August 18, 2023
 

History Alive Program at Chateau de Morès State Historic Site

MEDORA, N.D. – The public is invited to attend History Alive on Sept. 2 and 3 at the Chateau de Morès State Historic Site. The free programs explore the lives and times of decades gone by, combining theater arts with history. The 30-minute monologues are based on original letters, diaries, and other documents, many from the State Archives of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

Felix Gollnick, a German immigrant portrayed by Donald Ehli, will be on the Chateau veranda Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. All times are Mountain time. Gollnick will share what it was like to live in the area at the same time as the Marquis de Morès, the French aristocrat and cattle baron who founded Medora

The Chateau de Mores State Historic Site includes an 1883 home and an interpretive center. Inside the Interpretive Center, see wagons and coaches that once traveled the same path as the wagon ride. Learn about the Medora friendship and friction between homeowner Marquis de Morès and future president Theodore Roosevelt. Experience an exhibit prototype from the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation. The historic home offers insight into the lives of Medora’s namesake and her husband, the French Marquis de Morès.

The Chateau de Morès site and Interpretive Center near Medora is managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. It is open daily, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. MT, through Labor Day. Hours beginning Sept. 5 are Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MT. For more information, contact Historic Site Supervisor Christ Dorfschmidt at 701.328.3593. Find a calendar of upcoming State Historical Society events at history.nd.gov/events.

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Chris Dorfschmidt, 701.328.3593

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