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Mansion Monthly 

March 2015

 

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Greetings from the Mansion!

 


Everyone is Irish on St Patrick's Day!  So the saying goes.  The wearing of the green pays tribute to Ireland, known as the Emerald Island because of its lush landscape.  Soon the Mansion's gardens will begin to sprout revealing their colorful blossoms. Stop by this spring to stroll the grounds and enjoy the early bloomers that herald a new season.

 

March is also the month of another reveal as the Death by Chocolate theme is announced.  This year's theme is: A 1970s Sitcom.  Event information is revealed below.


This month, the Mansion is hosting the last of three Glacier Institute Thursday night lectures.  Please join us for this educational presentation.  Details below.


The Conrad Mansion will again participate in the St. Patrick's Day Parade sponsored by the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce.  Join in the fun that starts at 4:00 pm. on Main Street.  Happy St. Patrick's Day to ALL !  

    

Gennifer, Margot & the Mansion Staff

                              

 

Glacier Institute presents 

Thursday Night Lecture

 

March Lecture:  Stories From the Top - Glacier's Fire Lookouts

by Justin Barth 


Join us at the Mansion on March 26  

 

The Conrad Mansion Museum, in partnership with Glacier Institute, will be hosting the last  of three winter lectures.   On March 26, Justin Barth will present Stories From the Top - Glacier's Fire Lookouts.

 

Doors open at 6 p.m. for coffee, wine, and desserts. Presentations begin at 6:30 p.m. and will conclude by 8 p.m.

 

Tickets are $10 per person and proceeds support the missions of both organizations. RSVPs are required. Please call the Conrad Mansion Museum at 406 755-2166.

 

Additional information about March's lecture    

 

Join Glacier Institute Director of Education Justin Barth for a journey though time chronicling the development and transformation of Glacier's extensive fire lookout system. Learn about the colorful cast of characters who have staffed Glacier's lookouts and listen to the stories that they have brought back down to the valley floor. This program follows in the footsteps of Barth's 2014 mission to run to four of Glacier's lookouts in one wonderfully exhausting day.

 

Justin Barth is the Director of Education for the Glacier Institute and oversees the Institute's Field Camp site in West Glacier. Barth is also an avid trail runner and enjoys running to Glacier's lookouts when the trails aren't congested with grizzlies during huckleberry season. Justin grew up in Kalispell and visited the Institute's Big Creek Outdoor Education Center in sixth grade. He will lead a four-part field hiking series of to the lookouts of Glacier National Park in the summer of 2015.

 

Additional information about the March lecture can be found at the Mansion's website.  Click here. 

 

This Year's Theme:  A 1970s Sitcom - Stay Tuned!   

 

 
Back in the Day .... The Good Luck Pig
Really? 

 

What's with a pig on a postcard wishing you good luck?  Believe it or not, since the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the image of a white pig (almost never a spotted, belted, or brown breed) came to be used as a lucky charm in Germany, Austria, England, and Ireland, as well as among Anglo-Americans.  These vintage postcards illustrate the pig - good luck connection.

 

Pigs are associated with good fortune because having plenty of pigs was a sign of wealth and prosperity in the Middle Ages. Their owners would never go hungry. The proverbial "pig in clover" invariably signifies financial prosperity and well-being.   

 

There is a Christmas tradition that dates back to the early 1880's that centers around a pink peppermint candy pig.  After Christmas dinner, the hard candy pig tucked into a red velvet bag is passed around the table.  Each person is called upon to recount a tale of good fortune from the past year while giving the pouch a firm tap with a small silver hammer.  The peppermint pieces are shared by all while savoring the warm memories!

The Lucky Pig - a symbol of Good Luck - holding a four-leaf clover, maybe for twice the good fortune!
A smiling and lucky young lad pictured with the traditional four-leaf clover and a happy piglet.






 
 
A Trivia Question...
 

Charles E. Conrad married Alicia D. Stanford on January 4, 1881 in Fort Benton. Montana Territory. On February, 7, 1881, The Benton Weekly Record reported that, after an early ceremony, they took the coach for what Eastern city ?

  

1.   New York

   

2.  Washington DC   

 

3.  Boston   

  

Look for the answer in

April's Newsletter.  

 

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FEBRUARY ANSWER:    

 

According to the story, young Alicia bathed 13 cats in the third floor bathtub at one time, during her childhood at the Mansion. 
SNEAK PREVIEW

"Celebrating 100 Years of Fashion with the Conrads"

  

Opens May 15, 2015


To mark the 40th anniversary of the Conrad Mansion Museum, this special historic clothing exhibit chronicles one hundred years of changing fashions and the contemporaneous changes taking place in the Conrad family between 1868 and 1968.

 

Because of the significance of this exhibit, special curator-led tours featuring the historic clothing, supplemented with silhouettes and other interpretive material, will be offered. 

 
1950s Little Girl Dresses
 
Evening group tours, limited to 15 people, are scheduled for the second Friday of June, July and August, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
 
A 12-page booklet filled with professional photos of the collection taken by Karen Weyer Photography will be included in the $25 ticket price. 
 
Evening group tours for organizations, clubs or other groups can be arranged by appointment.
  
Many thanks to Teresa Knutson who is coordinating this upcoming exhibit and Sarah Safford who is assisting Teresa.
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Give us a call at 406-755-2166 or visit our website for more information.
At Your Service
  
Executive Director: Gennifer Sauter
Assistant Manager: Margot Jaumotte
Office Admin: Mary Lou Lumpkin
Media Coordinator: Mary Miers
Maintenance: Tisch Haas
Gardener: Dave Leger
Guide & Gift Shop Staff:
Cindy Conner
Sharon Pearson
Michelle Morgan
Virginia Swan
Mary Meister
Karissa White
Janae Barron
Alexa Lamers
Shalom Baer
Nancy Helgath
Stephanie Woodland

Board Of Directors:
Sue Corrigan, President
Vanessa Ceravolo, Vice-President
Everit Sliter, Treasurer
Catherine Weber, Secretary
Mark Norley
Teri Iwersen
Beth Collier
Gary Havens
Rita Fitzsimmons
Chris Vick, Family Representative
Carrie Nelson
Katharine Thompson

Regular Volunteers:
Teresa Knutson
Sarah Safford
Lana Bowers
Marlene Strand
Miriam Emerson
Lauren Vance

Where is this in the Mansion?

 

 

 There are so many unique items and features of the Mansion!     

 

Do you know where this is? Drop us an email if you know.  Answer will be in next month's newsletter.

 

 

Last month's image is one of the brass drawers pulls found on the bookcase in the Library. Each pull is beautifully embellished with a sailing ship, lighthouse, and two soaring birds.

 
Conrad Mansion Museum
330 Woodland Avenue
Kalispell, MT  59901

406-755-2166
info@conradmansion.com

Small outside pic