Last updated: April 12, 2022
Thing to Do
Challenge 1: Write a Letter
Truman Library
Compose a letter just like Truman and Bess did during their nine-year courtship while he was working in Kansas City, at Truman Farm, and away at war.
Whether you choose to write a letter to a loved one, a postcard to a friend or a letter to yourself in your own journal, express your emotions or thoughts in nature.
You can be inspired by examining the letters that Truman wrote to Bess Wallace Truman and others over the years...you can see most of them here: Papers of Harry S. Truman Pertaining to Family, Business, and Personal Affairs | Harry S. Truman (trumanlibrary.gov)
You can also listen to a new podcast we have on the "Dear Bess/ Dear Harry" letters here...free! The 219 North Delaware Street Podcast (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Whether you choose to write a letter to a loved one, a postcard to a friend or a letter to yourself in your own journal, express your emotions or thoughts in nature.
You can be inspired by examining the letters that Truman wrote to Bess Wallace Truman and others over the years...you can see most of them here: Papers of Harry S. Truman Pertaining to Family, Business, and Personal Affairs | Harry S. Truman (trumanlibrary.gov)
You can also listen to a new podcast we have on the "Dear Bess/ Dear Harry" letters here...free! The 219 North Delaware Street Podcast (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
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Museum Exhibits
When was the last time you wrote an actual letter to someone?
Historians use them to help us understand our past. But a letter can make the recipient's day, and can do wonders for the writer!
Historians use them to help us understand our past. But a letter can make the recipient's day, and can do wonders for the writer!
Pets Allowed
Yes
Yes, you can write a letter to your pets! Our Rangers do all the time!
Activity Fee
No
Maybe a stamp...
Did you know Harry S Truman briefly served as the Postmaster of Grandview, Missouri?
Did you know Harry S Truman briefly served as the Postmaster of Grandview, Missouri?
Location
Anywhere!
You can write anywhere!
Reservations
No
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There are all sorts of wonderful tools to help develop a letter to someone!