Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series
2023-10-26 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, 47933, United States
Little Orphant Annie – Discovery, Preservation, and Restoration

Eric Grayson is a nationally renowned film preservation expert, specializing in silent movies. Eric will be presenting the 1918 original film of Little Orphant Annie. This unusual surviving film features a rare film appearance by James Whitcomb Riley – the Hoosier poet and close friend of Lew Wallace. Eric will discuss the films discovery, preservation and restoration.

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series - Reconstructing Henry S. Lane: Redefining Political Legacy Amidst Reconstruction Ambiguity by Owen Bennett
2024-03-21 19:00 - 20:30
Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series at the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum presents…
Reconstructing Henry S. Lane: Redefining Political Legacy Amidst Reconstruction Ambiguity.
Owen Bennett, Assistant Director of the Montgomery County Historical Society, will give a lecture on the vague and misleading historiography of Henry S. Lane’s role during the era of reconstruction following the Civil War. Lane’s active participation therein has been largely disregarded in previous narratives. Additionally, Owen will discuss the enduring political legacy of Lane and the policies he was involved in.

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series - The Man Who Saved Cincinnati by Peter Bronson
2024-04-25 19:00 - 20:30
Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series at the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum presents…
The Man Who Saved Cincinnati
Peter Bronson is a newsman, editor, magazine writer and author. He has written eight books, including The Man Who Saved Cincinnati (2023), Not in Our Town (2022), and Forbidden Fruit (2020). He was an editor and columnist for The Cincinnati Enquirer for nearly 20 years. Bronson will discuss Lew Wallace’s role in defending the Queen city against Confederate attack, the first African Americans employed in defense of the Union known as the Black Brigade, the Ohio Squirrel Hunter volunteers, and much more.

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series - The USCT from Montgomery County
2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:30
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 County, Indiana including who they were, where they served, and the lives they lived after the war.

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series - Ben-Hur Chariots by Dr. Bela Sandor
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series - June Mathis: A Silent Film Visionary by Dr. Thomas J. Slater
2025-05-20 19:00 - 20:30
