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Research Articles

      • Correspondence

      • Curatorial

      • Miscellaneous

Since 1989, Trail End's quarterly newsletter, Trail End Notes (formerly The Volunteer Voice) has published articles of interest to members of the Trail End Guilds. Some have focused on Trail End and the Kendrick family, others on curatorial issues, and still others on miscellaneous research topics such as the Golden Age of Radio, Christmas at Trail End, and home canning. Most of the following articles are from back issues of Trail End Notes. Others are from The Buzz, the newsletter of the now defunct Western Alliance of Historic Structures and Properties (reproduced here with the author's permission).

 

Correspondence

Detail, John Kendrick Letterhead - 1890s (Trail End Collection)In the days before telephones, computers, email and text messaging, people communicated through the written word. Letters were sent back and forth between parties on matters both great and small: invitations to dinner, disposition of property, hirings and firings, etc. For today's researchers, the Kendrick family's tendency to keep copies of letters both written and received has proven a blessing. Correspondence has been located on many topics, from personal and business relationships to the building of their home and ranch. The following collections of excerpts from Kendrick family correspondence were first presented in Trail End Notes.

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Love Letters From Hanging Woman

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Letters From the "Old Man"

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Trading for the OW

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The Old Range Days

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Building Trail End

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Rug Talk From Omaha

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Letters from Landscapers

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Letters From Europe

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Intimate Letters From London

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Letters to Manville

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Notes From a Daughter-In-Law

Curatorial

At Trail End, the staff spends a great deal of time ensuring that the collections – furnishings, textiles, photographs and archival materials – are cared for in a professional manner. Just as we want the artifacts in our possession to last a long time, we want the private collections of our friends to last well into the future as well. Toward that end, we periodically print articles of interest to the home collector. The following articles of curatorial interest were originally published in Trail End Notes.

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In-Home Display Environments

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Displaying Heirloom Quilts

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Preserving Family Photos

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Invasion of the Miller Moths

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Sensitive Rehabilitation

Miscellaneous

Every now and then, Trail End staff uncover information of interest that they just can't help but share with Trail End Guilds members. The following articles were first presented in either Trail End Notes or The Buzz.

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Radio Trivia Unearthed

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Christmas Traditions

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Christmas Expressions

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Architectural Terminology

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"Can Do" Spirit

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Recipes From Eula's Kitchen

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