Mr. Zach, Latah County Historical Society Curator, explains the history of the McConnell Mansion, its inhabitants, and how since 1966 this organization and so many people have worked to keep alive memories for our community.
The kids learned that the Adairs rescued a bear, listened to the gramophone, and found the hidden drawer in the master bedroom chest of drawers. They say the lath and plaster, figured out how to use an iron, and how the 'House Girl" only got one meal a day.
Mr. Zach took them through the Annex too and showed them the collections of items, clothes, and primary documents.
The kids had lots of "WOWs" on their field trip notebooks and had the chance to really think about life in 1886.