# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 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 bfirstenberger@ruthmere.org or (574) 264-0330 (ext. 105).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/elkhart/gallery-talk-preserving-your-family-history-caring-for-family-heirlooms/200029960234548
- **Event Categories**: contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Elkhart
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 819 N Main St, Elkhart, IN 46514-2739, United States
- **lat**: 41.69369
- **long**: -85.97671
- **full address**: 819 N Main St, Elkhart, IN 46514-2739, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms being held?
  - **A:** Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms takes place on Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Fri, 08 May, 2026 at 11:00 am at 819 N Main St, Elkhart, IN 46514-2739, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms?
  - **A:** Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms is organized by Ruthmere Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Elkhart, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Gallery Talk - Preserving Your Family History: Caring for Family Heirlooms sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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