Newsletter Archive

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2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999

2018

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 20, No. 1, December 2018 PDF [534KB]

• CASS GILBERT SOCIETY CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY October 13, 2018, Minnesota State Capitol
• A Legacy of Preservation and Restoration
• Cass Gilbert Society Highlights of 20 Years, 1998 - 2018
• Cass Gilbert Society Completes Minnesota State Capitol Furnishings Project
• Officers and Board, 2018
• Renew Your Support for 2019

2017

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 19, No. 1, January 2017 PDF [325KB]

• Upcoming Talks at the University Club, January 24 & February 28, 7 p.m.
• Notice of Requests for Proposal
• Cass Gilbert Society News
• Cass Gilbert Building News
• Book Announcement: "Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer & Endicott Buildings" by Larry Millett
• A Message from the Editor
• Renew Your Support for 2017

2016

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 1, April 2016 PDF [247KB]

• Pillsbury Hall and the Legacy of Architect Harvey Ellis, May 5, 2016, 7 p.m.
• Cass Gilbert Society News
• Cass Gilbert Building News
• Book Review: "Cass Gilbert's West Virginia State Capitol" by A. & D. Wilkins
• A Message from the Editor
• Renew Your Support for 2016

2015

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 17, No. 1, October 2015 PDF [882KB]

• Cass Gilbert Society Tour to Owatonna and Faribault Saturday, October 17, 2015
• Rediscovering the Minnesota State Capitol, November 12, 2015, 7 p.m.
• Minnesota State Capitol Furnishings Project
• Wendy Weimer obituary
• Cass Gilbert Society News
• Other Cass Gilbert New
• A Message from the Editor
• Renew Your Support for 2015: Membership Form

2014

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 1, May 2014 PDF [340KB]

• Mother's Day Walking Tour in Lowertown, Saint Paul, Sunday, May 11, 2014
• Celebrate Preservation Month With the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
• Upcoming Cass Gilbert Society Events
• Memorial Day Weekend at Roselawn Cemetary
• American Association of State and Local History Annual Meeting
• Exhibition News
• Honoring the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse
• Who Built Our Capitol?
• A Woolworth Celebration
• Report of the Annual Meeting, December 8, 2013
• A Message from the Editor
• Renew Your Support for 2014: Membership Form
• Newsletter Insert: PDF [285KB]
  "Cass Gilbert and the Architecture of Art" by Marjorie Pearson, Ph.D.
  

2013

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 1, February 2013 PDF [272KB]

• Celebrating 100 Years of the Woolworth Building
• Cass Gilbert Star Architect: From St. Paul to Manhattan
• Cass Gilbert Building News
• Meet us in St. Louis
• Report of the Annual Meeting, December 16, 2012
• Minnesota State Capitol Preservation Commission
• Renew Your Support for 2013: Membership Form

2012

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 2, October 2012 PDF [400KB]

• Join the Cass Gilbert Society for a Fall Tour
• New Life for the Endicott Building
• Minnesota State Capitol Preservation Update
• Celebrating 100 Years of the Woolworth Building
• Join or Renew Your Support for 2012/2013

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 1, February 2012 PDF [644KB]

• Cass Gilbert and Detroit
• A Holiday Celebration at the Freeman House
• Annual Meeting News, 2011
• Minnesota State Capitol Preservation Commission
• Renew Your Support for 2012: Membership Form

2011

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 4, November 2011 PDF [608KB]

• Lessons From Waterbury, Connecticut
• Impressions of Detroit
• A Holiday Celebration at the Freeman House

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 3, August 2011 PDF [376KB]

• Who Built the Minnesota State Capitol?
• Tours of Interest
• Cass Gilbert & His Contemporaries in Detroit
• Detroit Tour Details
• Cass Gilbert Society Trip to Detroit Registration Form

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 2, May 2011 PDF [716KB]

