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Who
we are We've come a long way since the Latah County Pioneer Association began collecting history in the 1880s. Our mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, disseminate, and celebrate the past and present history of Latah County. Our museum in the McConnell Mansion is a friendly place for children and families to visit with historic rooms, changing exhibits, and hands-on activities for young visitors. We offer tours of the museum, a variety of educational programs, special and annual events, and publications and gifts from the Museum Store. Our research library, across the street from the McConnell Mansion in the Centennial Annex, houses thousands of documents, photographs, and genealogical information. The
McConnell Mansion
Latah County Historical Foundation The Historical Foundation has six directors who serve two-year terms and who are elected by the governing body of the Latah County Historical Society. The Board of Directors of the Historical Foundation meets quarterly. In 1998, the Board adopted the goal of managing and safeguarding the Latah County Historical Society's endowment through the achievement of these objectives:
The Staff
Executive Director Daniel "Dan" Crandall is in charge of educational programs for the historical society, including field trips to the Mansion, offsite programs, and walking tours.
He is in charge of marketing and general administration. Dan has worked in museums and public history for over 30 years. After receiving his M.A.
in museum studies at the University of Washington, he worked at Seattle’s Burke Museum, then became Director of the Cowlitz
County Historical Museum. In 1980, he became the Executive Director of Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon, where he worked
for the last 25 years. Dan served as President of the Oregon Museums Association, a member of the Board of Directors and
Treasurer of the Western Museums Association (WMA), and was Program Co-Chair for WMA’s 2006 Annual Meeting in Boise. Dan knows
the importance of our heritage (he has Pullman roots) and has experienced first-hand its power to strengthen communities and
improve lives. Dan and his wife, Marilyn, have celebrated over 30 years of marriage. Marilyn is a tennis teaching pro, with a side
business importing English gun flints for flintlock shooters. Their son Aaron, 27,
graduated with an M.S. in Computer Science
at Oregon Graduate Institute and is continuing his studies at Washington State
University. Their daughter Meredeth, 23, is in her second year of
veterinary medicine at Washington State University. They have one
grandson.
Shirley Cates is a volunteer genealogist and researcher who
spends many valuable hours at the Historical Society. Board of Trustees
The
McConnell Mansion, 110 South Adams, Moscow, Idaho 83843. From
October to May the Mansion is open Tuesday through Saturday afternoons
from 1 to 4 p.m. From May through September, the hours are extended to 5 p.m.
Of course, we are happy to arrange other hours for visitors and tours. Please call us at 208-882-1004
or e-mail us at lchsoffice@latah.id.us to make an appointment. Our offices are just across the street at 327 East Second Street.
Centennial
Annex, 327 East Second Street, Moscow, Idaho 83843. Our offices
and research library are open year round, Tuesday through Friday from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Our telephone number is 208-882-1004, and our email address is lchlibrary@latah.id.us.
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Ann Catt is Curator. In addition to her many administrative and public relations duties, Ann assists researchers,
and works with executive director on installing exhibits and manages the
historical society collections. Ann also coordinates the historical society's Docent Program.
Kymberly Dahl is the Office Assistant. She not only supports the work of the Executive Director and the
Curator, but also assists researchers using the library and helps with the
production of our publications and publicity. She graduated from the
University of Idaho in 2007.