History Comes Alive
In 2008, the Cavalier County Historical Society introduced a new event, History Comes Alive. Held the last Sunday in July in conjunction with Langdon’s Music Fest, the event reenacts activities from pioneer days and gives patrons of the museum a chance to relive or learn about their ancestors’ way of life. Photos of some of the activities may been viewed here.
Refreshments were served. Floats and ice cream cones helped keep customers cool in 2008. The menu for 2009 is still under consideration.
Informal musical entertainment was provided by volunteer musicians, allowing people to sit back and enjoy the afternoon, or participate in the sing-a-long numbers.
The event will be held July 26, 2009.
Add comment April 30, 2009
Holy Trinity Church at Dresden
The Holy Trinity Church at Dresden replaced two previous wooden structures that both burned. The present structure was erected in 1936, built out of field stone collected by the local parishioners. An achitect from Minneapolis, Fabian Redmond, designed the building. A stone mason from Rugby, Edroy Patterson, directed volunteer workers.
Assisting in the building of the church were Andrew Bachmann, head carpenter, Alphonse Hiltner Stanley Koehmstedt and William Geisen.
After 1969, the building was designated as a museum for the Cavalier County Historical Society. Historical artifacts are now displayed in the church.
Add comment March 28, 2008
The interior of Holy Trinity Church at Dresden.
The interior of the church features steeply sloped ceilings with open beam construction. The beams were charred to give it a rustic look.
You can see the exterior of the church here.
Add comment March 27, 2008
Welcome to the new web site!
Welcome to our site for the 2009 season. We hope you find the information here interesting and useful. We encourage you to visit the Cavalier County Museum at Dresden.
Add comment March 17, 2008
