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Miss
Gladys Mollart
1895 – 1987
Gladys
Mollart Tour Center
PAINTING IN OUR COLLECTION
c.1920
MISS GLADYS MOLLART
Doesn’t appear to be
in front of Mollart home at 809 South Seventh Street
1936
-- -- 1936
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Ladies of the Saturday Club dressed in
old fashioned gowns to celebrate the 1936 Centennial.
Mrs. Edgar Miller, Mrs. Charles E.
Kading, Miss Gladys Mollart, Mrs. W.S. Waite, Mrs. A.G. Kotchian,
Mrs. A.P. Hinkes, Mrs. Elmer Kiessling, Miss Ella Wilder, Mrs. S.E. Holmes
(Timothy Johnson's granddaughter), and Mrs. Elmer Buegler.
1951
11 18 JOSEPH E. DAVIES ISIT TO WATERTOWN
Visit followed
installation into phi delta phi, UW law fraternity, on 11 16 1951
[Rahel Davies (daughter
of Joe) Gladys Mollart (Watertown Historical Soc), Joseph E. Davies. At home of John
Clifford.
1960
01 16 CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Miss Gladys Mollart,
809 South Seventh street, is among 90 delegates who will represent Wisconsin at
the Golden Anniversary White House Conference on Children and Youth. The delegates received official invitations this
week from the President of the United States.
On March 27 to April 2, delegates concerned with the interests of
children and youth will meet in Washington to develop recommendations for
citizen action programs to meet the needs of America's youth in the next
decade. WDT
1961
10 20 RECOGNITION BY STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Miss Gladys Mollart,
curator at the Octagon House here as
well as that of the first American kindergarten on the grounds of the Octagon
House, is one of three persons named for recognition for outstanding
contributions to local history in the state of Wisconsin. "Miss Mollart," said William B.
Hesseltine, president of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, "has
long been a mainstay of the Watertown Historical Society and a valuable aide in
the activities of the State Historical Society." He pointed out that she was a leader in the
movement to preserve and open as an historic site the Octagon House at
Watertown and in the preservation and exhibition of the building in which Mrs.
Carl Schurz opened the first kindergarten in America. WDT
1962
-- -- 50th
REUNION OF CLASS OF 1912, Watertown
High School
1966
Former Octagon House tour guide Patsy
Schwock and Gladys Mollart, Curator.
1968
PREPARING
FOR NEW TOUR SEASON
05 07 WATERTOWN STUFFED GOOSE DISPLAY
A new acquisition of
the Watertown Historical Society to its museum complex of Octagon House, First
Kindergarten and Plank Road Barn is a noodled Watertown goose.
This huge, handsomely
mounted exhibit is an example of a unique, highly specialized, once thriving
industry brought to Watertown by German farm immigrants over a century ago.
Fred Rumler, the one
remaining producer here, noodled this specimen especially for the museum
display. The taxidermist Walter Pelzer
of the Milwaukee Museum mounted it.
The display is a gift of the Watertown Arts Council to the Historical Society.
“The Historical Society
is pleased to acknowledge the Arts Council’s gift of the handsome Watertown
noodled goose. This gesture of
cooperation between these two community societies is most gratifying in that it
points out that all creative and skilled endeavor is art no matter where you
may find it. In exhibiting this fine
specimen, we are preserving a most interesting ethnic legend telling of bygone
days in this rural area which have left their mark on an entire country in the
nationally recognized Watertown Stuffed Goose.”
-Miss Gladys Mollart,
museum curator
06 28 HONORED
FOR EFFORTS
A reception will be
held at the Octagon House on Sunday, July 20, with Miss Gladys Mollart, curator
of the Octagon House, as the guest of honor.
There will be special music from 2 to 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and light
refreshments will be served. It is hoped
that many people, especially those who may not have visited the Octagon House
recently, will wish to do so that day.
Miss Mollart, a charter member of the Watertown Historical Society,
helped formulate the original articles and by-laws of the organization in
1933. Since 1945 she has been in charge of the Octagon House as curator. In November 1948, Miss Mollart was singled
out by the Watertown Historical Society for a pledge of gratitude for her
untiring activity. In connection with
the Octagon House, and especially for the development of the First Kindergarten
as it was portrayed in the State Centennial parade in Madison, and at the
women’s building at the State Fair Park in Milwaukee during the State
Centennial celebration. These efforts
resulted in the State Historical Society giving the kindergarten figures to the
Watertown Historical Society. These
figures had been specially designed and made for
the occasion and are the ones now in use in the First Kindergarten building.
