Summer is getting underway and that means “Mondays at the Museum” will soon be in full swing.
Eunice Davidson, curator of the Old Post Office Museum in Devils Lake, said the summer series will kick off June 21, with a presentation on local historian Daisy Hermanson.
“She started when she was 11 years old,” Davidson explained.
She said Hermanson began writing articles for the Devils Lake World to earn money for piano lessons and she soon began clipping noteworthy articles.
Her collection spans more than a century and has helped numerous families trace their roots. Her collection includes flat maps dating back to 1909 and a series of books on township visitors and happenings from the turn of the century.
Davidson said she personally became involved in preserving history a number of years ago when she was involved in a legal matter that required her family to trace their history.
“As you get older, you realize you want to leave something for your kids and grandkids,” she said. “I hope people see how important it is to save our history.”
Davidson said the Mondays at the Museum will continue through the summer with one presentation a month. Monday's presentation will kick off at 7 p.m. and should last about 30-45 minutes.
The speakers and dates have yet to be confirmed for most of the events, but Davidson said Spirit Lake Elder John Chaske has agreed to make a presentation in August comparing Native American spirituality to the Catholic Church.
“John is so knowledgeable,” Davidson said, “He is a spiritual leader himself.”
Information about the upcoming programs will be published as soon as it becomes available.
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Summer is getting underway and that means “Mondays at the Museum” will soon be in full swing.
Eunice Davidson, curator of the Old Post Office Museum in Devils Lake, said the summer series will kick off June 21, with a presentation on local historian Daisy Hermanson.
“She started when she was 11 years old,” Davidson explained.
She said Hermanson began writing articles for the Devils Lake World to earn money for piano lessons and she soon began clipping noteworthy articles.
Her collection spans more than a century and has helped numerous families trace their roots. Her collection includes flat maps dating back to 1909 and a series of books on township visitors and happenings from the turn of the century.
Davidson said she personally became involved in preserving history a number of years ago when she was involved in a legal matter that required her family to trace their history.
“As you get older, you realize you want to leave something for your kids and grandkids,” she said. “I hope people see how important it is to save our history.”
Davidson said the Mondays at the Museum will continue through the summer with one presentation a month. Monday's presentation will kick off at 7 p.m. and should last about 30-45 minutes.
The speakers and dates have yet to be confirmed for most of the events, but Davidson said Spirit Lake Elder John Chaske has agreed to make a presentation in August comparing Native American spirituality to the Catholic Church.
“John is so knowledgeable,” Davidson said, “He is a spiritual leader himself.”
Information about the upcoming programs will be published as soon as it becomes available.
