In honor of the birthdate, May 13, 1857, of the legendary Sam Hill, founder of Maryhill Museum, the museum will hold its annual Membership Day activities on Saturday, May 15, from 1 to 8 p.m.
The public is invited to join members for the annual meeting at 1 p.m., followed at 2:30 p.m. by the Maryhill Muses presenting a dramatic reading of historic letters by and between the museum's famed four founders: Sam Hill, Loie Fuller, Queen Marie of Romania and Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. The Muses is comprised of past and present museum trustees and Arthur G. Dunn Guild members who have amateur dramatic experience. The reading will highlight the museum's unique history.
At 4 p.m., a slide-lecture by collections manager, Betty Long-Schleif, will focus on the role conservation plays in caring for the museum's collection and recently completed projects as well as those planned for the future.
Also on that day and the following, Sunday, May 16, from noon to 5 p.m., the traveling public is invited to drive on the museum's historic Loops Road. Loops Road, the first asphalt-macadam paved road in the Northwest, is a 3.5 mile course that includes 25 hairpin turns and scenic views. It is located four miles east of the museum. The Goldendale Motorsports Association is assisting with the drive.
"Here is an opportunity to get your favorite car and amble up the Historic Loops," said Colleen Schafroth, executive director. "The construction of the Loops Road was heralded far and wide, and was the inspiration behind the Historic Columbia River Highway."
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