10 67 SATURDAY
CLUB HONOR
Long-time
member Gladys Mollart of the Saturday club
was honored at October meeting
1970
09 20 NEW TOUR CENTER ON OCTAGON HOUSE GROUNDS
DEDICATED TO MISS
GLADYS MOLLART
Lee
Block, president of the Watertown Historical Society, and chairman of its building
committee, presided at a brief outdoor dedication
ceremony of the tour center Sunday afternoon, and placed a plaque on the
building, hereafter to be known as the “Gladys Mollart Tour Center”.
Block
made the dedication with these words:
“It
is my pleasure, on behalf of the Watertown Historical Society and its board of directors,
to dedicate this building and to name it in honor of the single person who has
been most responsible for the successful operation of this society, the Octagon
House, the restored first kindergarten and the pioneer barn for over 31 years. By proclamation of the board of directors,
this building will hereafter be known and we hereby
place this plaque in commemoration of this fact, as the Gladys Mollart Tour
Center.”
Presentation
of the plaque, which was donated by Ed Hulbert, society board member and a
member of the building committee, had been kept a surprise for Miss
Mollart. Block introduced special guests
who attended the dedication ceremony, Dr. James Morton Smith, director of
Wisconsin State Historical Society, Ray Sivesind, state director of sites and
markers, Jerold Dommer, architect for the new building, Mayor Kenneth Wilkes,
city aldermen, Clarence Hartman, Chamber of Commerce and two descendants of the
Richards family, Mrs. Rodman Moesta, great-great-granddaughter of John Richards
and Mrs. Georgia Richards Reynolds, great-granddaughter. Mrs. Moesta, with her husband and two
daughters, Maureen and Elizabeth, had flown in from
Detroit for the ceremony. Mrs. Reynolds
lives in Watertown.
Dr.
Smith and Sivesind responded briefly to their introduction. Smith told the assembled persons
that his goal at the Wisconsin Historical Society was to “strengthen the ties
between the state society and the local societies. This is a tribute to what can be done at the
grass roots level by a dedicated person and a dedicated historical society,” he
said.
Sivesind,
a longtime friend of the Watertown Historical Society, expressed pleasure and
congratulations in this new achievement. Miss Mollart, in her response to the surprise
dedication of the building in her name, said “we have always been grateful to
the Richards family and are pleased to have two members of the family with us
today.” She read a letter from Mrs.
Harvey Richards from Florida. Mrs.
Richards, widow of the late Harvey Richards, who was very instrumental in presentation of the property to the Historical Society, had
sent red roses for the Octagon House on this special occasion.
The
dedication on Sunday followed through, by a little over a year, comments made
by John Clifford, editor and publisher of the Watertown Daily Times, in an editorial
of tribute to Gladys Mollart in July, 1969, when he wrote “her interest in the
Octagon House continues with even accelerated enthusiasm. Now she and other members of the Watertown
Historical Society have in mind an administration building on the grounds. . .
the support this endeavor is receiving also is heartwarming to Miss
Mollart. Rest assured, there will be an
administration building. She’ll see to
that.”
Block
paid tribute to many who had helped the Historical Society achieve its plans,
reiterated the many advantages of the new building, and named his building
committee, Richard Hoge, Miss Mollart, Mrs. S. J. Luchsinger, Mrs. Harold
Peterson, E. F. Hulbert, Robert Bauch and Mrs. Donovan Mabie.
Following
the dedication ceremony there was an open house for visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Mabie, custodians who live on
the Octagon House premises, were given special commendation for their part in
the moving this summer into the new tour building, and also
had their new apartment in the tour center open for guests.
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1982
05 07 Watertown resident Gladys Mollart has been
included in a collection of stories called “Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage” published by the Wisconsin
State Division of the American Association of University Women. The book profiles many outstanding Wisconsin
women and spans three centuries. The
historic preservation of the Octagon House and the first kindergarten in
Watertown were largely the work of Miss Mollart. She was the curator of the Octagon House from
1945 to 1978 and still serves as society
historian. She was a co-founder of the Watertown
Historical Society.
06 18 Miss Gladys Mollart, one of Watertown’s
most distinguished citizens, received a plaque commemorating her contributions
to Watertown and the preservation of its history. The plaque was created from the original
plate of the May 12 Watertown Daily Times
editorial about Miss Mollart’s inclusion in the book “Wisconsin Women: A Gifted
Heritage.” Presenting the gift was James
Quirk.
