With an exploration of “Redeeming Messala,” Dr. Howard Miller, professor emeritus from the University of Texas at Austin, joined us for one more lecture in 2018. Ben-Hur Adaptations It’s possible that more adaptions of Ben-Hur have appeared in the past thirty years than in the previous eighty. And their variety […]
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We have a special evening planned for April 10 to celebrate Lew’s 187th birthday! The Indy Eleven, Indianapolis’ professional soccer club, will be joining us in Crawfordsville to honor the man whose regiment they are named after. The Indy Eleven are kicking off their inaugural season with a match on […]
We were fortunate to have Wallace Scholar Dr. Howard Miller with us in March for the Historic Artcraft Theatre’s screening of the 1959 film Ben-Hur. Dr. Miller brought a treasure trove of pieces from his collection of Ben-Hur memorabilia to share with movie-goers. He also spoke briefly before the screening to provide […]
For those of you who live in Ohio or southern Indiana, here’s a great opportunity to connect with Lew locally! Gail Stephens, a Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society board member, is scheduled to speak to the Cincinnati Civil War Roundtable a week from today (5/16/2013). Gail, a volunteer at Monocacy […]
For those of you who live in the Southwest, here’s a great opportunity to connect locally! Gail Stephens, a Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society board member, is scheduled to speak to the Scottsdale (Arizona) Civil War Roundtable a week from today (4/16/2013). Gail, a volunteer at Monocacy National Battlefield and […]
Wallace Scholar Dr. Howard Miller will be speaking about Ben-Hur before the evening screenings of the film at the Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana.Dr. Miller is a Professor Emeritus with The University of Texas at Austin and a world-recognized scholar on the history of American religion. His article “The Charioteer […]