• 150 Years of Cass Gilbert - Minnesota State Capitol exhibit.
• Memorial Day Weekend at Roselawn Cemetary
• Cass Gilbert & His Contemporaries in Detroit
• Waterbury Report by Ted Lentz
• Report on the Tarbox House Visit
• Cass Gilbert's Many State Capitols by David G. & Ann Thomas Wilkins
• Meet Ted Lentz, Cass Gilbert Society President, 2011-2012

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 2011 PDF [476KB]

• U.S. Supreme Court Turns 75—The Washington-Baltimore Report.
• Celebrating the Temple of Justice
• Annual Meeting News 2010
• Renew Your Support for 2011
• 2011 Membership Form
• Cass Gilbert Society the Recipient of a Minnesota Legacy Amendment Grant
• Waterbury City Hall Rededication, January 1, 2011
• Cedarhurst Mansion For Sale

2010

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 3, September 2010 PDF [280KB]

• Cass Gilbert Society to Celebrate the 75 Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Building With a Trip to Washington, D.C.
• Special Exhibition to mark the 75 Anniversity of the U.S. Supreme Court Building
• Cass Gilbert Society the Recipient of a Minnesota Legacy Amendment Grant
• Waterbury City Hall Renovation is Completed
• Meet the Cass Gilbert Society Board

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 2, April, 2010 PDF [580KB]

• The CUBA REPORT, May 11, 2010 (5 photos)
• Save the Dates for Upcoming Cass Gilbert Society Trip to Detroit. (1 photo)
• Membership Renewals
• 2010 Membership Form.

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 1, January, 2010 PDF [392KB]

• Report on Oberlin College Tour, January 26, 2010 (4 photos)
• 150th Birthday Celebration for Cass Gilbert, November 21st & 22nd, 2009.
• 2010 Membership Form.

2009

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 3, October, 2009 PDF [916KB]

• 150th Birthday Celebration for Cass Gilbert.
• The Homes of Cass Gilbert by Marjorie Pearson (7 photos)
• Membership.

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 2, April, 2009 PDF [280KB]

• A Cass Gilbert Tour for Mother's Day, May 10, 2009
• Save the Dates: Cass Gilbert Society to visit Oberlin College, Ohio, September 19-20, 2009.
• Cass Gilbert to Turn 150 on November 24!
• Cass Gilbert Society Membership Update
• Solomonson and Fenske Lectures a Great Success
• Minnesota Legislative Update: restoring the 105-year-old Minnesota Capitol.

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 1, February, 2009 PDF [252KB]

• Gail Fenske, to speak on her book, The Skyscraper and the City: The Woolworth Building and the Making of Modern New York,
• Meet the Board of the Cass Gilbert Society and Annual Meeting News
• 2009 Membership List
• 2009 Membership Form
• What is the Future for Cass Gilbert's Ottawa Embassy?

2008

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 4, October 2008 PDF [572KB]

• Kathleen Solomonson to Speak on "Cass Gilbert: Re-Imaging the Western Landscape."
• Living with Cass Gilbert, September 28, 2008 walking tour: a report.
• News of Note: Brian Pease has been named the Minnesota State Capitol Site Manager.
• MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 3, August 2008 PDF [284KB]

• Ethan Anthony to Speak on Ralph Adams Cram and Cass Gilbert
• Living with Cass Gilbert: Fall Tour, September 28, 2008
• Carolyn Kompelien Retires as Minnesota State Capitol Site Manager
• A New Cass Gilbert Landmark: the R.C. Williams Co. Warehouse, NYC
• Publication News: Gail Fenske's book on the Woolworth Building
• Cass Gilbert in the News: Sale of 105 N. First St., Minneapolis.

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 2, March 2008 PDF [280KB]

• From Cass Gilbert to Minnesota Modernism
• Cass Gilbert Society Celebrates the Minnesota Sesquicentennial
• Upcoming Event: The Victorian House, symposium at St. Thomas University
• Meet the Cass Gilbert Society Board
• New Cass Gilbert Society Website Launched
• Report on Solomonson Lecture
• West Virginia State Capitol News

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 10, No. 1, February 2008 PDF [368KB]

• Cass Gilbert Society Travelers to Tell Tour Tales on February 12, 2008
• Minnesota State Capitol and Minnesota Historical Society Events
• Update on the Cass Gilbert Society Officers and Board
• Reports on Recent Events
• New Cass Gilbert Society Website
• Cass Gilbert in the News

2007

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 4, November 2007 PDF [572KB]

• Larry Millett to Speak on November 13, 2007
• Minnesota State Capitol Event: The Gilberts’ 120th Wedding Anniversary
• Minnesota 150
• National Trust Conference Report
• Redesigned Cass Gilbert Society Website to be Launched

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 3, August 2007 PDF [312KB]

• St. Clement’s Church Author to Speak on September 11, 2007
• Cass Gilbert Society to Participate in National Trust Conference
• Cass Gilbert News Updates: Lightner House, Waterbury City Hall, West Virginia State Capitol, Minnesota State Capitol
• Cass Gilbert Society Trip to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, Oct 11-15, 2007
• NYC, NJ, CT Trip Registration form
• 2007 CGS Membership Form

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2, April 2007 PDF [1300KB]

• Texas Trevelers Report on Tour on April 24, 2007
• Upcoming Deadline: National Trust Scholarship, June 1
• What is the future for Waterbury City Hall?
• Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House 1907-2007
• Other Cass Gilbert-Related Events
• 2007 CGS Membership Form
• Coming Soon: Redesigned Cass Gilbert Society Website

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 1, February 2007 PDF [500KB]

• Minnesota State Capitol Restoration Architects to Speak on February 27, 2007
• Upcoming Deadlines and Events
• Meet the Officers of the Cass Gilbert Society for 2007
• Awards and Grants
• Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House 1907-2007
• A Note from Marjorie Pearson
• 2007 CGS Membership Form
• National Trust Preservation Conference, October 2-6, 2007
  

2006

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 3, September 2006 PDF [2500KB]

• “Work-in-Progress” Tour of Cass Gilbert Mansions on Summit Avenue, September 24, 2006
• "Reminiscences of Cass Gilbert, Jr., and the Late Work of Cass Gilbert." - Talk by William Seale, October 31.
• Cass Gilbert Society Tour to Austin, Texas, November 17-19, 2006
• Seaside Sanatoriam: Cass Gilbert Landmark Faces Uncertain Future
• West Virginia Capitol Dome Restored

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 2, April 2006 PDF [500KB]

• William Towner Morgan and Marjorie Pearson to Speak on May 9
• From the President by Marjorie Pearson
• Cass Gilbert in Texas
• Cass Gilbert's Palace of Fine Arts
• Cass Gilbert 1880 Self Sketch

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 1, February 2006 PDF [356KB]

• Patty Dean to Speak on Cass Gilbert in Montana on February 28
• From the President by Marjorie Pearson
• Minnesota State Capitol Renovation Petition
• Membership Form 2006
• Cass Gilbert Buildings in the News
• Welsome to New Members
• Photographs of Cast for Bronze Bas Relief of Cass Gilbert

2005

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 4, November 2005 PDF [344KB]

• A Presentation on the Cass Gilbert Society Media Project, November 15, 2005
• "Capitol Views: Building, Public Life, and Culture"
• A Capitol Centennial Symposium,
• A Report by Marjorie Pearson
• A Report on the Cass Gilbert Society Visit to Montana
• In Memory of Dewey Berscheid

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 3, August 2005 PDF [408KB]

• A Talk by Leigh Roethke on Tuesday, September 20, 2005,
• Message from the President - by Marjorie Pearson
• Update on the Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse Building
• "A Touch of Cass": Ramsey Hill Association House Tour 2005
• "Capitol Views: Building, Public Life, and Culture," A Capitol Centennial Symposium
• The Cass Gilbert Society Travels to Montana October 8-9, 2005

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 2, April 2005 PDF [92KB]

• Marjorie Pearson to Speak on Cass Gilbert's West Street Building on April 26,
• Message from the President - by Marjorie Pearson
• Mother's Day Tea and Tour: Cass gilbert's Cedarhurst Mansion, May 8
• Membership and Welcome to New Members

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 1, February 2005 PDF [88KB]

