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Camp Lookinback is part of the “Camp Lookinback” summer camp offered through the Beaumont Heritage Society. Activities connect with programs at the John J. French Museum and the Chambers House Museum, which also include Christmas tours at both museums, Heritage Happy Hour, the annual Pumpkin Walk, an Easter Egg Hunt, and tours to students of all ages as enrichment to Texas history.
• Price: Tours are $5 for all ages and free for children three and under.
The Beaumont Heritage Society has been in existence since 1967 and operates the 1845 John J. French Museum and the 1907 Chambers House Museum. The organization is a non-profit organized to educate and engage the community through preservation of Beaumont’s history and heritage for a better future together. It has been responsible for helping develop programs such as SPARE Beaumont “Beaumont, USA Our Built Environment” and the Landmark Commission and has participated in preservation efforts of Munro House, the Dixie Hotel, and the Tyrrell Historical Library, as well as saving two historical houses in Beaumont that were slated for demolition and efforts to save the Tyrrell Park Recreation Building. The Beaumont Heritage Society operates the John Jay French House as a museum that demonstrates the life of a prosperous Texas pioneer family from 1845–1865, with antique furnishings, clothing, pioneer household utensils, and outbuildings that include a blacksmith shop, tannery, privy, and smokehouse. The Chambers House opened for tours in May of 2007, and guests who display an EBT Snap Benefit Card and a valid ID gain free admission for up to four people under the Museums For All program. The leadership team includes Shelby Brannan (Executive Director), Brintney Van Houten (Site Development Manager), Karli Stansbury (Museum Educator), Jayden Franke (Collections Manager), Melanie Karr (Executive Assistant / Chambers House Docent), Mitchell Pickett (Maintenance and Grounds), and Emma Wood (John Jay French Museum Docent).
Last updated January 28, 2026.
• Price: Tours are $5 for all ages and free for children three and under.
The Beaumont Heritage Society has been in existence since 1967 and operates the 1845 John J. French Museum and the 1907 Chambers House Museum. The organization is a non-profit organized to educate and engage the community through preservation of Beaumont’s history and heritage for a better future together. It has been responsible for helping develop programs such as SPARE Beaumont “Beaumont, USA Our Built Environment” and the Landmark Commission and has participated in preservation efforts of Munro House, the Dixie Hotel, and the Tyrrell Historical Library, as well as saving two historical houses in Beaumont that were slated for demolition and efforts to save the Tyrrell Park Recreation Building. The Beaumont Heritage Society operates the John Jay French House as a museum that demonstrates the life of a prosperous Texas pioneer family from 1845–1865, with antique furnishings, clothing, pioneer household utensils, and outbuildings that include a blacksmith shop, tannery, privy, and smokehouse. The Chambers House opened for tours in May of 2007, and guests who display an EBT Snap Benefit Card and a valid ID gain free admission for up to four people under the Museums For All program. The leadership team includes Shelby Brannan (Executive Director), Brintney Van Houten (Site Development Manager), Karli Stansbury (Museum Educator), Jayden Franke (Collections Manager), Melanie Karr (Executive Assistant / Chambers House Docent), Mitchell Pickett (Maintenance and Grounds), and Emma Wood (John Jay French Museum Docent).
Last updated January 28, 2026.
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