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The grounds of the Monastery of St. Gertrude, the Historical Museum and the Prairie High School gym bustled with activity and good eating on Sunday afternoon, August 1, during the 12th Annual Raspberry Festival to benefit the museum. The fundraiser is a major source of income for the museum. The day began with the Raspberry Fun Run and Short Cake Walk. Winners were: 5K Run Female 1st Place - Melinda Wimer, Kamiah, ID (25:10) 5K Run
Male 1st Place - Austin Wilcox, Kamiah, ID 5K Walkers Female 1st Place - Alyse Cadez, Lewiston, ID (41:52) 5K Walkers
Male 1st Place - Travis Cadez, Moscow, ID (41:52) 10K Run Female 1st Place - Theresa Heath, Cottonwood, ID (58:20) 10K Run
Male 1st Place - Doug Jacobson, Pullman, WA The Old Time Fiddlers entertained the crowd of over 1,500 people, while others in the crowd browsed the used books, purchased raspberry mustard, jam and vinegar or attempted to spin wool into yarn at the spinning demonstration provided by local spinners. A total of 952 raspberry shortcakes, 600 barbequed beef sandwiches and 154 hot dogs were consumed! The Quilt Show winners: Quilter's Choice Awards - Quilt Quilter's Choice Awards - Wall Hanging People's Choice Award - Quilt People's Choice Award - Wall Hanging Sister's Choice Award - Quilt Sister's Choice Award - Wall Hanging The Raspberry Festival Raffle Prizewinners: $500 cash - Ladd Arnoti of Cottonwood; $200 cash - Karen Bizak-Marr of Nampa; Handmade quilt made by M.O.M.S. quilt club of Meridian - Karen Bizak-Marr of Nampa; Hand-knitted, natural fiber afghan - Dorothy Vauk of Nampa; 56" x 116" embroidered tablecloth by Sr. Mary Marge Goeckner - Margaret Schuler of Nampa. Show 'n Shine Winners: Participant's Choices People's Choice Award Nun's Choice Award Sister Chanelle Schuler won a ride in the Nun's Choice vehicle. |
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The
museum received, and placed, eight new exhibit cases. The cases, funded
through a $15,000 grant from the Governor's Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Trail
Museums Initiative, will replace antique and out-dated cases currently in use at
the museum.
The museum uses several display cases that are considered artifacts themselves and which contain brittle, antique glass. The staff has been concerned for quite some time that students and adult visitors will lean on the glass and cause potential harm to themselves if the glass were to break.
Many of the old cases were at one time display cases for local businesses or were display cabinets in local schools. Some of the outer frames are fragile and the shelves do not adequately display the artifacts. Other complications are that the old cases cannot be moved easily, they are extremely heavy, they are too low for adequate visibility and they contain no lighting.
Six of the new cabinets are seven feet tall and have individual lights that illuminate the artifacts on display within each cabinet. teh lights are low wattage and UV protected. Adjustable shelves allow flexibility in displaying artifacts. The staff looks forward to keeping the displays fresh by rotating displays on a regular basis.
Two additional cabinets were specifically designed to house the mineral collection., Each mineral will be individually labeled and placed in its own space. The minerals in each drawer will be covered by a plexiglass shield to protect them from unnecessary touch.
The intent of the Governor's Lewis & Clark Trail Museums Initiative is to help museums prepare for the bicentennial commemoration. The years 2005 and 2006 will see an increased number of Lewis & Clark visitors to the Northwest since it was 1805 and 1806 that the Corps of Discovery passed through our country. The museum will be better prepared for those visitors by presenting a positive image with new exhibit cases.
If you have not visited the museum recently, we encourage you to return to see the new cabinets and the new exhibits.
The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude in
Cottonwood, Idaho requests the pleasure of your company at the Seventh Annual
Victorian Tea on Saturday, May 8, 2004 in the refectory of the Monastery of St.
Gertrude.
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Margo Aragon, hostess of "Northwest Morning"
on KLEW TV in Lewiston, will be the featured reader of Victorian prose and
poetry.
Due to increased interest in this annual Tea, we now offer two servings. The
first serving occurs from 12:30 to 2:30 P.M. (Pacific Time) with the second
serving occurring from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. (Pacific Time).
This Seventh Annual event coincides with the Mother’s Day weekend and is
intended to provide everyone with an opportunity to treat their mother,
daughter, grandmother, or other special person, male or female, to a truly
enjoyable afternoon.
The Victorian Tea recreates the attire, food, music, and lifestyle of the
Victorian era. While the food menu changes from year to year, a partial sampling
of past food has included mango almond scones; devonshire cream and butter;
toffee almond shortbread; and cucumber, egg curry, and chicken sandwiches. Tea,
coffee, and punch are also served.
Music of the era will be provided as background music. Readings from literature
of the era will give a sampling of Victorian culture and more. While not a
requirement for attendance, the Victorian Tea presents an opportunity for
everyone, male and female, to dress in Victorian attire and to relive a unique
time in history. Valet parking is provided upon arrival.
