Ron Edmonds, Author at Ernest Thompson Seton Institute

Woodcraft Memories

April 4, 2022 by Ron Edmonds

Prompted by listening to one of the oral histories, Dr. Maida Barton Follini provided us with the following: Below is the tepee made by my father, H. Allen Barton, following the instructions in Seton’s Book of Woodcraft. The covering was of canvas ordered from Sears & Roebuck, (not deer skins or bison skins as we … Read more

Questions to Ponder at Year’s End

December 29, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

Dee Seton Barber wrote volumes of poetry. This one we share as 2021 ends. (Originally published in Woodcraft is Lifecraft, 2nd Annual International Woodcraft Communication, 1993.) At Year’s End – The Woodcraft Way by Dee Seton Barber Have I grown in wisdom – tried to understand? Given of myself – offered all an open hand? … Read more

Seton and Indigenous Peoples

November 27, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

Seton as an Artist

November 27, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

Student internship sponsors needed! Please donate to our projects on Giving Tuesday. Seton was trained as an artist and specialized in wildlife art.

Seton and Youth Education

November 18, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

Youth programs established or influenced by Seton include Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts (UK), Camp Fire Organization, Girl Scouts of the USA, Woodland Folk, and others.

Seton’s Nature-centric Philosophy

November 5, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

Antiquities Act article in the Santa Fe New Mexican

July 1, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

The Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce is producing bi-weekly podcasts. This week, Carmichael Gutierrez, Antiquities Act researcher, will talk about the importance of the Act. His article appears in the Santa Fe New Mexican.

Google Arts and Culture page on ETS as an artist

June 8, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

Although the cover image is of John Burroughs, the brief content of this article is about Seton as an artist. Check it out!

Loren Baum Hintz – Woodcrafter and WWII Pilot

April 21, 2021 by Ron Edmonds

An update…The Hintz/Wronka family have produced a film on Loren’s life titled “Finding Loren”. It has a section on his work with Seton and Woodcraft in Santa Fe and in Los Angeles. Google “Finding Loren” to learn more. Original Post – Loren Hintz became woodcrafter as a teenager and spent three summers at the College … Read more

In celebration and support of North American Indigenous cultures

October 15, 2020 by Ron Edmonds

Seton said, “In our search for the ideal outdoor life, we cannot do better than indigenous peoples with their reverence and carefully cultured physique, as a model for the making of adults, and as a pattern for our youth who would achieve adulthood with the added graces of courtesy, honor, and truth.” –from “Spartans … Read more