To coincide with our exhibit Vindication: Lew Wallace in 1864, we’re excited to present a great line-up of Civil War lectures, beginning this month and running through November. This coming Wednesday, March 19, Scott Busenbark of Crawfordsville will be speaking on the role Brown Township played in the Civil War. […]
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Everyone has a story to tell. Maybe someone in your family fought in World War II or marched with the Civil Rights Movement. Maybe one of your ancestors developed an important advancement in the medical or engineering fields. Maybe it’s just a story about where you were the day you […]
Are your family photographs neatly organized with all the names, dates, and locations written on the backs? Even more organized, are they in archival scrapbooks with appropriate labels in chronological order? Or do your family records look more like mine–a few haphazard scrapbooks and albums with photos that may or […]
Happy September! We have a busy fall planned. We’ll blog about all of these events in more detail later, but for now, here’s a quick overview of important dates at the Study in September and October. Visit our website for a printable PDF version of this fall event schedule. […]
Grounds Manager Deb King invites you to visit us Sunday, July 14 at 6 p.m. for a Garden Tour. Learn about her ongoing re-creation of the Moat Garden, the Montgomery County Community Foundation Going Green Grant she was awarded, and how she chooses what plants to grow here. Discover plants such […]
Our Genealogy Lecture series continued last night with a fun and informative talk from Allison DePrey about the 1940 Census. Allison DePrey is Assistant Coordinator for Education and Community Engagement at the Indiana Historical Society. She went over some interesting facts about the 1940 Census and discussed how to read […]
Cemeteries can be invaluable resources for genealogists and historians. They serve as community museums in some respects. Many a genealogist has pored over cemetery records and traipsed across overgrown rural cemeteries to find an elusive ancestor. Join us Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the Carriage House for the first […]
Lew was a fan of music. He played the violin and Susan played the guitar. One of his reasons for building the Study was so he could play the violin at midnight if he chose. We think he would approve of our upcoming event! A choral group from Wabash College […]
The last installment of the 2012 Civil War Lecture Series is scheduled for Thursday, October 18 at the Crawfordsville District Public Library. We will have two lectures that evening, beginning at 7pm. Chuck Beemer will present “Breakfast at Fort Donelson,” discussing Lew Wallace’s actions at Fort Donelson in February 1862. […]
Be sure to visit Wabash College’s online photo album for great pictures of the Bohumir Kryl Project! http://www.wabash.edu/photo_album/home.cfm?photo_album_id=3346 You can view pictures and download hi-res images.