Join us as La Porte County Historian Bruce Johnson, tells the fascinating stories of successful people and businesses in Indiana including Eli Lilly, Harlan Sanders, Wilbur Wright, Madame C. J. Walker, the Ball Brothers, Orville Redenbacher, and many others. ABOUT SPEAKER SERIES The Studebaker Museum Speaker Series, presented by the Campisi Family Education Fund, is held in […]
Join us at Sam Grate, Curator of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum explores the history of the Auburn Automobile Company. Curator Grate will explore the history of the Auburn Automobile Company, its automobiles, workers, the successes, and decline of the company. This presentation draws on historical imagery and archival material sourced from the Auburn […]
Join William “Steve” Stevens, son of industrial designer Brooks Stevens, for an in-depth exploration of the design work his father did for Studebaker, which led to the famous “Mercebaker” that became the Excalibur. Mr. Stevens will discuss the two-decade run and legacy of the Excalibur, and his work designing the famous line of Wienermobiles for […]
Preston Tucker and his Tucker 48 inspire admiration – and debate – to this day. Tucker built 51 cars before a shortage of money and a surplus of bad publicity closed his company. Some think GM, Ford and Chrysler conspired to destroy Tucker. More likely, he simply was overwhelmed by the enormous cost of building […]
The racing cars of Mercedes-Benz have been known as the “Silver Arrows” (Silberpfeile) since the 1930s in the years immediately preceding the Second World War. Along with the racing cars of the Auto Union company, the silvery-liveried German machines of the two companies dominated Grand Prix racing from 1934 to 1939. After the Second World […]
South Bend’s Forgotten Tragedies Join Aaron Helman, author of An Incomplete History of St. Joseph County and Ride the Jack Rabbit to explore some of the forgotten tragedies that have touched South Bend; including what was once the worst railroad accident in the history of the United States, an unsolved downtown bombing attack, and the […]
Join Curator, Kyle Sater, as he discusses this iconic automobile and its history amongst American families.
Join Jack Colwell - the journalist behind the release of the article detailing Studebaker's South Bend plant closure- as he speaks on his approach to such a story and what this historic event looks like 60 years later.
Join Archivist, Andrew Beckman as he discusses two decades of Studebaker involvement at the Indianapolis 500.
Calling all 007 fans! Join Mary Seelhorst, as she discusses the weaponized Aston-Martin DB5 from Goldfinger, its theft, the ongoing mystery surrounding it, and how she became part of the story–including testifying in a trial over the disposition of the insurance money.
It was America’s first great auto race. From 1904 to 1910, the world’s best drivers gathered on Long Island to compete for the Vanderbilt Cup, named for sponsor/sportsman/socialite William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. French marques earned the first victories, but when a Locomobile took the prize in 1908, it signaled a coming of age for American […]
November 20 Hero of Two Worlds: The Life, Times & Travels of the Marquis de Lafayette Join Studebaker National Museum curator Kyle Sater for an in-depth look at the life and legacy of one the heroes of the Revolutionary era—the Marquis de Lafayette—and his triumphant return to the U.S. for a “farewell tour” in 1824. […]
