Ward was interested in history and was a founding member of the Princeton chapter [3] of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
This lineage society supported preservation and recognition of sites and properties important to American history.
She was also the first benefactor of the Princeton University Graduate College[4] With Kate McFarlane, Ward organized the Washington Headquarters Association of Rocky Hill.
They helped preserve Rockingham, the final headquarters of General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
[9] Ward Thomson was a frequent participant in Miss Matoaca Gay's Shakespeare seminars in Washington, DC during the 1880s and 1890s.