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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

Hoosier Authors Book Club – You Should See Me in a Crown

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

You Should See Me in a Crown - Leah Johnson See https://www.ben-hur.com/programs/hoosier-authors-book-club/ for more information

17th Annual TASTE of Montgomery County

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

Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 12:00 - 9:00 pm. Please join us to experience the flavors of local Montgomery County vendors while enjoying music on the Historic General Lew Wallace Study & Museum grounds! For more information, please visit the TASTE of Montgomery County Website.

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series – Athens of Indiana: The Pre-War Years by Beth Swift

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

Former Wabash College Archivist Beth Swift will give a lecture called Athens of Indiana: The Pre-War Years about Montgomery County prior to the Civil War. Included in her talk will be the Wabash College Cadets, a militia formed of local college students that trained alongside Lew Wallace's Montgomery Guards militia. The talk will be held in the […]

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series – A Sweet Strangeness Fills My Heart: The Journals of Sallie Independence Foster 1861 – 1881by Dolores Hydock and Bobby Horton

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

Renowned storyteller Dolores Hydock and musician Bobby Horton will give their presentation of A Sweet Strangeness Fills My Heart: The Journals of Sallie Independence Foster 1861-1887. This performance, based on Sallie's diaries, papers, and letters from her brothers off at war, presents a funny, touching, and uniquely personal look at the life and times that Sallie shared […]

Hoosier Authors Book Club – The Magic Garden, Gene Stratton-Porter

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

Hoosier Authors Book Club - The Magic Garden by Gene Stratton-Porter   Physical copies of The Magic Garden by Gene Stratton-Porter will not be available for loan. The kindle version of the book is available for .99c here.

2024 Hoosier Author Fair

Fusion54 101 W. Main, Crawfordsville, IN, United States

In conjunction with Crawfordsville Main Street's Downtown Party Night on Small Business Saturday, we are hosting our annual author fair. Authors from Crawfordsville and around the state will have books and related merchandise for sale. They are happy to discuss writing and sign books with attendees.

Holiday Tea & Fashion Show

General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United States +1 more

This year's Holiday Tea & Fashion Show will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024 with the theme being "St. Nicholas" The event is a major fundraiser for the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum and will be hosted at the Elston Homestead at 400 East Pike Street. Visitors may attend the holiday event any […]