I want to echo what others have said. When I attended the first Clemens Conference, Henry really went above and beyond to make everyone feel welcome and to make it a memorable experience for Twain scholars. Thank you for all you've done for Hannibal and the Boyhood Home, Henry! Dr. Nathaniel Williams Author: Gears and God: Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark Twain's America <http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Gears-and-God,6823.aspx> University Writing Program University of California, Davis 363 Voorhies Davis, CA 95616 http://writing.ucdavis.edu/ On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 5:54 AM tim champlin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > If the word "gentleman" was not invented for Henry Sweets, it should have > been. > Tim Champlin > > > On July 2, 2019 at 11:16 AM MARK DAWIDZIAK <[log in to unmask] > mailto:[log in to unmask] > wrote: > > > > > > Hannibal and the Mark Twain community couldn't have asked for a > better presence in the pilot house. Henry not only knew the shape of the > river, he knew how to recognize the constant changes and then navigate the > best course allowing for those changes (see John Bird's comments). Best > news is that Hannibal isn't losing this endlessly generous source of wisdom > and advice, with Henry staying on board as curator. He has been and will > continue to be a wonderful, ever-welcoming ambassador for Mark Twain's > hometown and Mark Twain studies. And as John also aptly said, few have ever > embodied their last name in such grand fashion. Happy retirement, Henry. > > > > On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, 10:15:22 AM EDT, Bird, John C. < > [log in to unmask] mailto:[log in to unmask] > wrote: > > > > Henry Sweets has done such a great job with the Mark Twain Boyhood > Home and Museum. The transformations in the last couple of decades have > been very important, especially incorporating into the story the history of > slavery in Twain’s life and works. In addition, Henry is one of the nicest > people you will ever meet—certainly aptly named! I look forward to seeing > Henry later this month at the Clemens Conference, where many of us can > thank him in person. > > > > > > > > John Bird > > Winthrop University > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > > > > > From: Hal Bush<mailto:[log in to unmask] mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 8:20 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto: > [log in to unmask] mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Kudos & thanks to Henry Sweets! > > > > > > > > Henry is stepping down at the end of 2019; 42 years working for and > then leading the MTM in Hannibal: well done young man! > > > > > > > https://www.therolladailynews.com/news/20190701/mark-twain-museum-announces-search-for-new-executive-director?fbclid=IwAR3qxjklt6SbpuMMoGwerPBCC7KE4dYZJebblNTr09Nu2QrdAlhCB1-G8wc > > > > [ > https://www.therolladailynews.com/storyimage/MO/20190701/NEWS/190709937/AR/0/AR-190709937.jpg > ]< > https://www.therolladailynews.com/news/20190701/mark-twain-museum-announces-search-for-new-executive-director?fbclid=IwAR3qxjklt6SbpuMMoGwerPBCC7KE4dYZJebblNTr09Nu2QrdAlhCB1-G8wc > > > > Mark Twain Museum announces search for new executive director< > https://www.therolladailynews.com/news/20190701/mark-twain-museum-announces-search-for-new-executive-director?fbclid=IwAR3qxjklt6SbpuMMoGwerPBCC7KE4dYZJebblNTr09Nu2QrdAlhCB1-G8wc > > > > www.therolladailynews.com<http://www.therolladailynews.com> > > Executive Director of the Mark Twain Museum, Henry Sweets, is > stepping down from his position on Dec. 31, 2019, ending his full-time work > for the Museum > > > > > > > > Dr. Hal Bush > > > > Dept. of English > > > > Saint Louis University > > > > [log in to unmask] mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > > 314-977-3616 > > > > http://halbush.com > > > > author website: halbush.com > > >