2009 Silent Auction Preview

The silent auction will run concurrent with the 16th Annual North Dakota Historic Preservation Conference May 1-3, 2009 in Bismarck, ND. Please join us on-site to bid on these items and many more! Proceeds will benefit Preservation North Dakota's programs.

	$50 Gift Certificate at Sappo Hill Soap http://www.sappohill.com/ For over 35 years, master soapmaker John Toso has been making his all natural, vegetable oil soaps according to traditional methods -- first from his Ashland kitchen, later from his garage and today from a modern factory. Sappo Hill's traditional kettle process carefully blends palm and coconut oils for their rich, skin moisturizing glycerin. Each cake is wire-cut, air-dried and aged to create a long-lasting soap for exceptional mildness. Donor: John Toso
	No Two Horns DVD Sitting Bull's cousin - went with him into the Battle of Little Big Horn, including stories narrated by his great-great-granddaughter who recently passed away
	A Vast and Open Plain: The Writings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in North Dakota, 1804-1806 A Vast and Open Plain: The Writings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in North Dakota, 1804-1806 (Hardcover) by Clay Jenkinson "A Vast and Open Plain": The Writings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in North Dakota, 1804-1806 features all the writings -- journal entries, reports, and letters -- by the members of the Corps of Discovery during their 215 days within the borders of present-day North Dakota. It is the first book to feature all such writings done within a single state along the Lewis and Clark trail. "A Vast and Open Plain" is edited by humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson, a North Dakota native who is a Lewis and Clark scholar-in-residence at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. The 648-page book is beautifully enhanced by nearly 100 color and black-and-white images, as well as original maps. It also includes a foreword by James Ronda, history professor at the University of Tulsa and author of Lewis and Clark Among the Indians. Value: $50
	Greeting Cards These are prints of paintings by Leo Beauchamp, who does some lovely oil paintings of various rural settings and then makes his own cards. There are ten cards/envelopes (in plastic sleeves) valued at $22.50
	Book: German Food & Folkways German Food & Folkways: Heirloom Memories from Europe, South Russia & the Great Plains By R M H Gueldner Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, North Dakota, 2002, 224 pages, softcover. Description: Crispy Bratkartoffeln, succulent brathuhn, creamy Kopfsalat, tasty Knöpfla, brilliant Borscht, savory Strudel, plump Holubsti, Eintopfgerichte that can make a feast, invigorating Hochzeit Red Eye - you'll find more than 400 recipes for these historic foods titled in English and German with comments on how dishes varied withing this seemingly homogeneous ethnic group. It's about family recipes for everyday and for holidays. It's about the farm butcher, the farmhouse cook and gardener, the home vintner. German Food & Folkways is about food and drink that has nourished and nurtured for centuries. And if too much time has gone by since you savored wholesome and delicious foods or just thought about those early times, this is the book for you.
	Cookbook for Germans from Russia Cookbook for Germans from Russia By Nelly Däs Translated from German to English by Alex Herzog Edited by Janice Huber Stangl Germans from Russia Heritage Collection, North Dakota State University Libraries, Fargo, North Dakota, 2003, 170 pages, softcover Description (taken from author's introduction): Between 1763 and 1815, people from very different areas, notably Schwabia, Baden and Hesse, left their homelands to emigrate to distant reaches of Russia, but they took their culture along with them. Customs and traditions are certainly part of culture, but so are foodways, too. I would imagine that in those days there were few if any cookbooks, so that most women were, at best, left to collecting a series of handwritten recipes. In the colonist villages, recipes were passed on from mother to daughter. And today the Aussiedler are returning to their original country with recipes that have been handed down for 200 years.
	ND Ceramic Bowl Elegant lines and color are hallmarks of Hazen potter Mike Krause’s work. This wheel-thrown, glazed piece would retail for $35. Krause is owner of the Brooks House Gallery in Hazen, an historic home converted into an eclectic shop filled with local art, pottery and antiques. Krause is a supporter of the arts and of Preservation North Dakota’s mission to help North Dakotans use and preserve their historic properties.
	Givinity Press note cards, Set of 8 Givinity Press note cards, "Brute Force." Watercolor paintings of bison Value: $16 Donor: Suzzanne Kelley
	Ceramic Rolling Pin Ceramic Rolling Pin "Old Fashioned Rolling Pin complete with wooden rack which may be mounted on a wall or handsomely displayed on a kitchen shelf. The Crock Shop; Santa Ana, California" glossy beige color ceramic rolling pin with light brown inscription: "Golden Grain Home Made Bread" and light wood handles; light pine wood rack. Estimated Retail value: $20
	Poster: The Gospel According to John Poster The Gospel According to St. John A curious vintage aged-paper item from decades ago on off-white cardstock. The entire book of the New Testament Gospel of John in tiny font, arranged to form a black and white picture of Jesus. Approximate size: 15 X 21 inches. Value: $5.00 Donor: J. Paulson
	Minot Sketchbook Minot Sketchbook copyright 1986 Text by Dr. Dennis J. Lutz, 2007 Preservation Conference keynote speaker Drawings by Sherry Van Berkom Hardcover; new; donated by the author 57 pgs; sz 9 X 11 1/2 in. "This sketchbook is a glimpse, in prose and art, of Minot today and yesterday." Retail value estimate: &25.00 Donor: Dr. Lutz
	Book: Scandinavian Humor and Other Myths Scandinavian Humor and Other Myths copyright 1986 John Louis Anderson paperback; used, good condition retail value: $6.00 "This is where you'll learn all you need to know, and probably a good deal more than you want to know about lutefisk, lefse and Luther League."
	Knife River Spring Early 1880’s Asatixa Hidatsa Village by Michael Haynes. Print number 57 of 750 Retail value $78.00. Hand signed and consecutively numbered, these prints faithfully capture the beauty of the original painting in a more affordable format. Each image is photographically scanned and adjusted by the artist to recreate the accuracy of detail, then printed in six colors using the Giclee method. This printing technique requires much more handwork than traditional lithography, but the results are worth the extra care. Each print is hand pulled on heavy, acid free watercolor paper. The inks are archival quality and have been laboratory tested to remain true to their original color for up to two hundred years if properly maintained. The result is an investment quality work of art that will give pleasure and inform generations to come. As with all prints, these should be properly mounted. To enhance the collector's knowledge, a copy of the artist's notes on the research and description of the scene accompanies each print. (Photographed through protective clear covering).From the artist’s website: http://www.mhaynesart.com/artwork.html
	Houses of God: Region, Religion and Architecture in the United States by Peter W. Williams Original price $29.95. Now out of print and available on Amazon.com for $60.00. From front flap “Houses of God is a fascinating look at how Americans shape their places of worship into multifaceted reflections of their culture, beliefs, and times. Peter Williams divides the nation into seven distinctive regions – New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, the South, the Old Northwest, the Great Plains and Mountains, the Spanish Borderlands, and the Pacific Rim – and traces the historical development of and geographic influences on religious building in each.”
	American Shelter by Les Walker This 1997 edition is now out of print. Originally it sold for $25.00, now only available on the used market, current Amazon.com price is $60.00. It is beautifully illustrated survey of American housing styles, from the tipi to the architectural innovations of the 90s, with over 1,000 illustrations.