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

December 4th, 2025 -

"Toys in the Attic"

with Jay VanderVeen, Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University South Bend

November 5th, 2025 -

"Freshwater Fury: Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes"

with Travis Childs, Archivist at the History Museum and St. Joseph County Historian

October 7th, 2025 -

"Charles Dana Gibson, Illustrator of the Victorian Era"

with Karen Nicholson, Ruthmere Docent

September 5th, 2025 -

"Hysteria: Women's Health in the 1800s"

with Andrea Hutslar,

Outreach Curator

August 7th, 2025 -

"Morris & Co.:

A Family Affair"

with Jennifer Johns, Ruthmere Curator

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

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