SPONSORS NEEDED: Ruthmere Private Members and Business Members can sponsor an individual Gallery Talk for just $100!  We allow up to two sponsorship spots for each Gallery Talk. (For names listed with an "&" in the middle, those are single sponsorships shared between a couple). To reserve your sponsorship contact Executive Director Bill Firstenberger at bfirstenberger@ruthmere.org

July 2nd, 2025 -

"Blondes Have More Fun: How Yellow Bricks Have Made Vibrant Great Lakes Communities" 

with Lauren Finnigan, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at IUSB and Notre Dame

June 3rd, 2025 -

"Crossroads of Culture: Native American Trails in the Old Northwest"

with Cecil Wilson, Historic Research Specialist for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians

May 2nd, 2025 -

"The History of Baseball in Elkhart County"

with Jenifer Blouin Policelli, Curator of Education at the Elkhart County Historical Museum

April 3rd, 2025 -

"The Silk Industry in America"

with Beth Hall, Ruthmere Docent

March 5th, 2025 -

"Arthur Rubinstein: His Life, Career, & Artistry"

with Tehillah Moses, Program Educator

February 4th, 2025 - 
"Boot Lake Nature Preserve"

with Sherry Plank, Boot Lake Nature Preserve Manager

December 4th, 2024 -

"Toys in the Attic"

with Cathy Ellsworth, Ruthmere Docent

November 5th, 2024 -

"Overbeck Art Pottery"

with Randy Roberts, Assistant Curator of the Midwest Museum of American Art

October 4th, 2024 -

"Introduction to Birding"

with Melissa Gunter, Education Chair of the South Bend-Elkhart Audubon Society

September 5th, 2024 -

"The Lincoln Highway: Not Just a Blue Line"

with Joyce Chambers, Indiana Director of the Lincoln Highway Association

August 7th, 2024 -

"The Melodeon and Making Music in the Home"

with Brenda Tudor, Ruthmere docent

See all of our past Gallery Talks on our Youtube page, www.youtube.com/ruthmeremuseum