| The Miami County Weekend newsNews Written by Brian McCauley Friday, 10 July 2009 08:35 Some of the best pieces of miniature art will be honored Saturday at the Miami County Swan River Museum, and residents still have until the end of the month to view the entire gallery. The Heartland Art Guild will continue to present its fifth-annual exhibit of miniature art works until Aug. 1 at the museum, 12 E. Peoria St., and awards will be announced at a public reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the museum. All of the art featured in the show will be for sale, and proceeds will benefit the Heartland Art Guild art scholarship fund. The juror for this year’s show will be John Roush of Buckner, Mo., a master signature member of the Pastel Society of America and of the MidAmerica Pastel Society. As an artist, he has received national recognition for his artwork with awards in numerous exhibitions. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday. |
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| Friday, 08 May 2009 08:00 about the impact of and life at the Ursuline Sisters convent and schools. People with stories to share about Ursuline’s past and place in the community are needed to add to the society’s collection of narratives — an effort that may lead to a book. Contributor and consultant Pat McQueeney, a Paola native and Lawrence resident, said the organization would like to fill in gaps in the Ursuline story. The late Sister Mary Charles McGrath wrote an institutional history of Ursuline, McQueeney said, “and while she includes the details of the initial commitment by Paolans, noticeably missing from that account is the story of the day-to-day and person-to-person impact of Ursuline on Paola and the surrounding cities and communities.” Many people may not understand the scope of the society’s project at first, McQueeney said. “I think people initially assume that this sort of project would involve only those who have been enrolled at Ursuline or at a school where the nuns taught. But the Miami County-Ursuline relationship is so much broader,” she said. Project coordinators at the Historical Society have realized just how extensive Paola-Ursuline interaction has been, McQueeney said. “If you’re like me, the problem isn’t what story, but which story, to tell. Where is the voice of those who lived here while Ursuline was thriving?” she asked. McQueeney said those who want to share their memories can write them down or visit the Swan River Museum at 12 E. Peoria St. in Paola to give an oral history or an interview. “Include your relation or relationships to Ursuline, which could be as a former student or neighbor and the approximate years along with the story,” she said. “If the interested person lives in Miami County, the Historical Society can help make arrangements for your oral history. Or someone can ask questions in an interview.” |
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