Author Archives: Kerry

About Kerry

http://kerrymagruder.com/bio/

Kirksville Stories

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Kerry

During a visit home to Kirksville over Labor Day weekend, Dad and I drove around town on a history tour. We used the Travel Storys app, which uses GPS to automatically launch an audio description of interesting sites as we … Continue reading →

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The Old Churchyard

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Kerry

The Old Churchyard. Over Labor Day weekend, Candace, Rachel and Hannah got a chance to learn several songs, among which was Old Churchyard, an Appalachian folk song. Here it is from the last practice session, Monday September 5, 2022 at … Continue reading →

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Reading with imagination

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Kerry

Whether you're reading to learn, enjoying your favorite book, or exploring the various collections on campus, @OU_Libraries has something for everyone. Today on #NationalBookLoversDay, hear from Dr. Kerry Magruder on the impact these stories can have on our daily lives. … Continue reading →

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Morning prayer

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Kerry

Morning Prayer podcast (Episcopal Church of Garrett County, Maryland; get) Book of Common Prayer: compact | hardback | leather The Garrett County morning prayer podcast is high on our list when considering which life changes from the Covid lockdown will … Continue reading →

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Information vs. wonder

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Kerry

“I’m very concerned that our society is much more concerned with information than wonder, in noise rather than silence. How do we encourage reflection? … Oh my, this is a noisy world.” (video) — MisterRogersQuotes (@MisterRogersSay) July 8, 2022 “I’m … Continue reading →

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Communion

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Kerry

In unlooked-for moments in thin places we may glimpse the communion of saints together, already and not yet, running through the years and the generations. Our ancestors likely worshipped with the Drummonds in Innerpeffray Chapel, north of Dunblane, Scotland. Rachel … Continue reading →

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Death has lost already

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Kerry

The Arcadian Wild: website | YouTube Dear Lincoln, Isaac, and Bailey, My wife Candace and I watched Andrew Peterson’s virtual Easter Monday show. It was so moving in that Andrew’s music and reflections always seem suffused with hope in the … Continue reading →

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Mary Anning

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Kerry

Dedication of a Mary Anning sculpture in Lyme Regis last month: PS: Here is the provisional content for a Mary Anning exhibit in the OU History of Science Collections this fall, to be installed in late July and August: PDF … Continue reading →

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Alcon2022

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Kerry

This summer Candace and I are going to Alcon2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We’ll be presenting an update on The Sky Tonight project (skytonight.org; see overview). The program and speaker line-up look exciting. It even includes an all-day trip to … Continue reading →

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The Swing

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Kerry

The Swing (song) When our girls were young, Candace took the poem “The Swing” by Robert Louis Stevenson and gave it a catchy tune. They loved to be pushed in a swing as she sang the poem. Here’s the poem … Continue reading →

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The Sky Tonight: At launch

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Kerry

The Sky Tonight: Perils of Launching a New Digital Scholarship Project. A brief introduction of The Sky Tonight project prepared for the OU Libraries’ “UL Week” in late May, 2022. Abstract: We gaze at the night sky filtered through many … Continue reading →

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Beloved song from an old album

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Kerry

Jubilation! Myrrh, 1975 I have this album in my hand, my turntable isn’t working, but here it is on YouTube (and Apple Music). Thanks, Marijohn, your “Where I’m Going” has traveled with me all these years! (2022 – 1975 = … Continue reading →

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