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Topics of interest to Seton explored by the author of this site
Models of Morality in Nature
The Natural History of the Ten Commandments by Ernest Thompson Seton must be his most unusual book. While he had significant grounding in fundamentalist—Calvinist bible study, he had long since given up on organized Christianity. Published in 1907 (the same year as...
Happy 164 Seton
Best Wishes for 1919 by Ernest Thompson Seton Several years ago, I mentioned five categories of major life accomplishments of Ernest Thompson Seton. His consciousness raising about the consciousness of animals would have been an extraordinary achievement even had...
The End of Setons Little Peequo?
For decades I have held a personal concern for how frequently Ernest Thompson Seton has been left out of American and world history. More on that another time. For today, following is an article distributed by "Google Alert--Ernest Thompson Seton" regarding a former...
Actual True History of the Boy Scouts Part IV
The on-line version of britannica.com gives a short (and misleading) answer to the question: Who founded the Boy Scouts? Their short answer is: Robert Baden-Powell (a.k.a. “B-P”). But that asks the wrong question, so let’s rephrase: Who came up with the idea that led...
Seton Castle
Prior to the purchase of Seton Castle by the Academy for the Love of Learning in 2003, the northwest facing corner looked like--a mess! During the 2005 renovation, all the junk and the attached building on the right were removed. The catastrophic fire of November 15,...
Wyndygoul Is Now A Park
I hope that greenwichtime.com won't mind too much if I give them a bit of promotion. Photographer and staff writer Andy Blye (Hearst Connecticut Media and greenwichtime.com) has updated us on Pomerance Park in an article picked up by Google Alerts. This was one of...
Seton Rubbing Stick Fire
Illustration from The Book of Woodcraft Just a short note today. I found an article on the online academic research site, The Conversation. Bradley Duncan, Professor of Engineering, explains the physics of fire making by friction. Seton enthusiasts will know that, as...
Congratulations Macbethad mac Findláich
Witch Hunt from photos.com On this date in 1040, the future Scot King known to us as MacBeth defeated a rival boss Duncan I to become to new boss—for 17 years until he met the same fate as Duncan. There is always a faster gun in town, at least eventually, and you are...
The Flemish Setons in Scotland Part III
Edinburgh Castle: JÖrg Angeli on unsplash.com If I have my geography even partially figured out, then, that part of Scotland bordering the North Sea, East Lothian, has been assigned a number of names: The Kingdom of Gododdin in the 500s (a Brittonic people of ancient...
The Flemish Setons in Scotland Part II
gray castle beside river by Mathias Reding on unsplash.com Historians fantasize about getting their favorite characters from history into a room where they (the historians) can discuss with the characters (now dead people) what really happened way back when. Here are...
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