by David L. Witt | Oct 23, 2026 | Curator's Notes
Painted Paddles by Ernest Thompson Seton, ca. 1930s, Academy of the Love of Learning. All image rights reserved. Ernest Thompson Seton collected pottery, baskets, and similar materials from many Native American tribes; recently, some of those items have been returned....
by David L. Witt | Aug 30, 2026 | Curator's Notes
George Seton, Eighth Lord Seton and Third Earl of Winton with his sons by Adam de Colone. Image courtesy of the National Museums of Scotland. Ernest Thompson Seton was a descendant of George, Eighth Lord Seton and Third Earl of Winton, subject of a painting by Adam de...
by David L. Witt | Aug 15, 2026 | Seton Biography
Bright Star AG Carinae, The Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, ESA, STScl August 14 birthdays of note, Ernest Thompson Seton and John Henry “Doc” Holliday. You may not know that the interesting Western character, “Doc” Holliday shares his birth date with Ernest...
by David L. Witt | Aug 10, 2026 | Curator's Notes
Soldiers parading in front of the Tower of London, viewed from the wharf. Pen and ink with brown wash. Artist name unknown. Date uncertain but depicting the Tower as it appeared early eighteenth century. Museum number: G,9.95. © The Trustees of the British Museum. The...
by David L. Witt | Aug 7, 2026 | Curator's Notes
George, Fifth Earl of Winton, reproduced in A History of the Family of Seton, 1896 Ernest Thompson Seton’s ancestor, George, Fifth Lord Seton, was sentenced to death for taking part in the 1715 Jacobite Rebellion. Presumed guilty of treason at the beginning of his...
