Hoosier Authors Book Club – An Abundance of Katherines, John Green
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United StatesHoosier Authors Book Club - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
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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 StatesFormer 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 StatesRenowned 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 StatesHoosier 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 StatesIn 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 StatesThis 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 […]
Hoosier Author’s Book Club – Hawaii and a Revolution by Mary Hannah Krout
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United StatesThe Hoosier Authors Book Club for 2025 begins on Thursday, April 17 with Hawaii and a Revolution by Mary Hannah Krout. Krout, a native of Crawfordsville, details her personal experience as a journalist and correspondent for the Chicago Inter-Ocean covering the 1893 revolution in Hawaii. The book is available for purchase here. We hope you can join us!
American Battlefield Trust – Park Day 2025
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, United StatesEach year, thousands of history enthusiasts, community-minded citizens, families, Boy and Girl Scouts, ROTC units and more come together in an effort to help keep our nation’s heritage not only preserved, but pristine. Activities are chosen by each participating site and can include building trails, raking leaves, painting signs, putting up fences and […]
