The Reitz Home Museum

10/06/2026

⚾ Step up to the plate for our final guest speaker presentation of 2026! ⚾

Join us at the Reitz Home Museum for The History of Baseball in Evansville, presented by Kevin Wirthwein.

Evansville has a rich baseball history, and this special presentation will explore the people, teams, places, and stories that helped make America’s pastime part of our community’s story.

📅 Thursday, October 15
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Reitz Home Museum, 112 Chestnut Street
🎟️ Free and open to the public

A reception and book signing will follow the presentation.

Whether you’re a baseball fan, a local history enthusiast, or simply curious about Evansville’s past, we hope you’ll join us for an evening of hometown history.

Help us close out our 2026 speaker series with a great crowd and feel free to share this event with a fellow history or baseball fan!

09/29/2026

Have you gotten your tickets yet? We still have some tickets left! Get yours today by sending in a check or going to https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/enchanted-evening-at-the-igleheart-gardens

🍂✨ Join us for an Enchanted Evening at Igleheart Gardens! ✨🍂

Spend a beautiful fall evening exploring the gardens by tram while enjoying live music, delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts, b**r, w**e, and more — all in support of the Reitz Home Museum.

Friday, October 16, 2026
🎟️ $150 per person
👗 Garden Party Casual Attire
📅 RSVP by October 2

Space is limited, so we encourage you to reserve your place soon!

🎟️ Purchase tickets online:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/enchanted-evening-at-the-igleheart-gardens?share=true
or you can send a check to the Reitz Home Museum at 112 Chestnut Street.

We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable fall evening at the enchanting Igleheart Gardens! 🍂🥂🌿

09/21/2026

🍺 Prost to W**e Down to the Weekend! 🇩🇪🎶

Join us at the Reitz Home Museum for a special Oktoberfest-themed W**e Down featuring live music from the Ratskeller Band!

Raise a glass and enjoy:
🍻 German & Oktoberfest-inspired b**rs
🎶 Live music from the Ratskeller Band
🎨 Local artists showcasing and selling their artwork in the Carriage House
🍷 W**e and other beverages available for purchase
🍂 A festive fall evening on the Reitz Home grounds

Grab your friends, bring your lawn chairs, and celebrate Oktoberfest with us!

Thursday | 5–7 PM
📍 Reitz Home Museum

Prost! 🍺

09/18/2026

🍂✨ Join us for an Enchanted Evening at Igleheart Gardens! ✨🍂

Spend a beautiful fall evening exploring the gardens by tram while enjoying live music, delicious heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts, b**r, w**e, and more — all in support of the Reitz Home Museum.

Friday, October 16, 2026
🎟️ $150 per person
👗 Garden Party Casual Attire
📅 RSVP by October 2

Space is limited, so we encourage you to reserve your place soon!

🎟️ Purchase tickets online:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/enchanted-evening-at-the-igleheart-gardens?share=true
or you can send a check to the Reitz Home Museum at 112 Chestnut Street.

We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable fall evening at the enchanting Igleheart Gardens! 🍂🥂🌿

09/18/2026

Indiana is Calling wrote a nice article about us! Experience the Reitz Home Museum in person. Come visit us!

Some houses make you slow down before you even reach the door. The woodwork, the tall windows, the kind of rooms that seem built for another pace of life, all of it pulls you back a little.

This one carries that grand 1800s feeling, with the sort of details people used to save up for and show off proudly. You can almost picture formal visits, parlor conversations, and the careful routines that went with a home like this.

Places like this are easy to pass by if you’re rushing. Glad this one is still around for anyone who likes to see how much craft went into everyday life back then.

🔗 https://dailywise.com/state/indiana/this-ornate-indiana-mansion-is-a-stunning-portal-straight-into-the-gilded-age/?utm_source=indiana&utm_medium=YM&utm_campaign=fb&utm_content=694519903739864&utm_term=activity-feature-v2-1

09/15/2026

Join us! We have our next speaker series talk tomorrow, Wednesday September 16th at 6:00PM. Don't miss historian Randy Mills present on A Christian Duty: A Tragic Tale of the Southwest Indiana Underground Railroad.

