The Potomac Corral of Westerners International is back!
The Potomac Corral is a local organization for people interested in the American West. It is one of a number of similar chapters in the loosely-knit society known as Westerners International.
The Potomac Corral is like a cross between a learned society and a Lions Club. Here, scholars, policy-makers, enthusiasts, and the merely curious meet on neutral ground and in mutual respect. An appreciation for the American West is, of course, their common denominator and shared passion.
The Potomac Corral has been one of the most productive and active corrals. Although the club has somewhat gone on hiatus, a group is attempting to revive it through a series of informal talks and informal dinners about the American West. Indeed, Washington, D.C., has attracted distinguished experts on Western subjects to work in various federal agencies, academic institutions, museums, libraries, archives, and other institutes and businesses. Of course, the city has been home to many former residents of the West, and others who simply appreciate the American West and all that is associated with it. It is probably the case that Washington, D.C., is the best place to study the West, east of the Mississippi.
To maintain the informality, the Potomac Corral is, at the moment, no longer a formal membership organization. Instead, we are a loose-knit group of people from the Washington area interested in the American West.
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