A
Biography
by Evelyn Rose
Gladys Mollart, a life-long
resident of Watertown, Wisconsin, has been described as a warm and caring
person, a woman with vision and ideas, a storehouse of historical knowledge, a
charming hostess, a natural leader, an organizer, a motivating
and a driving force. Conflicts of description? No, she is all of those things and more. She was born in
Watertown on January 11, 1895, daughter of Lobegatt and Minna Mollert,
and other than her college years (she is a graduate of Vassar) and a few years
in residence at her brother's home in New York during World War I, she has
always lived here. Her brother, Edward H.
Broenniman, was at the time serving on the Belgian Relief commission as
assistant to Herbert Hoover.
Gladys Mollart's father
apparently sensed his small daughter's talents for leadership and human
relationships when she was quite young "He suggested I go into the mission
field," Miss Mollart related. "It seemed to him I had leanings
that would equip me for that type of work." However, she opted for
service nearer home and Watertown has been fortunate because of her
decision. She often speaks of her family to whom she was quite devoted,
and chuckles at one of her first accomplishments. One of her stepbrothers
taught her how to do the cake walk and se won many prizes with this expertise.
Several organizations
in Watertown are indebted to Gladys Mollart for her years of dedicated service,
all on a volunteer basis. Leading this list is the Watertown Historical
Society for her 48 years of devoted service toward its goals and accomplishments.
The history of the
Watertown Historical Society is part of the history of Gladys Mollart.
The Society was founded in 1933. She was a charter member. The
famous Octagon House, owned by the Richards family members since John Richards
designed and built it in the mid 1850's, was deeded to the Historical Society
in 1938 and opened to the public in 1939. Gladys Mollart played a major role in
this transition. From 1945 to 1978 she served as the Society's volunteer
curator. She resigned then but remains today as Society
historian.
The Octagon House,
owned and operated by the Watertown Historical Society, is on the National
Register of Historical Sites, as is the First American Kindergarten, its claim
as first authenticated by the Library of Congress. There is also a
pioneer farm from Watertown's old Toll road on the grounds. Miss Mollart
played an active part in these acquisitions. However, she is quick to credit
others. "All that has been accomplished," she insists,
"would not have been possible were it not for many wonderful people who
helped." This is probably true, but most large projects need a
leader.
In 1969, at a gathering
of Historical Society members in Miss Mollart's honor, the late Byron Wackett,
state assemblyman and former Historical Society president, told the story of
the First Kindergarten's move to the Octagon House grounds from its site on N.
"Miss
Mollart," Wackett stated, "had conceived the idea of moving the
Kindergarten to the Octagon House grounds. I told her it was impossible
to move this old building that distance. 'It will fall apart, Gladys', I
insisted. But she was persistent. She claimed it would not fall
apart, and that she had talked to Mrs. Herman at Lake Mills and been assured
the building could be moved. To make a long story short, the building was
mover, and she came up with the money to restore
it. Today that building is visited by thousands each year. Gladys
always was a driving force."
At this same gathering,
held as tangible recognition of Miss Mollart's years of service as curator, and
in appreciation of the service and leadership she would continue to give,
others also addressed the 200 guests present.
John Clifford,
publisher of the Watertown Daily Times,
and the other current charter member of the Historical Society, lauded Miss
Mollart for the role she played throughout the years in making the Octagon
House a cherished historical treasure. "She played a behind the
scenes role and provided inspiration to others," Clifford said.
"Her interest in the Octagon House continues with even accelerated
enthusiasm. Now she and other members of the Society have in mind an
administration building. The support this endeavor is receiving is
heartwarming to her. Rest assured there will be an administration
building. She'll see to that. She has vision, ideas and zoom.
It is wonderful to live in a community where there are people like Gladys
Mollart, and a real pleasure to live in a town where people take the time to
express thank you for a job well done."
The new administration
building opened almost within the year and was dedicated in September,
1970. Lee Block, then Historical Society president, made the dedication
speech. "It is my pleasure on behalf of the Watertown Historical
Society and its board of directors to dedicate this building and name it in
honor of the single person who has been most responsible for the successful
operation of the Society, the restoration of the First Kindergarten and the
pioneer barn. It is a pleasure to have worked with her. By
proclamation this building will hereafter be known as the Gladys Mollart Tour
Center."
