Building a house, making a home : a history of the North Dakota Governor's Residence / by First Lady Betsy Dalrymple with Janet Daley Jury and Cathy A. Langemo.
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TextPublication details: [Bismarck, N.D]. : Friends of North Dakota Governor's Residence, c2014.Description: v., 115 p. : ill. (most col.) ; 24 cmISBN: - 0692287809
- 9780692287804
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 978.4 D151 | Available | 33111007933043 | ||||
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Main Library | North Dakota Collection | 978.4 D151 | Not for loan | 33111007901685 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A history of North Dakota's Governor's Residence and the families who lived there from 1960 to the present.
Includes bibliographical references.
This book offers a look at the public and private spaces in the residence, the lives and experiences of the families who have lived there, and the history of the house itself, from conception to renovation to its present appearance. Betsy interviewed fellow first ladies and family members who had all lived in the current Governor's Residence as a way to historically preserve the memories made and events that took place. The book features comments on the residence from the initial planning and building process through 2014, and includes pictures and architectural drawings. Betsy conducted oral history interviews with interior decorator Ed Conlin; Rick Davis, son of Former Governor John Davis; Former First Lady Jean Guy and her daughters Nancy Guy and Deb Igoe; Former First Lady Mikey Hoeven; Former First Lady Grace Link; Former First Lady Barb Olson; architect Bob Ritterbush; Former First Lady Nancy Schafer and her daughter Kari Hammer; Former First Lady Jane Sinner and her daughter Mary Jo Savageau, and; Former Lt. Governor Wayne Sanstead. - governor.nd.gov