• Sheila Smith, "State Capitol Collector," to speak February 15
• Message from the President - by Marjorie Pearson
• Gilbert Portrait Unveiling On February 22
• Ramsey Hill Assoc. and Cass Gilbert Society to Join Forces on Fall House Tour Sept. 11, 2005
• Membership and Welcome to New Members
  

2004

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 5, December 2004 PDF [2.1MB]

• Meet the Officers and Board for 2005
• Report by the President to the Board - by Marjorie Pearson
• Membership and Welcome to New Members

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 4, September 2004 PDF [2.3MB]

• Helen Post Curry to Speak on October 5th at the University Club
• Message from the President - by Marjorie Pearson
• Cass Gilbert Society Fal Tour, October 17th
• Membership and Welcome to New Members

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 3, August 2004 PDF [2.0MB]

• Patrica Murphy to Speak on September 14th at the University Club
• Message from the President - by Marjorie Pearson
• Minneapolis Realty Warehouse
• Membership and Welcome to New Members

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 2004 PDF [2.1MB]

• Professor Lance Neckar to speak about Northrup Mall on April 20th
• Report from New York - by Marjorie Pearson, President
• Mother's Day Tea and Tour: Cass Gilbert's Cedarhurst Mansion
• Membership and Welcome to New Members

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 6, no. 1, February 2004 PDF [2.3MB]

• It's a Ball for the Cass Gilbert Society, March 18th
• Gilbert & Taylor Building Rediscovered in Saint Cloud - by William Towner Morgan
• Members who have Renewed for 2004; New Members
• Cass Gilbert Society Exhibit at MN-AIA Conference

2003

CGS Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 4 November, 2003 PDF [1.5MB]

• C. Ford Peatross to Speak on November 18th at the University Club
• Message from the President
• Cass Gilbert Society to Exhibit at AIA Minnesota Annual Convention
• Members who have Renewed for 2004; New Members
  

CGS Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 3, September, 2003 PDF [1.8MB]

• Professor Sally Webster to Speak on October 14th at the Commodore Hotel
• Message from the President
• Cass Gilbert Society Fall Tour, October 25
• See the State Capitol in a New Light

CGS Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 2, April, 2003 PDF [1.6MB]

• Paul Clifford Larson to Speak on Cass Gilbert's First European Tour
• Message from the President
• Fifth Annual Cass Gilbert Society Architectural Stroll: "Cass Gilbert in Lowertown"

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 1, February 2003 PDF [4.3MB]

• Cass Gilbert Society Takes Manhattan with a Brooklyn Side Trip
  
• Message from the President by Marjorie Pearson
  
• Minnesota State Capitol Forum by Jean Velleu
  
• Cass Gilbert Publications

2002

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 4, November 2002 PDF [4.4MB]

• Gilbert Society Invasion of New York – Subject of February Lecture
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• January Forum on State Capitol History and Art
  
• Carol Highsmith Lecture
  
• Cass Gilbert Architectural Aesthetics 1890-1934 by Mary Beth Betts
  
• Cass Gilbert Society Holds Annual Meeting

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 3, September 2002 PDF [3.9MB]

• Mary Beth Betts to Speak at Fall Lecture
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• Cass Gilbert in the News
  
• We are Going to New York City, Oct 16-20, 2002

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 2002 PDF [5.3MB]

• Dr. David Lanegran to Speak at Spring Lecture: Historic St. Paul in the Days of Cass Gilbert
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• Call for Papers – 37th Great Northern Plains History Conference, Oct 9-12, 2002
  
• 4th Annual Cass Gilbert Society Architectural Stroll, Mother’s Day, May 12, 2002
  
• Cass Gilbert as Planner: A Talk by Barbara Christen by Marjorie Pearson

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1, February 2002 PDF [5.0MB]

• Dr. Barbara Christen to Speak at February Lecture
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• Geoffrey Blodgett obituary
  
• The Bus tour to New Richmond: A Review by Jean Velleu
  
• New Cass Gilbert Society Website
  
• Of Note: Appointments to Governor’s State Capitol 2005 Commission

2001

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4, November 2001 PDF [6.3MB]

