November 2021
Christmas Candlelight Tour
Beaumont Heritage Society will hold the annual Christmas Candlelight Tour at the John Jay French Museum on December 9th, 2021, from 5:30pm-7:30pm. The event will feature a look inside the historic French home, which will be decorated for Christmas in the mid-1800s. Living history actors will show a picture into the past of what the French family would be doing at Christmastime. The event will also feature family-friendly events, including a caroling hayride and children’s craft. A dulcimer band will…
Find out more »Heritage Happy Hour – The Chambers House Museum
Join us for our next Heritage Happy Hour on November 18th from 5:30-7:30 pm! Enjoy craft beer showcased by Giglio Distributing Co., wine, and a movie on the lawn of the beautiful Chambers House Museum! Bring a lawn chair or blanket and snacks to sit and enjoy a showing of Casablanca on the grounds starting at 5:45 p.m. The Chambers House Museum was built in 1907 by local lumberman Hardee Turner before being purchased in 1914 by C. Homer and…
Find out more »Santa Mini Photoshoot at the John J. French Museum
Looking for the perfect Christmas card photo? Join us for our Santa Mini Photoshoot on the porch of the historic John J. French Museum on November 21, 2021. Old Saint Nick will greet kids and families on the decorated porch of the home for a five-minute meet and greet photo shoot. Sessions are $50 and you receive 3 digital images. Half of the proceeds from this event benefit the 1845 John J. French Museum. To book, visit our Facebook Event…
Find out more »December 2021
French’s Front Porch – Membership Coffee Meetup
There is nothing we love more than starting our day on the porch of the 1845 John J. French Museum with a coffee in hand - except for you to join us! Come and enjoy the French family's front porch just as they may have. Whether you can sit and chat or have to grab and go, come and get a fresh cup and enjoy the morning with us. Not a member? Not a problem! Come and learn what Beaumont…
Find out more »Homes for the Holidays – Chambers Open House
Join us for Homes for the Holidays, a free holiday open house at the Chambers House Museum on December 12th, 2021 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Take a stroll through the home, decorated with the Chambers family's own Christmas decor while music fills the home. Then, enjoy refreshments and games on the lawn. This event is part of a larger event in collaboration with the Oaks Historic District and the McFaddin-Ward House Museum. About Homes for the Holidays: The Oaks…
Find out more »Poinsettia Fundraiser!
Beaumont Heritage Society is proud to announce we have sold out of poinsettias for our fundraiser! Thank you to all who have purchased, we can't wait to see you on delivery day, December 17th! Check back around November of 2022 for our next poinsettia fundraiser! -BHS Team
Find out more »February 2022
Heritage Happy Hour – Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown
Join us for our next Heritage Happy Hour on February 17th, 2022 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown. Enjoy craft beer showcased by Giglio Distributing Co., wine, and a tour of the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum! The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is located at 5550 Jimmy Simmons Blvd, Beaumont, TX 77705 to commemorate the discovery of oil at the Spindletop Hill salt dome in Beaumont on Jan. 10, 1901. The discovery sparked a massive oil boom in Texas that…
Find out more »April 2022
John Jay French Museum Easter Egg Hunt
Make plans to join us for our fifth annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 16th, 2022 on the grounds of the historic John Jay French Museum! Gates open at 1:00pm. What a fun way to experience this Beaumont historical treasure! Hundreds of eggs per age group will be filled with treats, prize tickets and even a few special prize tickets! Bring your camera and take photos with the Easter Bunny, make a craft (first 100 kids), tour the first floor…
Find out more »Adults After Easter – Heritage Happy Hour
Join us for a fun-filled, one-of-a-kind event on Thursday, April 21st starting at 5:30 p.m. - Adults After Easter, an adult Easter egg hunt on the grounds of the 1845 John Jay French Museum! Come out and enjoy craft beer showcased by Giglio Distributing Company (wine and water also available) and hunt for treats, beverage samples, and prize eggs on the historic grounds! Guests 21 and over ONLY for this Heritage Happy Hour. Special thanks to Giglio Distributing and Garrison…
Find out more »May 2022
Heritage Happy Hour – Members Only
Join us for our annual Members-Only Heritage Happy Hour on May 19th from 5:30-7:30 p.m! Enjoy craft beer showcased by Giglio Distributing Co., wine, and food at one of our favorite locations in Beaumont - our 1845 John J. French Museum. We'll kick off our year-end celebration with a vote on next fiscal year's Board of Directors and a quick update of all of last year's happenings. Want to have your voice heard in our organization? Join here.
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