteer Bus Trip

Monday, November 17MWH Book Club

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