by David L. Witt | Aug 10, 2013 | Curator's Notes
Seton Birthday Reception and Gallery Opening Join the Academy for the Love of Learning and Curator of the Seton collection, David L. Witt, for the opening of a new exhibit. Seton and the Quest to Save Nature In 1893, on the winter plains of...
by David L. Witt | Jul 17, 2013 | Curator's Notes
Members of the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association visited Seton Castle and the gallery at the Academy for the Love of Learning on June 27th. Twelve adult Scout leaders (one of whom took this picture), two interpreters, and local Santa Fe Scouter Grant Wright were in the...
by David L. Witt | Jun 24, 2013 | Curator's Notes
In his Forward to Ernest Thompson Seton, Founder of the Woodcraft Movement 1860-1946 (London: The Edwin Mellon Press, 2007), Seton biographer Brian Morris took on the puzzling issue of why Seton has been largely left out of 20thcentury history. “Perhaps Seton, by the...
by David L. Witt | May 17, 2013 | Curator's Notes
Woodcraft Rangers 90th Anniversary Celebration at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, May 8, 2013 One hundred and eleven years ago Ernest Thompson Seton found a unique solution to a special problem. In time, this solution would lead several hundred million children around...
by David L. Witt | Jan 30, 2013 | Curator's Notes
On March 16, 2012 I had the distinct pleasure of addressing a wonderful group at the Herzstein Memorial Museum in Clayton, NM. I was invited by museum director Victoria Baker to speak on Seton. My adventures earlier that day included touring several sites along the...
by David L. Witt | Jan 8, 2013 | Curator's Notes
Ernest Thompson Seton developed a system of ethics for the Woodcraft movement setting out elements of correct behavior for young people. He emphasized not only relationships within the human community but also to nature. He outlined his thoughts in The Book of...
