During our lives we have all faced challenging times and certainly history shares stories of unimaginable trials. One such story, a portion of which is likely familiar to many Evansvillians, is that of Alice Gresham Dodd the mother of James Bethel Gresham, the first United States combat fatality of World War I.
Read MoreOne of the exciting things about curating exhibitions at the Evansville Museum is the breadth of opportunity it provides for making new discoveries, at least for oneself, and sharing these with others—visitors, colleagues, friends and family. In my nearly 32 years at the Museum, I have been lucky to have been involved in many “discoveries” along the way*. I take this opportunity to share a few of these, and while they may not provide new information to you as a reader, I hope, at the least, that they encourage you to recall “discoveries” you have made in your lifetime.
Read MoreWhat makes a good and interesting historic photograph? I’ve considered this through the years as I have been asked what my favorite photograph is in the Evansville Museum’s collection. On a broad level, I think a good historic photograph makes one think and want to learn more. In some cases, the thinking and learning are about a historic period and the who, what and why of an era, in other cases it is on a personal level or it may be a combination of the two.
Read MoreEver wonder how the Museum’s exhibitions come to life? This blog by our History Curator, Thomas R. Lonnberg, will answer many of your questions!
Read MoreHow does one end up being the curator of history at the Evansville Museum? What led me down this path of interpreting objects, people and events? What follows is the story, or at least the printable parts, that resulted in my becoming the first and, to this point, only curator of history of the Evansville Museum.
Read MoreThis week, McKenna, out education intern, interviews our curator of history Tom Lonnberg. They discuss his background, how he designs history programs, and the Museum’s latest history exhibitions and programming.
Read MoreEvansville, Indiana – On May 20, 2020, at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Evansville Museum of Art, History & Science, M. Susan Hardwick was appointed an Honorary Lifetime Trustee.
Read MoreBased on the 2012 Evansville Museum exhibition of the same name curated by Museum’s Curator of History Tom Lonnberg.
Read MoreThe Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science is committed to doing our part as we address the ramifications of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Our top priority is the health and safety of our visitors, volunteers and staff members.
With an abundance of caution, the Evansville Museum will be closed to the public beginning Saturday, March 14th through Tuesday, March 31st.
Read MoreThough Evansville was not devoid of unrest, perhaps because of its basic conservatism and its Midwest location it was not impacted by nor involved to as great an extent in the cultural upheaval that swept parts of the country during the decade of the 1960s.
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