by David L. Witt | Nov 21, 2012 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation
“Lobo stands for Dignity and Love-constancy.” – Ernest Thompson Seton Wolf Skulls The high ceilinged, dimly lit, quiet hall in Ottawa sees few visitors. Two wolf skulls gleam a startling white against a black cloth background, laid out on a heavy wood...
by David L. Witt | Nov 11, 2012 | Lobo, Wolves & Wildlife Conservation
Seton’s published account of the Lobo story came out in the November 1894 issue of Scribner’sMagazine – ten months after the wolf’s death. Repackaged with other stories late in 1898, his book Wild Animals I Have Known became an immediate best seller. The book has...
by David L. Witt | Oct 22, 2012 | Curator's Notes
In her memoir, By a Thousand Fires, Nature Notes and Extracts from the Life and Unpublished Journals of Ernest Thompson Seton, Julia M. Seton writes of her husband that although he was “of a most genial disposition, with the utmost kindliness and tolerance toward life...
by David L. Witt | Oct 19, 2012 | Curator's Notes
October 8, 2012. Perfect autumn day, clear sky, light breeze out of the Southwest, temperature around 70°F (21°C) near summit of a hill Seton called Little Sister Mountain, a prominent point SE of the Castle and nearly 500 feet (152.5 meters) higher. The ruins of...
by David L. Witt | Oct 15, 2012 | Curator's Notes
On three different occasions this year, Seton stories have once more been told at Seton Castle: “Krag, The Kootenay Ram” in April, “Lobo, the King of Currumpaw” in September, and a selection of several stories during the celebration of his 152nd birthday in August. As...
