Alive Together (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)
Cindy Hunter Morgan, the first person to formally receive a fine arts fellowship in the Quarry Farm program, talks about her Twain-inspired creative project
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The Next 2024 Park Church Summer Lecture Gets Cosmic
Lecture will take place on Wednesday, July 24 at 7:00PM in the Park Church. All CMTS lectures are open to the public at no charge
Lemak’s Park Church Lecture Now Available
Lemak focuses on the minister who followed Thomas K. Beecher in the Park Church pulpit and wrote Twain’s eulogy
Jao’s Park Church Lecture Now Available
Jao discusses the act of Twain ventriloquizing the voice of his son in a number of letters
The 2024 Park Church Lectures Begin With A Talk Focusing on Mark Twain’s Son
Lecture takes place this Wednesday, July 10 at 7pm in The Park Church. All CMTS lectures are open to the public at no charge
“Work An’ Buy Yo’ Freedom”: The Story of Henry Washington’s Promise To His Mother
It has been 150 years since Mary Ann Cord recounted the story of her separation from and reunion with her exceptional son.
“Quarry Farm in May 2024: Cemeteries and Caste” (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)
Susan Gillman (UC Santa Cruz) talks about her visit to Quarry Farm and other historic sites in Elmira
CMTS Announces the 2024 Quarry Farm Fireplace Winners
Check out the winners of the 2024 CMTS writing contest based on the fireplace tiles in the Quarry Farm parlor
Trouble Begins Bonus Material: Barbara Snedecor Discusses the Letters of Olivia Langdon Clemens
Snedecor discusses the letters of Olivia Langdon Clemens and her relationship to Elmira College at an EC alumni event
Mark Twain Forum Reviews: “Cartoons and Caricatures of Mark Twain in Context: Reformer and Social Critic, 1869-1910”
Barbara Schmidt reviews Myrick’s and Scharnhorst’s first step in establishing a finding list of Twain photographs, portraits, and cartoons