by David L. Witt | Sep 15, 2015 | Arctic
This is the first in a series giving a day-by-day report on the expedition to Aylmer Lake in the Canadian Arctic sponsored by the Academy for the Love of Learning. The purpose of the trip was to follow the northernmost part of the Seton-Preble expedition of 1907. The...
by David L. Witt | Aug 14, 2015 | Curator's Notes
Annual Ernest Thompson Seton Birthday Celebration at Academy for the Love of Learning Seton Birthday Reception & Gallery Opening and Lecture with Julie A. Seton, Ph.D. Huge Persona in a Tiny Package: Julia M. Seton, My Grandmother Date: Friday, August 14, 2015...
by David L. Witt | Jul 17, 2015 | Arctic
Summer, forty-two years ago, I came across Seton’s account of his 1907 exploration of the Arctic Prairies. I thought at the time that re-creating that adventure, or at least a part of it, would be a worthy goal. Finally, after years of desiring, I am just days away...
by David L. Witt | Jun 19, 2015 | Arctic
Ernest Thompson Seton and the Search for Canada’s Lost Great Lake, The Aylmer Lake/Arctic Prairies Expeditions 1907/2015 An Exhibition and Book Project of the Academy for the Love of Learning In 1907 forty-six year old artist, naturalist, and co-creator of the...
by David L. Witt | Apr 14, 2015 | Seton Annotated Publications
This is the eleventh, and perhaps the final in a series, an annotated listing of Ernest Thompson Seton books, adding two more titles to the existing list. 1932 Famous Animal Stories: Animal Myths, Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories of Real Animals (New York: Brentano’s...
