Historic Saint Paul and the League of Women Voters St. Paul are celebrating Women’s History Month by hosting a series of panel discussions that explore the accomplishments of some extraordinary Saint Paul women.  The next discussion is:

Stories of Women in Saint Paul History
Friday March 26 12:00 – 1:30
317 Landmark Center | 75 West 5th Street | Saint Paul, MN

League of Women Voters Leadership facilitates presentations by:
Steve Trimble discussing Patsy Sherman (of 3M fame)
Nellie Francis (Suffragist, Anti-Lynching Activist) and others
Mary Wingerd discussing Early Saint Paul Women’s History

For more information, visit Historic Saint Paul’s website.

Happy Hour with a Preservationist – Meditation Room, University of Minnesota
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Center for Spirituality and Healing’s Meditation Room, Mayo Memorial Building, University of Minnesota – Minneapolis Campus, 420 Delaware Street SE

Join Preserve Minneapolis for a visit to the Meditation Room, part of the Mayo Memorial Building on the University of Minnesota’s campus. Built in 1965 as a place for “people of all faiths to commune, to give thanks and to renew their spirits,” the room sat unused for several decades. The university restored the meditation room to its Modern splendor in 2008. The room is accessed through the Mayo Memorial Building. Signs will guide visitors to the space. Public parking is available in nearby parking ramps. Click here for a map of the East Bank of the University of Minnesota campus: campusmaps.umn.edu/tc/map.php?extent=east.

Happy Hour with a Preservationist – Garden of Gethsemane Ministries

Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at Garden of Gethsemane Ministries – 2054 James Avenue North

Thatcher Imboden of the Ackerberg Group will lead a tour of this 1908 church, which was recently renovated and has won local and state preservation awards. We will learn about the many companies and groups that worked together to restore the vacant and dilapidated church into a dynamic space for the Garden of Gethsemane Ministries. This event is free! Parking is available in a lot near the church. Click here for a map.

Mortar Matters: A Joint Masonry Workshop
Friday, March 26, 2010, in Ames, & Saturday, March 27, 2010, in Mount Vernon

Two workshops. Two dates. Choose the workshop that fits your schedule. The same all-day workshop will be presented at each location. Seminars and walking tours at each workshop will be conducted by John Speweik, of Speweik Preservation Consultants, Inc., Elgin, IL, and David Arbogast, of Arbogast Paint Analysis, Davenport, IA.

Attendees will participate in seminars on topics such as mortar and vocabulary; hands-on identification of mortar and application of mortar; moisture in masonry; and finding the right contractor.

Save the date and plan to join us in March. Information on registration and seminar schedules will be available early in 2010.

Hosted by the Ames Historic Preservation Commission & the Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission, in partnership with the State Historical Society of Iowa, and supported with funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior