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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...
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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...
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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...
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Shebby Lee
- Jul 31, 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, ...
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Shebby Lee
- Jun 30, 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...
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Shebby Lee
- May 31, 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! ...
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Shebby Lee
- Apr 30, 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...
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Shebby Lee
- Mar 31, 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...
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Shebby Lee
- Mar 1, 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...
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Shebby Lee
- Jan 1, 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...
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Shebby Lee
- Dec 1, 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...
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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...
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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...
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Shebby Lee
- Jul 31, 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
- Jun 30, 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...
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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...
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Shebby Lee
- Apr 30, 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? ...
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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
- Jan 31, 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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