Dr. James Morton Smith,
then director of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, and Ray Sivesind, who
was state director of Sites and Markers in 1970, both attended and spoke of
Miss Mollart's help in strengthening the ties between the state and local societies.
Although deeply
involved with the Historical Society, Miss Mollart found time for other
important services. In 1938 she was chairman of the Home Service committee of
the Watertown Area Red Cross chapter, and served on
this committee for several years. This later became the
Aid to Military Families and Veterans. There was a great need for
these services. In 1948 alone over 500 cases were serviced. She
also directed the activities of the Watertown Family Welfare for several years.
Miss Mollart's concern
for child welfare resulted in her appointment as a delegate to a Washington, D.
C. three day Youth conference in 1960. President
Eisenhower addressed the conference, which developed recommendations for
citizen action programs to meet the needs of America's youth in the decade of
the sixties.
Miss Mollart is a
charter and senior member of the Watertown branch of the AAUW. She helped
organize the group and the first meeting was in her home. She is also a
member of the Wisconsin Antiquarian Society and the Saturday Club, local affiliate
of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's clubs. She served as president of
these three organizations. As a Saturday Club member in 1954, she was
appointed to head a committee to study club purposes, strengths, weaknesses and potentialities. She and her committee
came up with a report and recommendations that revitalized the
organization. The Saturday Club will celebrate its centennial in 1984 as
one of the oldest clubs in the state.
On
Mrs. George Swart,
curator of the Hoard Museum in Fort Atkinson, at a gathering of Historical
Society members, stated that "seldom does a person have the privilege of
working with a colleague as unselfish, as wholesome, and as inspiring as Gladys
Mollart has been to all of us."
Watertown's city
council, in 1978, adopted a resolution signed by Mayor Carl Kolata, which
praised Miss Mollart for the important role she played in the community.
She has been the recipient of several awards during recent years. The
Jefferson County chapter of the Reserve Officers association of the United
States awarded her its outstanding citizenship award for appreciable
contributions to the community. The Watertown Jaycees in 1969 presented a
plaque to Miss Mollart, also in appreciation of community service. Miss
Mollart was one of 12 Jefferson county residents who developed information for
a new Jefferson county historical brochure in 1972, with information on 100
points of interest in the county.
Another special project
of Miss Mollart's was connected with historical site
markers in Watertown. She enlisted the services of the Saturday Club with
the result that five historical markers have been placed in Watertown.
Two books published by
the Watertown Historical Society have been dedicated to Miss Mollart -
"Margarethe Meyer Schurz, a Biography" and "Our Heritage of
Homes", in 1967 and 1980.
Miss Mollart has
visitors from far places as well as local and state. Dr. Alfred
Kamphausen, foremost authority on outdoor museums in Germany and Europe,
visited Wisconsin to examine the Old World Wisconsin
project, and also came to Watertown for a visit with Miss Mollart, relating to
restoration and maintenance of the Octagon House.
The Milwaukee Journal
ran a series of articles called "Focus on Wisconsin" in 1979.
In the February 18 issue the author referred to Miss Mollart as a
"storehouse of knowledge of local history."
One hundred twenty
years of the history of Watertown's First Congregational United Church of
Christ was authored by Miss Mollart in 1965. The church was founded in
1845.
Will all these
accomplishments and awards to her credit, Gladys Mollart seeks no credit or
praise for herself - rather she refers to so many who have worked with her on
various projects as a "tremendous asset" to the organization and then
adds "beside, I've enjoyed every minute of it."
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Watertown Daily Times, Sesquicentennial Edition, 08 03
1987
When the city of Watertown celebrates
its sesquicentennial this coming weekend, one of the foremost authorities on local history will be missing.
That individual is Miss
Gladys Mollart who died June 6, just two months short of the start of the
sesquicentennial celebration.
Miss Mollart
participated in the organization of the centennial of the founding of Watertown
back in the summer of 1938 and was a key mover in the celebration of 1954 which
was the 100th anniversary of this community's official charter as a city by the
Wisconsin Legislature.
But much more than
that, she was Watertown's number one historian. She led the movement to form
the Watertown Historical Society, secure ownership of the Octagon House and led
the effort to purchase and move the First Kindergarten to the Octagon House Grounds.
