Kids compete at tug-of-war at Lew Wallace's 183rd Birthday Celebration on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
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Showing posts with label Lew's birthday. Show all posts
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Lew Wallace's 183rd Birthday Party
Young visitors color stained glass designs at Lew Wallace's 183rd Birthday Celebration on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
Lew Wallace's 183rd Birthday Party
Visitors try walking with old-fashioned stilts at Lew Wallace's 183rd Birthday Celebration on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
Lew Wallace's 183rd Birthday Party
General Lew Wallace, and a dead-on homemade dough facsimile, skillfully crafted by one of our visitors for Lew's birthday!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Happy Birthday & Wildflowers
Let the parties begin!!!
In celebration of Lew Wallace's 183rd birthday, the Museum will be having a party. On Saturday, April 10th, the museum will play host to a variety of activities. In the Study, all visitors will get an opportunity to build their own study using Legos. They may also choose to color a replica of the stained glass that is in the Study's atrium. Build Ben Hur's chariot, sculpt with playdough and make a fan are activities taking place in the Carriage House.
The lawn area will be host to 1800's games. Croquet, wooden hoop rolling, tug of war and 
learning to walk on stilts are just some of the games planned. Cookies and punch will be served and admission is free!
learning to walk on stilts are just some of the games planned. Cookies and punch will be served and admission is free!While visitors are celebrating with birthday games and goodies, the wildflowers will be in full bloom. Warm weather has forced the wildflowers to bloom, seemingly, all at once. Some of the flowers in bloom are: blue violets, harbinger of spring, cutleaf toothwort, spring beauty, myrtle, pansies, tulips, daffodils, hyacinth, trout lilies, and the magnolia trees are in full regale. Stop by for a visit and enjoy the day of fun and activites and nature at its best.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Member Sneak Preview Party, 3/3/10
Larry Paarlberg, Director of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, greets guests to the Member Sneak Preview Party for the opening of the Museum's new exhibit, "Sanctuary: Preserving the Legacy of Lew Wallace."
Member Sneak Preview Party, 3/3/10, originally uploaded by WallaceStudy.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Happy Birthday To Lew!
Today is General Lew Wallace's 182nd birthday, and we here 
at the Museum are celebrating! We've got delicious desserts, games and puzzles, prizes and awesome challenges (like walking on old-school stilts!). Things are warming up outside and the games are already in full swing inside. We'll be partying until 3 p.m. today, so come on over and say happy birthday to Lew!
--Kara Edie, Visitor Services & Marketing Coordinator (that's me in the blue, klutzing it up on stilts)
at the Museum are celebrating! We've got delicious desserts, games and puzzles, prizes and awesome challenges (like walking on old-school stilts!). Things are warming up outside and the games are already in full swing inside. We'll be partying until 3 p.m. today, so come on over and say happy birthday to Lew!
--Kara Edie, Visitor Services & Marketing Coordinator (that's me in the blue, klutzing it up on stilts)Friday, April 3, 2009
GENERAL LEW WALLACE’S BIRTHDAY TO BE FETED WITH GAMES, REFRESHMENTS
Lew Wallace’s Birthday Celebration takes place on Friday, April 10, 2009
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, April 3, 2009— The 182nd birthday of
Montgomery County’s favorite son, General Lew Wallace, will be celebrated on Friday, April 10, on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in Crawfordsville from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
On April 10, 1827, Lewis Wallace was born in Brookville, Indiana, and thereafter spent his life bringing honor to his home state: through his epic achievements in literature, including his masterwork Ben-Hur; through his capacity as senator, ambassador, artist, musician and inventor, and especially through his gallantry as a young man in the Mexican and Civil Wars, a role that is currently being featured in the Museum’s new exhibit, “Embattled: General Wallace’s Leadership in the Civil War.”
“We’ve got a lot of fun activities planned,” said Deb King, Museum Grounds Manager. “Weather permitting, we’ll have lawn croquet, walking on stilts, and scavenger hunts with prizes. Indoors, visitors can play a code-breaking game and even draw their own Civil War battle maps and direct their toy solider troops into battle.” Visitors can also help plant some of the gardens on the Museum grounds, including the Lew Wallace Children’s Garden. Activities are designed for visitors of all ages, and admission to the Museum will be free.
For further information about this special event, contact Grounds Manager Deb King at 765-362-5769 or email dking@ben-hur.com.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, April 3, 2009— The 182nd birthday of
Montgomery County’s favorite son, General Lew Wallace, will be celebrated on Friday, April 10, on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in Crawfordsville from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.On April 10, 1827, Lewis Wallace was born in Brookville, Indiana, and thereafter spent his life bringing honor to his home state: through his epic achievements in literature, including his masterwork Ben-Hur; through his capacity as senator, ambassador, artist, musician and inventor, and especially through his gallantry as a young man in the Mexican and Civil Wars, a role that is currently being featured in the Museum’s new exhibit, “Embattled: General Wallace’s Leadership in the Civil War.”
“We’ve got a lot of fun activities planned,” said Deb King, Museum Grounds Manager. “Weather permitting, we’ll have lawn croquet, walking on stilts, and scavenger hunts with prizes. Indoors, visitors can play a code-breaking game and even draw their own Civil War battle maps and direct their toy solider troops into battle.” Visitors can also help plant some of the gardens on the Museum grounds, including the Lew Wallace Children’s Garden. Activities are designed for visitors of all ages, and admission to the Museum will be free.
For further information about this special event, contact Grounds Manager Deb King at 765-362-5769 or email dking@ben-hur.com.
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