• November Lecture Topic: The D.H. Watson House
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• Cass Gilbert’s Six (or less) Degrees of Separation by Marjorie Pearson
  
• A Special Poem – “Work” by Kenyon Cox
  
• Search for Cass Gilbert in Yakima, Washington
  
• Of Note: Minnesota State Capitol Self Guided Tour

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3, September 2001 PDF [5.0MB]

• Dr. Barbara Christen to Speak at Fall Lecture
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• State Capitol History
  
• Fall Special Event, Bus Tour to New Richmond, Wisconsin, Sunday, October 14, 2001
• Long Lost Gilbert Documents at Auction
  
• CGS History Album – Volume One announced
  
• Walking Tour of Four Churches: Smashing Success

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 2, March 2001 PDF [3.6MB]

• Spring Lecture 2001: Dr. William Morgan
  
• Cass Gilbert Architectural Stroll, May 13, 2001
  
• Message from the Vice President by Marjorie Pearson
  
• Cass Gilbert and Alexander Ramsey by Marjorie Pearson

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1, February 2001 PDF [5.5MB]

• Winter Lecture 2001: The Seligman House, Helena Montana
  
• Helena-St. Paul: An Historical Connection by Tom Blanck
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• What If? by Charles Locks [Cass Gilbert family history]

2000

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 4, November 2000 PDF [4.3MB]

• Return Engagement - Geoffrey Blodgett
  
• Steven Flanders Speaks on Cass Gilbert Life and Work
  
• Cass Gilbert Book and Exhibit by Charles Locks
  
• Bus Tour to New Prague, Minnesota by Jean Velleu
  
• In Memorandum: Dick Velleu

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 3, August 2000 PDF [5.1MB]

• Steven Flanders to Speak
  
• Film Project by Herb Grika in the Works
  
• From the Vice President by Marjorie Pearson
  
• Singularity Is Almost Invaribly a Clue by Charles Locks [Cass Gilbert’s 130 Virginia Street House]

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2000 PDF [5.2MB]

• Architect’s Family Unlucky in Real Estate by Charles Locks
  
• Message from the President by Jean Velleu
  
• 2nd Annual Cass Gilbert Society Stroll, A Mother’s Day Walking Tour, May 14, 2000
  
• Lecture Series Will Feature Architectural Historian Sharon Irish, April 25, 2000

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1, February 2000 PDF [4.5MB]

• Was Our Man in Havana? Gilbert was not the Architect for Cuba’s National Capitol by Dewey Berscheid
  
• President’s Report: On the Way to the Rathskeller
  
• Historian Paul Larson Examines Gilbert Earliest Years in Minnesota, Feb 22, 2000

1999

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1999 PDF [2.9MB]

• Gilbert’s Residential Work Varied in Design Elements
  
• Restored Rathskeller is setting for Special Society Event
  
• At the End of the Year President’s Report

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3, October 1999 PDF [2.5MB]

• Lecture Series Will Feature Architect Gail Fenske, Oct 19, 1999
  
• Tom Blanck to Lecture on Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
  
• From the President
  
• Historical Symposium sponsored by College of Visual Arts, October 14 - 16

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2, June 1999 PDF [4.7MB]

• Lecture Series Will Feature historian Geoffrey Blodgett, June 8, 1999
  
• Cass Gilbert Stroll Fundraiser in July
  
• Society President Attends Cass Gilbert Celebration at U.S. Supreme Court by Jean Velleu
  
• Capitol Tours
  
• Cass Gilbert’s Social Networking by Tom Blanck
  
• What Is the Cass Gilbert Society?

CGS Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1, March 1999 PDF [2.3MB]

• A Capitol Lecture March 23 – Thomas O’Sullivan on “Gilbert’s Minnesota Capitol: Think globally, design locally” & Carolyn Kompelien on “Minnesota’s Showplace: Politics and Preservation”
  
• Cass Gilbert: American Architect
  
• Is Your Home a “Gilbert?”
  
• The Cass Gilbert Society