Plaster moldings are being restored in the second floor parlors. These replacement moldings are being replicated in the Mead Building using methods similar to original construction. On the main floor, storm windows are being built for the large parlor rooms. If you are interested in sponsoring a window restoration, there are still many available! We have also been working on a traveling kiosk for the Mead Project, which will make its debut at the Association of South Dakota

This week we have been hard at work in the Mead Building restoring plaster in parlors on the second floor. We also had a great time giving a special group tour to KVHT staff. The Mead Building is constantly changing, and we can arrange group tours for your organization or business at almost any time. If your group would like to see the progress being made, please give us a call or stop by the Museum to make arrangements. For ways to support us, including volunteering or finan

Last weekend was the Open House at the Mead Building. About 471 people came to see all the great work that has been going on. Since the project began, over 3000 people from across the country have toured the building and viewed all the great reconstruction going on, from plasterwork to window restoration to stenciling on the ceiling. There is still much to be done, and we couldn’t do it without our volunteers and community support. For ways to support us, including volunteeri

May is National Preservation Month. In honor of this, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is reminding everyone to remember that our historic places matter. The Mead Building is visible proof of this. We invite you to learn about the preservation efforts happening right here in Yankton by visiting the Mead Building during our Open House event this weekend. We will have the chance for you to add to the story of Preservation Month by reminding people that This Place Ma

Occasionally we find a surprise while working in the Mead Building. Over many years items have been tucked away and long forgotten. This week workers onsite looked into a generally inaccessible area over a vaulted ceiling and came away with a few treasures. Inside the walls someone had hidden away part of a letter, a box of chocolates, and a tangle of wires, possibly an improvised radio antenna. The letter is dated 1913, so it has most likely been over 100 years since these i