Nebraska State Days!
Nebraska State Day , April 14-15, 2018
Left to right - 1) Welcome Millie, previous State President. 2) Sandy, State President opens State Day festivities. 3) Wayne, outgoing State Treasurer, Sandy, Nebraska State President, outgoing 2nd Vice President, Sherry, and outgoing 1st Vice President, Bob. Sandy presented them a Quester pin for their outstanding service to Questers.
Left to right: 1) Clare, NE State Recording Secretary, Laurel, NE State Treasurer, Sandy, NE State President, Lorraine, International President. The new officers were installed by Lorraine, International President from Nebraska. It is a great honor to be installed by the International President! 2) Questers relaxing and visiting with friends. 3) Display of items from J. Sterling Morton Chapter.
Speaker: Kent Schwartz was unable to attend State Day but provided this information regarding his planned presentation.
Edited by Ruth McMaster of J. Sterling Morton #1021 of Nebraska City.
Restoration and Preservation of History
I apologize for having missed speaking to attendees at Questers 2018 State Day. What follows is a summary of my painting of my murals in Nebraska City.
About ten years ago, Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce gave the local Wirth Foundation my name as a painter who could restore the ‘CREMO’ mural on the side of a building. When this was completed, the ‘flood gates’ opened, and businesses and the community requested more murals. First, I restored murals whose remnants were still faintly visible. When I had painted all those murals, ‘designed’ murals were painted on the empty walls of businesses, with the wall owners choosing a theme that related to a previous Nebraska City business. The final design for these mural paintings required approval from both the business owner and the Wirth Foundation.
Research was done at the library by looking at microfilm, newspapers, and historical books, I also looked on the internet and interviewed individuals in the community who are knowledgeable in local history.
The building walls were power washed, tuck printed (if needed), and primed. I then projected (at night) the design on the wall so that I could draw a finished pattern on the wall in the daylight. Faces were free handed. Sometimes, I used oil-based paint and primer, and sometimes, water-based. If murals need repair in the future, it might be because the wall is crumbling rather than the paint chipping.
Over time, the paint will fade, and repainting will be necessary. The local library will house my research files and details on my methods and the paint used. I am honored and proud to have been able to restore and preserve a bit of community history for the future.
Speaker: Kent Schwartz was unable to attend State Day but provided this information regarding his planned presentation.
Edited by Ruth McMaster of J. Sterling Morton #1021 of Nebraska City.
Restoration and Preservation of History
I apologize for having missed speaking to attendees at Questers 2018 State Day. What follows is a summary of my painting of my murals in Nebraska City.
About ten years ago, Nebraska City Tourism and Commerce gave the local Wirth Foundation my name as a painter who could restore the ‘CREMO’ mural on the side of a building. When this was completed, the ‘flood gates’ opened, and businesses and the community requested more murals. First, I restored murals whose remnants were still faintly visible. When I had painted all those murals, ‘designed’ murals were painted on the empty walls of businesses, with the wall owners choosing a theme that related to a previous Nebraska City business. The final design for these mural paintings required approval from both the business owner and the Wirth Foundation.
Research was done at the library by looking at microfilm, newspapers, and historical books, I also looked on the internet and interviewed individuals in the community who are knowledgeable in local history.
The building walls were power washed, tuck printed (if needed), and primed. I then projected (at night) the design on the wall so that I could draw a finished pattern on the wall in the daylight. Faces were free handed. Sometimes, I used oil-based paint and primer, and sometimes, water-based. If murals need repair in the future, it might be because the wall is crumbling rather than the paint chipping.
Over time, the paint will fade, and repainting will be necessary. The local library will house my research files and details on my methods and the paint used. I am honored and proud to have been able to restore and preserve a bit of community history for the future.
Speaker: Karen Wyatt Drevo from the Nebraska Humanities Council presented an excellent glimpse into the lives of early pioneers in Nebraska:
Maria Rodaway (portrayed by her great-great granddaughter in period attire) looks back at her life as a prairie pioneer in Otoe County, Neb., where she homesteaded in 1867. Maria crossed the Atlantic Ocean with seven children to reunite her family after a 7½ year separation. She endured grasshoppers, hail, drought, tornadoes, blizzards, and the loss of her husband and six of her 13 children as she worked to become a citizen and a land owner in a new country. Resilient and resourceful, she lived a life of usefulness to her family and large circle of friends with her loving deeds and kind acts, delivering babies and nursing the sick. |
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Sharing from Our Personal Collections to Provide for the Future
Questers attending the State Day convention contributed items for a silent auction to raise money to help fund Nebraska Quester goals. From the sale of the donated items, $1,330.50 was added to the treasury for funding Nebraska Preservation and Restoration projects. Thank you Sherry Stuifbergen for organizing this activity for us.
Thank you for a Great Day!
The Nebraska State Day was a great day and we all enjoyed the day. Sorry that due to the snow on the I-80 and also in the Omaha area many were prevented from joining us. The Canton Girl Scout facility was awesome. Thank you Ruth for serving as State Day Chairman and providing such a nice day.
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The Nebraska State Day was a great day and we all enjoyed the day. Sorry that due to the snow on the I-80 and also in the Omaha area many were prevented from joining us. The Canton Girl Scout facility was awesome. Thank you Ruth for serving as State Day Chairman and providing such a nice day.
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