Category Archives: Authors and literature

Transitioning to Her True Self: S.J. Moffat’s Story

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Shannon Moffat, born Samuel Johnston Moffat and known professionally as S. J. Moffat, transitioned in her 50s and had a long and storied career in her 82 years. She was born on August 23, 1927 in a small suburb of Pittsburgh. … Continue reading →

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Talk and book signing, The Snow Chi Minh Trail

Posted on March 6, 2018 by

The AHC will host a talk and book signing by AHC Associate Archivist John Waggener on Friday, March 9, 2018, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Stock Growers room (room 219) at the American Heritage Center.  A 77-mile … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Black History Month: The June Vanleer Williams Story

Posted on February 1, 2018 by

African-American journalist and editor June Vanleer Williams is not necessarily well-known, but what a rich life she led. Williams was an actress, a casting director, a journalist, a playwright, a poet, and an active member in Karamu House, which is the … Continue reading →

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Mary O’Hara: “My Heart is in Wyoming”

Posted on January 9, 2018 by

Could successful screenwriter and socialite Mary O’Hara exchange her glitzy lifestyle for that of a Wyoming ranch wife? Her friends didn’t think so. But by 1930 Mary had hit her mid-forties and was fed up with her gilded life. She … Continue reading →

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Book Signing on the UW campus for “Snow Chi Minh Trail” by AHC Archivist John Waggener

Posted on October 27, 2017 by
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The Adeline M. Leitzbach Papers: Part II of a Two-Part Series

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

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CJ Box at the AHC next week!

Posted on March 2, 2015 by

  We’re so excited to host this event at the AHC and we hope you’ll join us!

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