The historic Ewing Manor will be open for public tours from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays June through October. The last tour will start at 5:15 p.m. with the exception of Labor Day.
Ewing Manor open for tours, June through October
Unit: Ewing Manor
Ahead of her time: Hazle Buck Ewing and the women’s suffrage movement
The Bloomington-Normal area was home to a champion of efforts to ratify the 19th amendment in Hazle Buck Ewing. Toni Tucker, director of the Ewing Cultural Center, discusses Ewing’s involvement in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Pandemic weddings: Vowing to go on
LeErin Humbracht lost hours of sleep obsessing over centerpieces for her June 6 wedding, which she’d been planning over a year. More than 200 guests were expected from as far as the East Coast–and then a global pandemic hit.
Newly digitized collection highlights Bloomington-Normal women’s suffrage history
Hazle Buck Ewing’s activist writings, as well as incoming letters from dozens of other suffragists and materials from the National Woman’s Party and Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, are now freely available online for research and study, thanks to a monthslong digitization campaign by Milner Library and the Ewing Cultural Center.
Community Christmas tour of Ewing Manor, December 12
Decorated for the holidays, Ewing Manor will be open for a community tour, with each room representing a Christmas song.
Christmas at the Mansions holiday tour, 2019
The joint tour of two of Bloomington-Normal’s favorite historic sites, Ewing Manor and David Davis Mansion, will be on December 7.
Trick-or-Treat at the Manor, October 31
Ewing Cultural Center will once again host the free Trick-or-Treat at the Manor event from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, October 31. Trick-or-treaters can stroll through the grounds around Ewing Manor, snap some fall photos, and enjoy a sweet treat.
Ewing Manor tours available Mondays
The Manor at Ewing Cultural Center will open for free public tours from 4-6 p.m. Mondays beginning May 6. Tours run from May to October.
Ewing Manor architectural tour, April 6
Experience Ewing Manor’s rich history by participating in its fifth annual architecture tour on Saturday, April 6.
Ewing Manor holiday events in December
Ewing Manor will once again be part of the popular Christmas at the Mansions tour on Saturday, December 8. The tour will also include the David Davis Mansion, and a private residence that will be announced the day of the tour.
