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Remarkable student earns Luckay Fellowship
Sabrina Kellams is the inaugural recipient of the Sarah L. Luckay Fellowship. This article delves into her research with the Wylie German letter collection.
December 4th, 2024 - News
Listening to the stars with Elizabeth Breckenridge
Stargazing: Re/Imagining the Life of Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Breckenridge was a multi-media performance of artists and scholars who came together to contemplate the life of the IU first family's paid domestic servant.June 1st, 2023 - News
IU Family Weekend at Wylie House Museum
The historic 1835 home of the first president of IU, Wylie House, welcomes students and their families to enjoy free tours and croquet on the lawn.August 29th, 2022 - News
19th Century Attic Room Imagined
In 2022, the Wylie House Museum launched a newly interpreted bedroom to imagine the living space provided to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Breckenridge, the Black woman who lived and worked in the home as a domestic servant for more than fifty years.August 3rd, 2022 - News
Saving heirloom seeds at Wylie House Museum
The first annual seed saving showcase and exchange took place at Wylie House Museum on March 5, 2022.March 18th, 2022 - News
Wylie House honors legacy of handwork
Carissa Carman's Fall 2021 Fibers intermediate/advanced course through IU's Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design focused on using a 3 step natural dyesJanuary 31st, 2022 - News
How dead plants bring history to life
Thanks to a newly established Wylie House Collections Fund and an IU Day crowdfunding campaign, IU may soon be able to purchase authentic versions of original murals by Laura R. Post, sized for portrait-gallery display at the Wylie House.April 9th, 2021 - Blog
Books to Tune Your Soul On: Louise Bradley’s Bookshelf
This spring, I started transcribing Louise Bradley’s 1930s diary and was soon captivated by the quirky brilliance of Theophilus and Rebecca Wylie’s great-granddaughter. In a…December 11th, 2020 - Blog
Food Preservation in the Nineteenth Century
The Wylie family members, living at a time before refrigeration or the ability to transport foods over long distances, were required to preserve much of their harvest. People used…May 21st, 2019 - News
Edible history at the Wylie House
Award-winning #gingerbread artist and IU student, Mary Figueroa, built a gingerbread replica of the Wylie House. Children added the additional decorations durinDecember 21st, 2018
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