The Spirit Photo Craze The impact of the Civil War was felt in many ways. One of the more unusual was in the passion that developed for spirit photography, a process in which photographers were able to capture the image of a ghost or other spiritual entity. Photography was still […]
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Anne Moore’s first board meeting was this past Monday, but she’s definitely a familiar face around the Study grounds. Anne and her husband Chris are the driving force behind our History Beneath Us weekends each spring and fall. They have been doing archaeology here for several years, and have unearthed […]
Welcome to a new series here on the blog. With the start of a new year, the Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society has four new board members, as well as several returning board members. Over the next several weeks, we will introduce blog readers to board members, both new and […]
In families certain attributes and interests often pass down through the generations. In the Wallace family, a number of traits surfaced time and again—including an interest in architecture. Lew is widely credited with the design and construction of his personal Study in the 1890s. Indianapolis Architecture People often forget that […]
Last month, Associate Director of Education Erin Gobel spent some time looking at our statistics and compiling some numbers we thought would interest our visitors and supporters. For a larger view, click the picture. We also have a PDF version available for download.
On January 10, 1910, the United States Capitol hosted a stirring unveiling ceremony for the statue of General Lew Wallace in Statuary Hall. After an invocation, Lew Wallace, Jr., the general’s grandson, unveiled the statue. The crowd included members of Lew Wallace’s family, James Whitcomb Riley, and Senator Albert J. […]
A new book has found its way to our gift shop as we prepare for our 2013 exhibit about Lew and Susan Wallace’s descendants. Along with talking about the accomplished Wallace family, we will also be discussing how family research is done and how best to preserve your own family […]
Long-time followers of our blog will remember that last year we had a family of Red-shouldered Hawks nesting on the Study grounds. This week, one of them has made repeat appearances. Tuesday Amanda spotted a hawk flying around, and today Larry, Stephanie, and Deb saw the hawk sitting on one of the […]
We spend most of our time here talking about Lew, but Susan was also an accomplished individual. She published six books and numerous articles and poems. Several of her poems are about special occasions. She wrote this poem for Lew, and we thought it would be a good one to […]
In our tours of the Study, we often mention the mechanism that allowed the chariots to race on stage with eight horses galloping at full speed. This was an amazing feat for a stage production in the first decade of the 20th century. In addition, other aspects of the Broadway […]