Guided tours of the historic Monastery Chapel are scheduled. The Monastery’s
gift shop and the historical museum will be open. You will have an opportunity
to purchase fresh loaves of cracked wheat and white bread baked in the Monastery
bakery, as well as raspberry jam and raspberry vinegar made from berries picked
on the Monastery grounds.
The cost for this premier event is $15.00 per person, including children, with
all proceeds going to benefit The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude. Be aware
that seating is limited to 110 persons per serving. To be assured of seating,
reservations are required. If you make reservations and mail your payment, we
will have your ticket ready when you arrive at the door. For further information
call (208)962-7123, e-mail us at
curator@stgertrudes.orgor visit our website at
www.HistoricalMuseumAtStGertrude.com
On
March 6, the staff of The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude and the sisters of
the Monastery of St. Gertrude paid special recognition to an individual who has
contributed and supported the museum for many, many year. Ernie Jorgenson
of Lewiston, ID, has been a friend, supporter, and generous contributor of
artifacts that reflect the history of office machines in America and the world.
His steadfast dedication to this task has earned the museum the distinction of
housing the largest Marchant office machine collection in the world.
On that day, Sister Jean Lalande, Prioress of the monastery of St. Gertrude, and Father Meinrad Schallberger blessed a permanent plaque that has been placed on teh office machine exhibit cases. The plaque reads: "This exhibit recognizes Ernie Jorgenson of Lewiston for contributing the world's largest collection of Marchant calculating machines to The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude. March 6, 2004."
Jorgenson has contributed innumerable office machines including a variety of adding machines, calculating machines, typewriters, and other office equipment. Some examples of this unique and incredible collection include: an extremely rare Dactyle calculating machine made in Paris in 1905, "the Millionaire" calculating machine made in Switzerland in 1893, a Dalton adding machine from 1902, a Marchant electric pinwheel calculating machine from 1923, a Burroughs glass-sided bookkeeping machine from 1910, the very rare Burroughs "Moon-Hopkins" bookkeeping machine from around 1905, plus many, many more. Whenever possible, Jorgenson has included the operating manual and additional documentation for each machine, all of which assist the museum staff in their interpretation of the artifacts.
Jorgenson worked for the Marchant Company for over 20 years as a salesman and technician. He has collected, and continues to collect, office machines of all types that reflect the history of the industry. He has a home business that specializes in reproducing office machine manuals and other printed material connected to the history of office machines. He is considered an authority on office equipment around the world. He also sells all of Sr. Alfreda's books on his web-site including: Idaho Chinese Lore, Pioneer Days in Idaho County, and Idaho County's Most Romantic Character: Polly Bemis.
Jorgenson has been a true friend of the museum. In all of his contacts with his former office machines partners, he is a strong advocate for the museum and what it stands for. Wherever he goes, Jorgenson is a walking public relations ad for the museum. He has said that our museum is the "best kept secret in Idaho". We count on people like him to be reliable, ethical partners in our endeavors to preserve the past for the future. Thank you, Ernie Jorgenson, for everything you do for us!
This year marks a Third Annual Forum co-sponsored
by The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the National
Park Service. The forum, with the theme "Working Together Into the Future: A
Community Conversation", will take place on April 23 at Orofino High School in
Orofino, Idaho beginning at 8:30 and ending at 4:30.
Begun in 2002, on the 125th anniversary of the Nez Perce Conflict of 1877, each
forum has attempted to discuss topics that are of mutual concern to all
cultures. The land and how it has been transformed over the last 300 years was
the topic in 2002 while treaty rights and sovereignty issues was the topic in
2003.
Now, in 2004, the discussions will focus on re-building our communities and how
we can work together for our common good. Our communities are in transition. How
do we share the land, the water, the air? How do we use the land for everyone's
benefit? What are some of the tools for effecting change? How can our diversity
be our strength? How can we better communicate? How do we rebuild the "front
porch" in our communities?
Participants will have the opportunity to join the keynote speaker, Patrick
Overton, in a day-long discussion of rebuilding our communities. Dr. Overton
lectures and conducts workshops around the country on the community making
process, most specifically in rural and small communities. He states, "An
uneasiness exists for many people in our country right now. We know something is
wrong, something is missing, but we just aren't sure what it is. I believe we
have lost our sense of community. We don't interact with each other because we
aren't engaged in our community. I am convinced the only thing that will ever
change this is for us to start talking to each other again. We must be willing
to engage in meaningful, serious, honest conversation with each other - at the
individual and at the community level. This is the only way authentic community
can exist."
Dr. Keith Allred, Professor, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,
will return this year to review the background to the "Memorandum of
Understanding" between the Nez Perce Tribe and the North Central Idaho
Jurisdictional Alliance. He and representatives of each group will discuss
developments over the last year.
