House of History

The Official Blog of Ruthmere Museum

Explore the historical heart of Elkhart.

 

Step into Ruthmere’s House of History for new stories, experiences, and information from Elkhart’s historical district. Our team delves into the three pillars of our mission (history, art, and architecture) to provide a new realm of online education that goes beyond museum walls.

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View fullsize Yesterday, we planted our 2023 Quilt Garden: The Parasol! Campus Gardener Bree Askew led the team of staff and volunteers who put this pattern together on a beautiful day. The Quilt Gardens Along the Heritage Trail will be available to view until Sep
View fullsize Celebrate Preservation Month this May by putting a spotlight on the people in our community who are doing the important work saving our places and building our communities through preservation! This year’s theme is People Saving Places. Histori
View fullsize Here are some photos from our Free Family Sunday / Founder's Day Celebration at the Havilah Beardsley House this past weekend! Our guests had a fantastic time - we offered a "pause and paint" activity and the opportunity to sign our histori
View fullsize Ruthmere has a new front lamppost sign to celebrate 50 years of museum operations! Our updated sign was made by 19 Label, LLC and was installed yesterday afternoon. Lookin' snazzy 😎 . . . #elkhartindiana #housemuseum #historichousemuseum #museum #a
View fullsize April showers have brought May flowers! 🌧🌷 Fragrant Spring flowers are approaching their peak and now is the time to book your reservation for Ruthmere's NEW Spring Season Sensory Tour! Fresh flowers are popping up all over the landscape and even I
View fullsize Today is the last day of #VolunteerAppreciationMonth - and today we are putting the spotlight on Kate Irelan, Donna Rodwick, and Marie Smith! Kate used to be a docent only on our Free Family Sundays, but recently signed on to do full tours. She has
View fullsize Just a few days left of #VolunteerAppreciationMonth - but we appreciate our volunteers all year long! Today's volunteer spotlight is on Amber Taylor, Connie S., and Nancy Slimak. These three are usually Saturday docents - Amber and Connie at Ruthmer
View fullsize Today’s volunteers that we’re highlighting for #VolunteerAppreciationMonth are Ruth Middleton and Beth Hall! Ruth and Beth are both talented docents - Ruth usually volunteers at the Havilah Beardsley House and Beth usually gives tours at
View fullsize Happy #VolunteerAppreciationMonth! Today's feature volunteers are Cathy Ellsworth and Ann Wroblewski. Cathy loves to dress up in period attire (that she made herself!) when she gives tours at the Havilah Beardsley House. Ann Wroblewski is also pict
View fullsize We're still celebrating #VolunteerAppreciationWeek! (And it's also #VolunteerAppreciationMonth, anyway!) Today's volunteers are Dale Seely and Brenda Tudor. They are both pictured here giving their deeply informative Gallery Talks from last year (wa
View fullsize We're still celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Week - we just have so many awesome volunteers! Today we are putting the spotlight on three amazing docents: Lucy Emery, Nancy Rinke, and Dena Phillips. All three women are dedicated, talented volunteer
View fullsize We're celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Week! Today we're putting the spotlight on three volunteers: Steve Barton, Jean Barton, and Cindy Neer! They're pictured here representing characters at our 2020 Historic Cemetery Walk (Dr. Franklin Miles, N