Lightning Strike
On Saturday, July 9, 2011 very shortly after the museum closed, lightning hit the metal rod on the roof bracing the chimney and spread through the house and into the…
2011 Ice Cream Social and 50th Anniversary Party
http://www.gazette.com/articles/boarding-120418-stratton-living.html See the article in the Gazette about our Ice Cream Social on June 25th. Hopefully you were there but if not, there will be another one next year, although…
Garden Clubs Help McAllister with new Drip System!!
Thanks to a grant from the Kissing Camels Garden Club for all the material and thanks to labor provided by the After Hours Garden Club, McAllister House Museum is getting…
National Trust for Historic Preservation lists Colorado Springs as a 2011 Distinctive Destination
Colorado Springs has been selected as a 2011 Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “This award recognizes our dynamic heritage, cultural diversity and strong commitment to historic…
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING RECEPTION
On December 14, 2010, the Trustees of El Pomar Foundations hosted McAllister House Museum at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Reception at Penrose House. Over 100 guests were treated to…
Paranormal Investigation of the Museum!
We have the report from The Night Team Paranormal Project Investigation of McAllister House done on July 9, 2010. Stationary infrared cameras were placed in the parlor, library and each…
Workshops and yard cleanup – Late October report
On Saturday, October 23, 2010 a workshop was held in our Carriage House to for those who might be interested in becoming members of The National Society of The Colonial…
Beyond the Lacy Curtains
Another of our docent’s comments (thank you Emily): Henry McAllister and William Palmer were born three days apart in the same Quaker Community in Delaware in 1836. Both young men…
Comments from one of our prized docents
The Beginning of a Victorian Revival! Last October my Museum Studies professor insisted we all meet him down town for a field trip of the McAllister House museum…as much as…