Facilitators will be available to lead interest group sessions pertaining to the
following topics: youth interaction, economic development, school/education, the
Lewis & Clark bicentennial, rebuilding the community, wellness/health, the arts
and culture, fisheries, and resource management. All discussions will center on
issues effecting local communities, tools for making change, and how our
diversity can be our strength.
The major intent of the forum remains to bring cultures together for a day of
positive interaction. The days format allows an opportunity to communicate with
each other and to address some of the misunderstandings and misrepresentations
within each culture.
Registration is required. In order to make plans for food service all
registration materials must be returned by April 20. The registration fee is $15
to cover the cost of a continental breakfast and lunch. Registration is waivered
for high school or college students (with current picture ID) or an elder (over
62 years of age). Attendance is limited to 300 people. Space will fill on a
first-come, first-served basis. For more information and registration materials
contact The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude at
(208)962-7123 or by email at
curator@stgertrudes.org
The Idaho Association of Museums is holding their annual
conference at The Helm Restaurant in Lewiston on April 2-3. "Changing Ideas for
Changing Times" is the theme of the conference. Museums of all sizes are
clinging to older museum practices that have been useful in the past. While many
of those practices are still applicable, it is the intent of this conference to
discuss the old practices and then to look at and share new ideas that may work
better or may have proven successful in museums.
Participants will be introduced to new ways for recruiting and retaining
volunteers, marketing museums for little or no money, caring for and preserving
artifacts, and fundraising on a budget. The conference is also an opportunity to
meet and network with other museum volunteers, technicians, and professionals
who are always ready to talk about museums. This is an occasion to form
friendships and bonds with like-minded people who are committed to preserving
the past for the future.
April 2 will be from 8:30-6:30, April 3 will be from
8:30-1:30.
Registration is $40 for the two day event. For further information contact The
Historical Museum at St. Gertrude by phone at (208)962-7123 or by email at
curator@stgertrudes.org.
On Saturday, March 27, The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude will conduct a workshop at the museum pertaining to the preservation of textiles.
This workshop may be for you if you would like to learn how to preserve your grandfather's wedding suit, your great aunt's baptismal dress, or your own personal fabric items.
Some of the topics to be covered include how to deal with insects, mold and mildew, damage from light, and how to properly clean old fabrics. You are invited to bring a small fabric item such as a doily or a pillow case (please nothing larger than a pillow case). You will go home with that item properly stored and preserved. A reference guide for you own use will also go with you.
The workshop is offered through the LCSC continuing education program. The cost is $35 which includes $10 for the cost of supplies. The workshop last from 10:00 to 3:00. the class is limited to 10 people. For additional information please call the museum at (208) 962-7123 or by email at curator@stgertrudes.org.
COTTONWOOD, ID -- The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude,
the Nez Perce Tribe, and the National Park Service, co-sponsors of last spring’s
forum in Kamiah, “Living Together Into the Future”, are pleased to announce the
presentation of permanent book displays to ten public libraries in the area.
The libraries receiving the gift are Kamiah, Kooskia, Lapwai, Orofino,
Winchester, Craigmont, Cottonwood, Grangeville, Nezperce and White Bird. The
book donations were made possible through a grant from the Washington/Idaho
Partnership 2020 Sustainable Food Systems Initiative of the W. K. Kellogg
Foundation administered through Washington State University.
Books in the donation, which address conflict resolution, are Getting to Yes, by
Roger Fisher and William Ury (1991); Getting Past No, by William Ury (1993);
Gandhi’s Way, by Mark Juergensmeyer (2002); No Future Without Forgiveness, by
Desmond Tutu (2000); Soul of An Indian, by Charles Eastman (1911); Treaties: Nez
Perce Perspective, (2003); Tribal Worldviews: Kellogg Partnership 2020 Tribal
Food Systems Initiative, by Judy Meith and Dora Rollins (2002).
The Historical Museum at St. Gertrude has been asked to
provide several artifacts
from its collection to be featured in a 60-minute segment of PBS’ long-running
series American Experience. This particular segment explores the history of the
construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and will air on area public television
stations in the spring.
Initial contact by PBS was made through Lewiston business machine collector, Ernie Jorgenson. The historical museum has on display a number of office machines, typewriters and calculators that have been donated by Jorgenson. The display contains a number of rare machines, including a Dactyle calculator made in Paris in 1905 that may be one of only two in existence as well as a Millionaire calculator made in Switzerland in 1893.
The artifacts to be “starred” in the production include a vintage calculating machine dating from 1923, a drafting set (ca. 1890), and a slide rule. The calculating machine is a Marchant Model EEG9 electric pinwheel machine made in Oakland, California in 1923. The calculator is still in operating condition. Interestingly, documentation identifies the drafting set as one used by George Pierce, a chief engineer on the construction of both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bay Bridge. The artifacts will return to the museum in mid-December.
This Marchang Model EEG9 electric calculating machine from the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude's collection will be featured on a PBS American Experience series in the spring of 2004. In addition to this artifact, a drafting set and slide rule will also be featured on the program.
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