Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms

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Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 11:00 am

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819 N Main St, Elkhart, IN 46514-2739, United States | Elkhart, IN

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Ruthmere is excited to present this program as part of Elkhart County's commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States! #INElkhartCo250
Family heirlooms are an important part of any family's history as well as an invaluable source of information. Caring for them can be a challenge for any family historian. Learn simple, effective techniques for preserving and handling family heirlooms, documents, and photographs while still keeping them accessible for research and display. Tamera Hemmerlein, Director of Local History Services, Indiana Historical Society, will present a Gallery Talk entitled "Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms," on Friday, May 8 at 11 am at the Beardsley Discovery Center.
REGISTER HERE: https://ruthmere.networkforgood.com/events/99282-gallery-talk-preserving-your-family-history-caring-for-family-heirlooms
Gallery Talks feature a twenty-minute discussion on an object/artwork within the Ruthmere collection, a person or event in local history, or a topic from the Victorian/Edwardian eras. Can't attend? All of Ruthmere's Gallery Talks are recorded and uploaded onto our YouTube page (youtube.com/ruthmeremuseum) within a few weeks after the event. Visit Ruthmere.org/Gallery-Talks to learn more.
This Gallery Talk is sponsored by Cindy Evers.
Our Gallery Talks are free and open to the public thanks to our sponsors. If you would like to sponsor a 2026 Gallery Talk, please reach out to Executive Director Bill Firstenberger at [email protected] or (574) 264-0330 (ext. 105).
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