Just in time for the holiday season, the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum will host a garland making workshop on Saturday, December 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Tannenbaum Cultural Center, located at 107 W. Spring Street, directly behind the Rotary Jail Museum. The workshop is free […]
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Does it seem early to think about the Holiday High Tea and Fashion Show? It really isn’t! As I write this, the weather is sunny and warm. But as impossible as it seems, the holidays are right around the corner. Christmas is less than two months away! Here at the […]
Make sure to keep the evening of Thursday, October 18, open to attend the last lecture of the 2012 Civil War Lecture Series. The lectures are being held at the Crawfordsville District Public Library in the Donnelley Room at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. […]
Today is Museum Day Live, presented in affiliation with the Smithsonian. People who visit the Museum Day website and print out a ticket can get free admission to one museum for two people. So far today we’ve had a lot of people participate, and we’ve only been open two and […]
Unit 12 (the unit that was opened near the Carriage House) has proven to be interesting. Yesterday, the archaeologists from the University of Indianapolis found flat glass (like what is used in window panes), coal, a piece of yellow ware and square nails. Both the yellow ware and the square […]
On September 29, we are participating in Smithsonian magazine’s 8th Annual Museum Day Live! For one day only, the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum will grant free access to visitors who download a Museum Day Live! ticket at Smithsonian.com. This emulates the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s […]
The 6th Annual Taste of Montgomery County arrives this Saturday, August 25, and the variety of foods being offered this year is sure to please almost every palate. Two Guys Cooking will return with their famous ribbon chips with cheese and deep-fried caramel turtle cheesecake. The China Inn will serve […]
It’s become one of the area’s most anticipated annual festivals, but the Taste of Montgomery County also fulfills a very important role: the Taste is the largest fundraiser for the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, located on the grounds in Crawfordsville where Lew Wallace penned his masterwork, Ben-Hur. The […]
The Sixth Annual Taste of Montgomery County is fast approaching! Come out to the grounds of the Lew Wallace Study & Museum on Saturday, August 25. From noon to 10 pm we will have great food and great music for you to enjoy! Bands performing are Nut Hatch from 1-3, […]
Sunday, May 6th saw dogs and owners alike enjoying the beautiful shady grounds of the Study. The Stroll for Strays, a fund raiser for the Animal Welfare League, started and finished the Stroll at the Study. The Study was the starting point, with the stroll following a route through the […]