We had an amazing week at the museum. People visited from all over the country. We also completed the lighthouse collection in the "Things People Collect" exhibit. Our friend, Pat Petzoldt, graciously loaned us a portion of her large collection for the exhibit. The lighthouses displayed have all been visited by Pat.
We did a little house cleaning this week (thanks Gerard) and found something interesting on the porch of the Big School Gallery. It is a post with a handle, and according to Vernon Myer's cataloging data, it was used to compress the dirt floor of the Big School before they added the wooden floor. I imagine it worked beautifully to "hold down the dust." It is a primitive looking tool, but I'm sure it was quite used.
We are working with the Lutheran school 6th grade students (our trial group) for a fun "Night at the Museum" event in the fall. We hope to open it up to the Public School 6th graders in the future. We would like to make it a tradition to have this special event every autumn with the regional 6th graders.
I would like to send a special "shout out" to our friend, Susan in Chesterfield. We hope you enjoy your new "Der Lutheraner" book, and we hope your broken leg heals soon so you can come and see us.
Pastor Stites--Immanuel Altenburg--is planning a Reformation study program to be held at the museum. He has a curriculum which includes some of the shorter Luther writings. More info. to come soon.
For those of you who participated in Kurt Mueller's "Dogwood" book discussion, we are going to have a discussion of his latest work, "Seedpod." It is wonderful, in my opinion--and focuses around his father and his silversmithing art. Let me know if you participated in the last book and want me to send you a manuscript so you can join in the discussions. We will meet Sept. 20, 27, and Oct. 4 at 4:30pm in the afternoon until 6pm. We will have you home in time for supper.
Take Care,
Carla Jordan