The Reitz Home Museum is pleased to welcome historian Randy Mills as our next featured presenter. Randy will present "A Christian Duty: A Tragic Tale of the Southwest Indiana Underground Railroad," sharing a powerful and compelling story from our region’s past.

After the Fugitive Slave Law Act of 1850, southern Indiana was full of slave catchers. The law forced citizens, even those in free states, to help capture and return runaway slaves to their owners. As a result of these occurrences, underground railroad activity exploded.

This particular southwest Indiana underground railroad story has an amazing cast of characters who play out their often-dangerous roles on both a national and a local stage. The players include prominent black newspaper owner, William Still, of Philadelphia, and his courageous brother, Peter; the famous Hoosier anti-slave leader, Levi Coffin; derring-do abolitionist Seth Conklin from New York; and an Alabama slave owner named Bernard McKiernan. Locally, another derring-do character, Evansville’s Marshall and later county Sheriff, John Smith Gavitt, takes a more sinister role in the story. Finally, there was the very low-keyed Princeton, Indiana farmer, David Stormont, a strict Presbyterian covenanter who was a fearless stationmaster on the Underground Railroad.

Fate brings these people together in a thrilling and sad story that will be shared by historian Randy Mills in a fascinating evening at the Reitz House on September 16, at 6 p. m

Save the Date:
📅 September 16
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Reitz Home Museum

09/14/2026

When death entered a Victorian home, the entire household changed. Curtains were drawn, mirrors covered, clocks stopped, and carefully observed customs guided how families mourned and remembered the dead.

This October, experience The House in Mourning: A Victorian Funeral at the Reitz Home Museum, presented in collaboration with the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science. Discover the traditions, symbolism, and rituals surrounding death and mourning in the Victorian era.

🕯️ October 1–31
🏛️ Included with regular Reitz Home Museum tours

This is not a haunted house. It is an immersive look at the very real customs Victorians used to confront grief, honor the dead, and remember those they had lost.

This October, the Reitz Home will be a house in mourning.

09/10/2026

🎶🍷W**e Down to the Weekend is TONIGHT! 🍷🎶

Join us from 5–7 PM, rain or shine! 🌦️

Happy New Month will be performing live! 🎸

A big thank you to our sponsors Tim & Becky Robards for supporting tonight’s event! ❤️

Our Carriage House will also be open featuring artwork for sale by Linda Volz & Barbara Northern, and our Gift Shop will be open too! 🎨🛍️

Come enjoy some music, drinks, local art, and a beautiful evening at the Reitz Home! 🍷🍂

09/08/2026

🍂🍷 Join us for the return of our Fall W**e Down to the Weekend series! 🎶🍂

📅 Thursday, September 10
⏰ 5–7 PM
📍 Reitz Home Museum

We’re excited to welcome Happy New Month performing this week! 🎸

Thank you to our sponsors, Tim & Becky Robards, for helping make this evening possible! 🧡

Our Carriage House will also be open featuring local artists selling their beautiful pieces, 🎨 and our Gift Shop will be open throughout the evening as well!

Come enjoy live music, w**e, b**r, local art, and a relaxing evening at the Reitz Home! 🎶

We can’t wait to see you there! ✨

09/03/2026

☕✨ Come for the tea. Stay for the history.

Imagine spending an afternoon surrounded by the beauty and elegance of one of Evansville’s most remarkable historic homes.

The Reitz Home Museum’s Tea & Tour experience combines Victorian-inspired hospitality with the chance to explore the stories, architecture, furnishings, and history that make the Reitz Home so special.

Guests will enjoy a beautifully presented selection of teas, lemonades, and local delectables, followed by a guided tour of the mansion led by one of our knowledgeable docents.

Whether you’re planning an outing for a garden club, historical society, organization, group of friends, corporate gathering, or visiting tour group, Tea & Tour offers a memorable way to spend time together while experiencing a little Victorian elegance.

Advance reservations are required, and availability is limited. We would love to help you plan a Tea & Tour experience for your group.

📧 Interested in learning more? Contact Diane at [email protected]
🌐 reitzhome.com