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    Camp Song
    Shebby Lee
    • Aug 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Camp Song

    Growing up, I had the great good fortune to spend part of six summers at a girls’ camp in northern Minnesota. This was made possible by...
    157 views
    Halloween in Custer State Park
    Shebby Lee
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Halloween in Custer State Park

    The crown jewel of South Dakota’s state park system is Custer State Park, located in the southern Black Hills approximately 50 miles from...
    226 views
    What Grandma Taught Me
    Shebby Lee
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    What Grandma Taught Me

    It is indeed true that “It Takes a Village” to raise a child, and I’m living proof. I spent every summer, all summer, with my maternal...
    291 views
    Slavery in America
    Shebby Lee
    • Aug 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Slavery in America

    Did you know that thirteen of the first fifteen United States presidents owned slaves?   This stat is quite well-known among historians, ...
    87 views
    The Plains Buffalo Culture
    Shebby Lee
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Plains Buffalo Culture

    My mother dedicated her life to teaching.   Not just teaching,  but reaching out to those left behind in America’s broad educational...
    20 views
    Line of Succession
    Shebby Lee
    • Jun 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Line of Succession

    For the past three months I have been getting a taste of what retirement might look like.   And let me tell you,  I don’t like it much!  ...
    14 views
    The Rural vs Urban Dilemma
    Shebby Lee
    • May 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Rural vs Urban Dilemma

    We live in a world where it seems our entire vocabulary is transformed with each passing development. A couple of years ago I had rotator...
    5 views
    Keep Breathing
    Shebby Lee
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Keep Breathing

    I don’t have any verified homesteaders in my family tree  –  well, maybe a few  –  but it is always tempting in times like these to...
    6 views
    New Old Traditions
    Shebby Lee
    • Mar 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    New Old Traditions

    I belong to an alumni association which is more social club than academic,  and was reminded recently of our penchant for creating what...
    5 views
    Literacy
    Shebby Lee
    • Jan 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    Literacy

    As a historian I recognize that every generation thinks that the next is going to hell in a hand-basket.   I personally was raised with...
    2 views
    Thank You
    Shebby Lee
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Thank You

    I received a thank you note in the mail the other day.  You could have knocked me over with a feather!   I don’t even remember the last...
    4 views
    Shebby Lee
    • Oct 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Traveling With A Purpose

    Traveling with a purpose is the latest buzz-phrase in the travel business,  and I always get kind of a kick out of it,  because I can’t...
    2 views
    Shebby Lee
    • Sep 1, 2019
    • 4 min

    My Most Unforgettable Character

    Editor’s Note:  At a recent social function,  I found myself talking to a friend whom I see only once or twice a year.   But she is an...
    5 views
    Shebby Lee
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    On Hold With Technical Support

    Everyone living in the 21st century is familiar with this scenario:  you run into a problem with the internet,  a database or other...
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    Shebby Lee
    • Jul 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Lest We Forget

    The phrase “Lest We Forget” came to mind recently.   In America,   and I dare say,   much of the world,   this phrase has come to be...
    3 views
    Shebby Lee
    • Jun 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Bragging Rights

    It is interesting how some things that you learned as a child stick with you,   even when the years and decades pile up.   I was thinking...
    2 views
    Shebby Lee
    • May 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Promise of Spring

    I don’t know where you live,  but have you ever noticed that there is a world of difference between Spring Fever and actual Spring?  ...
    1 view
    Shebby Lee
    • Apr 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    My Library

    My library has a really cool feature.   If you have read more than one Trail Talk,  you may be surprised to learn that I spend very...
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    Shebby Lee
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 3 min

    What I Was Taught

    It is embarrassing to open a sentence with,  “I was taught”.   I like to think of myself as a free-thinker even in my developmental...
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    Shebby Lee
    • Feb 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Power of the Press

    Have you ever wondered just how the man most widely perceived as our best US President,  managed to triumph in a field of four...
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