FRESH OFF THE PRESS!
Docent Donn Smith has been busy poking around the attic of the Mather Homestead and he's found treasures abound! Check out his blogs which document his findings including artifacts from 250 years of American life - a bible from 1743, a girl's dress from the 1860's, Stephen Mather's camera, a love letter written by Stephen Mather to his wife ❤️ and more. Oh the stories they tell!
Stephen Mather and the Concessionaires. Part 2: Roe Emery of Glacier and more.
Reappraising the Appraisal: Revealing the Roots of the “Rose of Sharon” sampler
Stitches in Time: 19th Century Samplers selected from the Homestead Collection
A Petticoat, a Christening Gown, and a Hanky. More items from the Homestead Attic.
Stephen Mather and the Concessionaires Part 3: Howard Hays ‘Impresario of the Parks”
Stephen Mather and the Concessionaires Part One: Don Tresidder of Yosemite
“America’s, if not the world’s premier Christmas dinner…” And we can thank Stephen Mather!
The Mather Homestead: 60 Years as a National Historic Landmark
America’s Agatha Christie, trouting on the Flathead River, and the National Parks Portfolio
Friendly Persuasion: Stephen Mather and the National Parks Portfolio
Teapot for two: Joseph and Sarah Mather’s 25th(??) Anniversary Gift
Leading ladies: A few words about—and from—Mary A. Rolfe and Enid Michael
Four lesser-known facts about Stephen MatherGleanings from letters in the Bancroft Library archives
Meet the Press…Notes to Stephen Mather from the nation’s editors and publishers
Three “aunties” or two? A secondlook at the first Homestead photo.
The Other Daughter: Remembering Sarah Ann Bell Faulkner
Here comes The Sun…
National Geographic’s steady support and three moving recognitions of Stephen Mather
A Story in Herself: Isabelle Story and a letter to Stephen T. Mather
Where worlds collide: A letter fromPalestine to Stephen T. Mather