Greetings from the Mansion!        As St. Patrick's Day approaches, "Top O'The Morning" wishes are being sent your way from the Mansion. Don't miss us in the St. Patrick's Day Parade, sponsored by the Kalispell Area Chamber of Commerce, on Monday, March 17th at 4 p.m.  The Mansion's float will be wearing the green. It will soon be 40 years (December 1974)  since Alicia Conrad Campbell gave the Mansion to the city of Kalispell.  Her dream of preserving the home as a tribute to her pioneering parents lives on.  Thank you for the many ways you have supported this historic landmark  over the years.    Gennifer, Margot & the Mansion Staff

    The Mansion's upcoming 40th anniversary was the subject of two recent media reports.  Montana Public Radio Flathead Reporter Katrin Frye visited the Mansion to interview Executive Director Gennifer Sauter.  Katrin's broadcast, Why Kalispell First Said "No" To Owning the Historic Conrad Mansion, was posted on February 12, 2014. 

Missoulian reporter Vince Devlin and photographer Kurt Wilson stopped by the Mansion on February 12, and were able to take a tour.  Their feature story, Diamond in the Rough, appeared in the Sunday, February 16, 2014 edition.

Media coverage keeps the Mansion in the public eye. We are grateful to Katrin, Vince and Kurt for telling the story of Alicia Conrad Campbell's life-long dream to save her parents home.  The story continues to have widespread appeal.

   

This year's murder mystery will have you traveling through decades with all the CLUE characters; Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlet, Mr. Green, etc., and Marty, the Professor and the crew from Back to the Future.   

 

$60 per person

$55 for Friends of the Mansion members.

 

Tickets available at the Mansion, The Book Shelf in Kalispell, Station 8 in Columbia Falls and Whitefish Gift and Gear.  Age 21 & up.   

  Back in the day -

The Shaving Mug

 

Shaving mugs were used extensively at the turn of the 20th century in barber shops across America. Mugs were often personalized and decorated to indicate the owner's occupation.  Fireman Doug Bennet owned the one above.  Mugs held a cake of soap that was worked up into a rich lather with a bristle brush, made of badger hair, at a time when men visited barber shops for a close straight razor shave.

 

In many barber shops, patrons would leave their mugs on shelves.  The number of mugs on display was directly related to the status of the barber.  Note the mugs on display in back of the barber above.

Cindy, Gift Shop Manager, is shown with items recently donated to the Mansion for resale by Ellen Murray.  Ellen inherited the items from her great grandmother.  Her generous donation comes on the heels of her move out-of-state. 



If you plan to downsize and have antique or vintage items, please contact the Mansion about donating.   A  letter for tax purposes will be issued to the donor, who places a value on the gift.   

     

If you would like to help with a donation in other ways, please see this link on our website for our greatest needs list.