Summer has arrived and war has been declared! Battles are being fought… and lost. Unfortunately, the war is likely to last for months. Japanes beetles, Popillia japonica, have invaded. They first appeared the last week of June and their numbers are increasing. The iridescent copper-colored beetles with green heads are […]
General Lew Wallace Study & Museum
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Civil War Encampment: Boom!, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy. Unfortunately, torrential rain during our Civil War Encampments is something we’re getting used to. This one was quite a doozy, though!
In 2006, USA Life One Insurance (previously Ben-Hur Life) donated a ritual trunk to the museum collection. The trunk contained over 100 items related to the Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur fraternal organization. These items included hats, capes, leggings, pennants, sashes, pins, jackets, and robes. When museum staff retrieved these items […]
Stepping out the back door of the Carriage House, Acting Director Amanda Wesselmann gathers her lunch. Spinach, kale, peas and basil make a wonderful salad. Planted with herbs in 2007, the kitchen garden has grown to include peas, peppers, tomatoes, spinach, kale and cabbage and cucumbers. Succession planting has allowed […]
Everyone has heard the phrases, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” and “You can’t get something for nothing.” However, for some reason those money proverbs have not been applied to museums. Over the past couple months we have heard from potential visitors, both adults and those arranging student […]
Our current intern from Wabash College, Kevin Stevens, has assisted operations at the Study. He gives tours to the public and researches our Classical Collection. He shares his experiences with us: Thoughts of a Wabash intern Among the many things Wabash seeks to impart upon its students is perfecting the […]
Week-long day camp immerses students in Wallace’s life lessons Crawfordsville, Indiana—Amanda Wesselmann, Acting Director of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum and Coordinator of this year’s Lew Wallace Youth Academy, announced today that enrollment into the weeklong day camp is now open to the public. The Academy, which is […]
I have survived my first week as Acting Associate Director here at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum. While I have been an intern at the museum for the last six months and am familiar with what happens on a daily basis, I found I still had a lot […]
After a long good-bye, the staff at the Museum has bid a fond farewell to Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko, Museum Director for the past six years. During her time here, Cinnamon propelled the professionalization of the Museum and brought a tiny place in a small town to the attention of the nation. […]
I’ve just returned from the American Association of Museums meeting in Philadelphia where I had the extreme pleasure to present alongside Beth Merritt of AAM and Susie Wilkening and James Chung of Reach Advisors. Our presentation, Museums and Society 2034, featured the data Reach Advisors has gathered and analyzed for […]