The Museum is known as the Home of Ben-Hur, and the grounds once again served as a writing studio. Dr. Helen Hudson led the Academy students through several different activities: outlining a biography of a fictional character named Robin Snow (whose gender and life details each small group determined for […]
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Following in the tradition of Lew Wallace, Academy students spent the morning painting en plein air. Have you ever noticed that trees are not a solid shade of green or brown? Using acrylic paint, artist Karen Patton instructed the kids on color values and ways to add details that make […]
The 2010 Lew Wallace Youth Academy had a successful first day of Exploring Other Cultures. Dr. James Makubuya and Sr. Stella Sabina lead activities in speaking Luganda and Swahili, as well as dancing, singing, and playing instruments traditional to the African country of Uganda. The first day of the Academy […]
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, June 19, 2010— The Civil War is a major part of American history that all students have read about. But how often do they truly get to experience the sights and sounds of that tumultuous time? The scent of campfires and the sounds of Stephen Foster songs will […]
Change is afoot at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum. As restoration work begins on Lew Wallace’s Study building this summer, the students of this year’s Lew Wallace Youth Academy will be learning why such drastic changes must take place. The week-long Youth Academy, July 6-10, is accepting applications […]
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, May 29, 2010— A mysterious, holy grail–like object containing a document with the potential to bring about peace between the different peoples of the world is at the center of the exciting novel The Abyssinian Proof by Jenny White, the first selection for the General Lew Wallace Study […]
Lew Wallace’s 183rd Birthday Party, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy. Kids compete at tug-of-war at Lew Wallace’s 183rd Birthday Celebration on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
The General Lew Wallace Study and Museum reinstates its popular Winter Preservation Workshop Series after a one-year break. The first of four workshops, focusing on safeguarding family photos and personal papers, will take place on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. “Pictures and Papers” from 7:00-9:00 p.m. will be led by Beth […]
Artists in Residence 2009, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy.
The sixth annual Artists-in-Residence program will take place on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum on Sunday, October 4, 2009 from 1:00-4:30pm. The event coincides with the last day of the Downtown Art Show as a community-wide celebration of art. Featured Artists Visitors will have the […]