Posted on September 28, 2009 by State Historic Sites
On Sept. 19, the day after the nature poetry program for students, poet Joyce Brinkman led a program for adults at the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site. Poets Gerard Manley Hopkins and, to a lesser extent, Mary Oliver were given as models for “inscape” or more than surface descriptions of nature. We were instructed to select an [...]
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Posted on September 15, 2009 by tcromwell
The Golden Troupe collection is now available online for all to enjoy and research. This collection is a definite must-see for anyone who loves theatrical costumes and props. The collection contains over 664 objects that range from quite elaborate complete costumes to many wigs, shoes, hats and musical instruments.
The troupe was based out of New [...]
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Posted on September 3, 2009 by State Historic Sites
Written by Davie Kean, master gardener at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site
Somewhere, there are people who are paid to predict (or create) which colors will be ‘hot’ for the coming year. Apparently there are people who are color blind in the fashion sense — unable to decide for themselves what color to wear or [...]
Filed under: State Historic Sites, T.C. Steele, museums, science | Tagged: color schemes, colors, fashion, Mother Nature, nature, Selma Steele, wildflowers | Leave a Comment »
