Showing of 1925 Ben-Hur at Wabash College

Wabash College: Hays 104 301 W Wabash Ave, Crawfordsville, IN, United States

In concert with the Wabash College Classics Department, we will be showing the epic 1925 silent film version of Ben-Hur. While many of us remember the 1959 film version starring Charlton Heston, the 1925 movie with Ramon Navarro is a classic in its own right. In many ways, Navarro's version revolutionized the movie industry in Southern […]

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States

Little Orphant Annie - Discovery, Preservation, and Restoration   Eric Grayson is a nationally renowned film preservation expert, specializing in silent movies. Eric will be presenting the 1918 original film of Little Orphant Annie. This unusual surviving film features a rare film appearance by James Whitcomb Riley - the Hoosier poet and close friend of […]

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series – Reconstructing Henry S. Lane: Redefining Political Legacy Amidst Reconstruction Ambiguity by Owen Bennett

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States

  Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series at the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum presents... Reconstructing Henry S. Lane: Redefining Political Legacy Amidst Reconstruction Ambiguity. Owen Bennett, Assistant Director of the Montgomery County Historical Society, will give a lecture on the vague and misleading historiography of Henry S. Lane’s role during the era of reconstruction […]

American Battlefield Trust Park Day 2024

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States

Join Grounds Manager Deb King to help give the grounds a spring cleaning and prepare for the new season at the Museum! Bring your own tools & gloves, or they will be provided.

Hoosier Authors Book Club – Shakespeare Saved My Life

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States

Shakespeare Saved My Life - Laura Bates See https://www.ben-hur.com/programs/hoosier-authors-book-club/ for more information

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series – The Man Who Saved Cincinnati by Peter Bronson

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series at the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum presents… The Man Who Saved Cincinnati Peter Bronson is a newsman, editor, magazine writer and author. He has written eight books, including The Man Who Saved Cincinnati (2023), Not in Our Town (2022), and Forbidden Fruit (2020). He was an editor and […]

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series – The USCT from Montgomery County

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States

Dr Howard Miller Lecture Series presents...The United States Colored Troops from Montgomery County by Shannon Sullivan Hudson. A science teacher by day and a history buff by night, Shannon Hudson is the author of Abolitionists of the Underground Railroad: Legends from Montgomery County, Indiana. Shannon will speak on the United States Colored Troops from Montgomery […]

Hoosier Authors Book Club – Hoosier Public Enemy

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States

Hoosier Public Enemy: A Life of John Dillinger - John A. Beineke   See https://www.ben-hur.com/programs/hoosier-authors-book-club/ for more information