General Lew Wallace Study & Museum

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series - "The Last Adieu" with Ryan L. Cole
2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, IN, 47933, United States

Hoosier Authors Book Club - "Everything is Tuberculosis" by John Green
2026-04-16 19:00 - 20:30
Please join us for the first Hoosier Authors Book Club of 2026. To begin the year, we will be reading and discussing John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis. Books are available to rent in the Carriage House Interpretive Center.

American Battlefield Trust - Park Day 2026
2026-04-25 09:00 - 12:00
Each 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 contributing to site interpretation.
In addition to the satisfaction that volunteer work brings, participants receive official Park Day swag and may have the chance to hear a local historian describe people and events of the past at their site. Park Day can also be used to fulfill the service requirements associated with scout groups, student organizations, training corps programs, many school systems, and more.
Park Day allows the American Battlefield Trust to cast a spotlight on beloved American landscapes nationwide. Projects will keep historic sites and battlefields clean, open and accessible for the enjoyment of all — this year, Park Day projects included painting signs, garden maintenance, trash and leaf removal, marker clean-up, trail and fence building and more!
Join us on April 25, 2026, for the 30th annual Park Day.

Meeting place
Volunteers should gather in the parking lot of the Carriage House. Site signup and tools will be dispensed

Planned Activities
Getting the ground ready for the season. Raking leaves, gather fallen limbs, loading trailer with debris, dividing perennials, repairing lawn areas with dirt and grass seed.

History or Educational Activities
All volunteers receive a free tour of the Museum

Should I bring any tools or supplies?
Tools will be supplied but volunteers are welcome to bring their own.

Is there a rain date?
In the instance of inclement weather, Park Day will be cancelled.

Please note
come and have fun at the Study!

Does the site have accessible parking?
Yes
Does the site have accessible bathrooms?

Yes

Are there activities planned for those with disabilities?
No

Can the site accommodate a wheelchair, scooter, or walker?
Yes

Does your site offer accessible facilities?
Yes

Hoosier Authors Book Club – “If This Isn't Nice, What Is?” by Kurt Vonnegut
2026-05-21 19:00 - 20:30
Kurt Vonnegut’s classic humor and humanist perspective shines through in If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?, a collection of witty and candid commencement speeches advising graduates to embrace life’s simple and happy moments, to stay humanistic and recognize the joy around you. Vonnegut points out how people often fail to realize they are happy, and to step back and appreciate those moments.

Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series - Gail Stephens on General Lew Wallace & the Civil War
2026-06-11 19:00 - 20:30

ArchiCamp 2026
2026-06-16 09:00 - 2026-06-17 15:00

Hoosier Authors Book Club - "The Rabbit Hutch" by Tess Gunty
2026-06-18 19:00 - 20:30
Set across one week and culminating in a shocking act of violence, The Rabbit Hutch chronicles a group of people looking for ways to live in a dying city, a town on the brink, desperate for rebirth. How far will its residents—especially Blandine—go to achieve it? Does one person’s gain always come at another’s expense? Tess Gunty’s The Rabbit Hutch is a gorgeous and provocative tale of loneliness and community, entrapment and freedom.
