Free Family Sunday & Ice Cream Social

Join us for Free Family Sunday & an Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social on August 3rd from 1-4 pm!

FREE FAMILY SUNDAY: We will be offering FREE tours of Ruthmere as part of our Free Family Sunday series. Take a walk through the historic home of Albert and Elizabeth Beardsley, built in 1910 and preserved with original furnishings and architecture. Tours will start approximately every 5-10 minutes and the last tour of the day will begin around 3:40. Free Family Sundays are sponsored by the Community Foundation of Elkhart County.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL: Ruthmere's popular Ice Cream Social event is back for 2025! Enjoy live barbershop music and, of course, delicious ice cream. Hang out on Ruthmere's porch or on our grounds and enjoy our musical guests, New Image, while you have your cooling treat. Ice cream with a variety of toppings will be offered. The 2025 Ice Cream Social is sponsored by 1st Source Bank.

We will also have a Balloon Artist and Face Painter on the grounds from 1:30-3:30 pm!

Registration & reservations are NOT required to enjoy any of the day's activities. Guests do not need to start their tour experience at the Havilah Beardsley House (HBH will be closed on this day.) Call (574) 264-0330 with any questions.

You may also like the following events from Ruthmere Museum:

• This Saturday, 2nd August, 10:00 am, Coffee on the Piazza - Performer: Bobcat Opossum in Elkhart
• Next Thursday, 7th August, 11:00 am, Gallery Talk - Morris & Co: A Family Affair in Elkhart
• Next Saturday, 9th August, 10:00 am, Coffee on the Piazza - Performer: Jeff Colin in Elkhart

Also check out other Arts events in Elkhart.