Summer at the Study has been a wonderous treat for the nature lovers. The gardens are in full glory and the wildlife has found a bountiful feast. Lantana, verbena, butterfly bushes and coneflowers are visited by goldfinches, hummingbirds and numerous varieties of butterflies. The yellow swallowtail butterfly is the most […]
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Marketing Coordinator Kara Edie and I went to the Wabash College Community Day to spread some of our excitement about the upcoming Taste of Montgomery County! With the countdown well underway – only 4 days left – our goal was to make sure every Wabash student knew what was going […]
I came to the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum as an intern in the hopes of learning more about the business side of nonprofits and how I could go about making a career of marketing in the nonprofit sector. Marketing Intern Amanda Wesselmann, the Associate Director, took my desire […]
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, July 19, 2008— Deb King, Grounds Manager of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, is eager to fish from General Wallace’s moat, an activity that Wallace himself greatly enjoyed from 1898-1903. “General Wallace had a ‘moat’ dug around half of his Study during its construction, and he […]
Presentations represent daily life of Union soldiers under Wallace’s command CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, June 21, 2008— The scent of campfires and the sounds of Stephen Foster songs will fill the air once again at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum for its annual Civil War encampment weekend, July 12 and […]
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum staff often act as educators, whether it is with the public or private groups. Often we engage with groups of varied ages. However, recently we have educated elementary school students in topical tours. For the first time in recent history, almost every second, third, […]
I am a volunteer here at the Lew Wallace Study. Approximately one year ago I sought out opportunities to help my community and for those opportunities to be interesting, challenging, and not boring. As a volunteer I work on the newsletter, give tours, and research information upon request from the […]
The grounds of the Study are filled with blooming wildflowers. Wild hyacinth, allium, iris, wood violets, prairie trillium are just some of the wonderful plants found on the Study grounds. Gardens are in the process of being planted. Cannas, elephant ears, caladiums, castor beans, lantana are some of the plants […]
Things are blooming outside, and new things are also popping up in our gift shop! We have several new book titles for readers of all ages, including our 2008 Brown Bag Book Club selections Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson […]
The General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in Crawfordsville is celebrating International Museum Day on Sunday, May 18, 2008 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. International Museum Day has been celebrated throughout the world since 1977. In celebration of the impact that museums have on the cultural enrichment of the community, […]