“A victory so great, so unprecedentedly glorious, could not have been purchased without loss on our side. Among the 700 heroes who were slain and wounded on that bloody day we who knew him from infancy have to mourn the death of Captain Kinder. Poor Truss. The glory which shall […]
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Today is Employee Appreciation Day! If you’re a manager, take a moment to say thank you to your staff. If you’re an employee who hasn’t received appreciation today…take heart. Even the great Lew Wallace didn’t always receive thanks for his brilliant job performance. As he wrote in his autobiography: There […]
On October 14, 1895, a local news item announced that a lecture bureau out East had arranged for a lecture speaking tour. Lew Wallace was named as one of the important people to be a part of this tour. The tour was unusual because of the diversity of the assembled […]
Gail Stephens has a Bachelor’s Degree in International Politics from George Washington University in Washington DC, and did graduate work at Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universities. She worked for the Department of Defense for 26 years, retiring in 1994 as a member of the Department’s Senior Executive Service. Upon retirement, […]
Among the extras who made early screen appearances in Ben-Hur were Gary Cooper and Clark Gable as uncredited Roman guards. Beyond these two men, the list of guards is noteworthy, but the list of uncredited slave girls is equally significant. The names of many of the girls who toiled, twirled […]
Rusty Carter is another familiar face around Crawfordsville, thanks to his real estate work with F.C. Tucker West Central. Rusty is rejoining the Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society in 2013 after several years of hiatus; however, he isn’t new to helping out around the Study! How long have you been […]
While a nor’easter dumps feet of snow on New England, we’re reminded of Lew’s snowy experience at Fort Donelson nearly 151 years ago. Tennessee may not see two feet of snow, but it still gets pretty cold. Sleeping in the Snow Here are a few excerpts from Lew’s autobiography about […]
Suanne Milligan is a familiar name in Crawfordsville, since she is an attorney here in town. She served on the board several years ago and is a past board president. She has been a member of the Holiday High Tea Committee and the Collections and Executive Committees. How long have […]
The Spirit Photo Craze The impact of the Civil War was felt in many ways. One of the more unusual was in the passion that developed for spirit photography, a process in which photographers were able to capture the image of a ghost or other spiritual entity. Photography was still […]
Anne Moore’s first board meeting was this past Monday, but she’s definitely a familiar face around the Study grounds. Anne and her husband Chris are the driving force behind our History Beneath Us weekends each spring and fall. They have been doing archaeology here for several years, and have unearthed […]