I have survived my first week as Acting Associate Director here at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum. While I have been an intern at the museum for the last six months and am familiar with what happens on a daily basis, I found I still had a lot […]
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“You guys changed some things around in here.” That has been a common refrain from visitors who return – even if they were here just a year ago! In our continuing efforts to return the Study interior to its appearance ca. 1900, the heyday of Lew Wallace’s use of the […]
After a long good-bye, the staff at the Museum has bid a fond farewell to Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Museum Director for the past six years. During her time here, Cinnamon propelled the professionalization of the Museum and brought a tiny place in a small town to the attention of the nation. […]
What was Lew Wallace’s political affiliation? Looking to his Autobiography, Wallace grew up “intensely Whig.” His father belonged to the Whig party during his time as governor and state legislator. Wallace carried on these political views until the personally crucial election of 1848. This election found General Zachary Taylor, among […]
I’ve just returned from the American Association of Museums meeting in Philadelphia where I had the extreme pleasure to present alongside Beth Merritt of AAM and Susie Wilkening and James Chung of Reach Advisors. Our presentation, Museums and Society 2034, featured the data Reach Advisors has gathered and analyzed for […]
May sees the gardens coming to life at the Museum. April rains have the weed seeds sprouting everywhere! The gardens are being weeded, and with planting annual flowers on the horizon, the Museum grounds are in a state of change. The prairie trillium is blooming. Usually found in dense wooded […]
Two representatives from the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, Director Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko and Associate Director Amanda Wesselmann, are currently attending the American Association of Museums 2009 Annual Meeting & Expo in Philadelphia. The mission of the American Alliance of Museums is to champion museums and nurture excellence in partnership […]
Spring at the Study find the daffodils, tulips, magnolia and viburnum blooming profusely. The cool spring benefited the magnolia trees. The pink and white blooms created a wonderful show on the Study grounds. Museum visitors are in awe of these regal trees! Daffodils and tulips invites the visitor to tour […]
We here at the Museum like to monitor what’s being said about Lew Wallace around the internet, and most of what we find is accurate and interesting. One of the more prevalent fallacies, however, is the story that General Wallace was an atheist who wrote Ben-Hur to disprove Christianity. Here is my […]
Today is General Lew Wallace’s 182nd birthday, and we here at the Museum are celebrating! We’ve got delicious desserts, games and puzzles, prizes and awesome challenges (like walking on old-school stilts!). Things are warming up outside and the games are already in full swing inside. We’ll be partying until 3 […]