CMTS Obtains Historically Relevant Furniture for Quarry Farm Porch
CMTS has recently updated the Quarry Farm Porch amenities for all scholars, writers, and artists in-residence
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The John T. Lewis Story: A Repeat Epistolary Performance
Two scholars from the Mark Twain Project analyze Twain’s storytelling technique by comparing two letters recounting the same famous incident at Quarry Farm.
2020: The Year In Review
Staff gathers to discuss the past and future of Quarry Farm and CMTS.
CMTS Announces the 2021 Class of Quarry Farm Fellows
CMTS is now accepting applications for 2022 Fellowships!
The Crane House Speaks (A Quarry Farm Testimonial)
Novelist and Hannibal native, Melissa Scholes Young, reflects on her time as a the recipient of the 2019 Quarry Farm Fellowship for Creative Writers.
April in Elmira & Redding (A Quarry Farm Fellow Testimonial)
Larry Howe discusses his recent Quarry Farm Fellowship and his work-in-progress on Mark Twain and real estate.
2019 Summer Institute For Teachers: Mark Twain & Generation Z
Our 2019 Summer Institute for Teachers will be led by Jocelyn Chadwick and, for the first time, include an opportunity for course credit at Elmira College.
Dispatches From Quarry Farm: Sympathetic Funk
Quarry Farm caretaker, Steve Webb, and his feline charge have a nighttime encounter with a skunk.
Lecture focusing on Twain’s friend from New Orleans starts the Fall 2018 Trouble Begins Series
The fall portion of the 2018 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series, presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies, begins Wednesday, October 10 in the Barn at Quarry Farm. The lecture begins at 7:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public. The first lecture “Getting to Know Mark Twain through the Eyes of Grace King, a Southern Woman of Letters” will be presented by Miki Pfeffer, from Nicholls State University. New […]
CMTS’ Fall 2018 Trouble Begins Lectures Series Set
The fall portion of the 2018-2019 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies features four lectures, with the first event set for Wednesday, October 10 in The Barn at Quarry Farm. All four lectures begin at 7:00 p.m., and are free and open to the public. Wednesday, October 10 in The Barn at Quarry Farm 7 p.m. “Getting to Know Mark Twain through the Eyes of Grace […]