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!  
 

“…Everywhere there is quality and a willingness to serve…” A January 1929 letter from W.T. Grant to Stephen T. Mather

“…wintriest winter even in the experience of Judge Fry…” An appreciation of NPS Superintendent Judge Walter Fry

And don’t forget to send me a postcard… A remembrance of the Haynes’ National Park photo shops.

“…It is a tropic sunset done in stone…” John Roberts White’s letter to Stephen Mather from Bryce Canyon

The Cleveland Connection... Three notes to Stephen Mather from two of his fifth cousins

Not often you get a lake named for you! Elwood Mead’s “Mather’s children” letter to Stephen T. Mather

Warm words from a northern neighbor ... A letter to Jane Floy Mather from Mrs. Vincent Massey

A guano bucket, gasoline lanterns, and more. Stephen Mather at Carlsbad Caverns and a remembrance.

“…I have learned to look upon you as a real friend… ”A letter from a Presidential grandson to Stephen Mather

The Cleveland Connection ... three notes to Stephen Mather from two of his fifth cousins

“Father, I am poison with poison ive…Bertha F. Mather”Letters from Bertha to her father Stephen T.

Let evening come…Letters from the passing of Stephen Mather’s brother, Josie.

Lasting beginnings…and a few side notes.Stephen Mather’s National Park Service Report of 1926

So different and so much the same.Stephen Mather’s National Park Service Report of 1920

1920’s second most visited National ParkWhat made Hot Springs National Park so hot?

The Games People Played…A look at a few pastimes from past times.

The Sermon and the Steamboat ... thoughts from Deacon Mather and a tragedy on the Sound

One more look at the Will of Phebe Mather … two bequests of interest - and intrigue!

The Last Will and Testament of Sarah Scott Mather. Remembering a mother who remembered her daughters

Bats in the attic! (No, not that kind.)