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This year, as part of our effort to complete fundraising for our Making A Historic Difference Campaign, we have joined #GivingTuesday, a first of its kind effort that will harness the collective power of a unique blend of partners–charities, families, businesses and individuals–to transform how people think about, talk about, […]
Our Holiday Tea and Fashion Show is fast approaching–Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the next week is the Holiday Tea! I want to give you all a sneak peek of some of the beautiful wreaths we are going to have for sale at the popular “Making Spirits Bright” Holiday […]
Can you believe it’s already November? Time goes so quickly…before you know it, it’ll be Christmas! Which reminds me, our Holiday Tea and Fashion Show is approaching quickly. Our annual Holiday Tea is our second-largest fundraiser of the year. We have a wonderful time visiting with our friends, members, and […]
So last week I warned you I was going to ask you for money. Well, this is it–brace yourselves. We would really appreciate it if you donated money to our Making A Historic Difference campaign. (That wasn’t so bad, was it?) Our fundraising campaign Thanks to our many generous supporters, we […]
We are going to be rolling out a new website in the next day or so. Don’t worry, all the same information will still be there, along with some new stuff! And you won’t have to update your bookmarks; we’ll still be at www.ben-hur.com. We are changing the site’s appearance, […]
If you’re handing out sweets today, make sure to stop by the Study and hand some out to us! Director Larry Paarlberg is a fan of anything dark chocolate. Associate Director/Education Erin Gobel is a York Peppermint Patty fan. Grounds Manager Deb King likes peanut butter cookies. Associate Director/Collections Amanda […]
If you’re a Crawfordsville local, you may have seen signs around town with a big drawing of the Study and the phrase “Making A Historic Difference.” You might be wondering why we’re trying to raise $300,000 and what we’re going to do with that money. We’re going to have a […]
In 1876, Lew was on a train headed for a reunion of Union soldiers. Also on the train was Robert Ingersoll, a noted agnostic. During the trip, the two men began a conversation on the divinity of Christ and other religious issues. In his efforts to sway Lew with his […]
On May 30, 1881, Lew Wallace boarded a rail car on the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe to leave New Mexico Territory. Lew had calmed the Territory during his term in office from 1878 through 1881, and his tenure in office was considered successful. He accomplished much in addressing […]