Miss Mollart, a
lifelong resident of the city, has been described by her friends and colleagues
as a warm and caring friend, a woman with vision and ideas, a storehouse of
historical knowledge, a charming hostess, a natural leader, an organizer, a motivating and a driving force.
She was born in
Watertown on Jan. 11, 1895, the daughter of Lobegott and Minna Mollart. She was a graduate of Vassar College.
Miss Mollart was a
dedicated individual to the city of Watertown and many organizations here are
indebted to her for her years of service, all on a volunteer basis.
The history of the
Watertown Historical Society is part of the history of Miss Mollart. The society was founded in 1933, of which she
was a charter member.
The 57-room Octagon
House, owned by the Richards family members since John Richards designed and
built it in the mid-1850s, was deeded to the historical society in 1938, only
five years after its founding. The building was opened to the public on July 16,
1939. The preservation of the Octagon
House was Miss Mollart's prime interest.
Her second interest was
in the old building which housed the First Kindergarten, located on the
southwest intersection of Jones and North Second streets. When the building faced extinction to make
way for a parking lot, she rallied her forces and arranged to have the
structure moved to the Octagon House grounds.
The Octagon House and
the First Kindergarten, owned and operated by the Watertown Historical Society,
is on the National Register of Historic Sites.
She served as the society's volunteer curator from 1945 to 1978.
In 1969, at a gathering
of Historical society members in Miss Mollart's honor, the late Byron Wackett,
state assembly-man and former historical society
president, told the story of the First Kindergarten's move to the Octagon House
grounds.
"Miss
Mollart," Wackett said, "'had conceived the idea of moving the
kindergarten to the Octagon House grounds. I told her it was impossible to move
this old building that distance. It will fall apart, Gladys, I insisted. But
she was persistent. She claimed it would not fall apart and that she had talked
to Mrs. Hennm at Lake Mills and had been assured the building could be moved.
To make a long story short, the building was moved, and she came up with the
money to restore it. Today that building is visited by thousands each year.
Gladys always was a driving force."
The new administration
building that opened in September 1970 was named after Miss Mollart. Lee Block, then historical society president,
made the dedication speech proclaiming the building as the Gladys Mollart Tour
Center.
Besides being deeply
involved with the historical society, Miss Mollart
found time for other important services. In 1938 she was chairman of the home
service committee of the Watertown Area Red Cross chapter,
and served on the committee for several years. The group later became known as the Aid to
Military Families and Veterans. She
also directed the activities of the Watertown Family Welfare for several years.
In 1960, she was appointed as a delegate to a Washington, D.C. three-day Youth
Conference.
Miss Mollart was a
charter and a senior member of the Watertown branch of the American Association
of University Women. She helped organize
the branch and conducted the first meeting in her home. She was also a member and president of the
Wisconsin Antiquarian Society, the Saturday Club, and the local affiliate of
the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs.
In 1978, the Watertown
City Council adopted a resolution signed by then Mayor Carl Kolata, which
praised Miss Mollart for her important role in the community.
She also was honored by
the Jefferson County chapter of the Reserve Officers Association of the United
States for her outstanding citizenship and her contributions to the
community. The Watertown Jaycees in 1969
presented her with a plaque in appreciation of community services.
Two books published by
the Watertown Historical Society have been dedicated to Miss Mollart,
"Margarethe Meyer Schurz, A Biography" and "Our Heritage of
Homes," in 1967 and 1980. She is
also included in
a book, "Wisconsin Women: A Gifted Heritage."
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Gladys
Mollart
1895 –
1987
06 08 1987
Historian Gladys Mollart dies at
age 92
Gladys Mollart, a
founder of the Watertown Historical Society and leader in the efforts to
preserve Watertown's history, died Saturday afternoon at Marquardt Memorial
Manor due to the infirmities of age.
Memorial services will
be held Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock at First Congregational United Church of
Christ with the Rev. Robert Tully officiating.
Burial
will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. There
will be no visitation. The Schmutzler
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mollart, 92, resided at
809 South Seventh Street until recent years when she made her home at Marquardt
Memorial Manor.
Miss Mollart was a
charter member of the Watertown Historical Society which was formed in
1933. She played a key role in the
transition of the Octagon House from the ownership of the Richards family to the society.
She served as the
historical society’s volunteer curator from 1945 until 1978 when she resigned
from the position but continued as the society historian.
She also was a leader
in getting the first kindergarten moved from its original site at the corner of
Second and Jones streets to the Octagon House grounds and
also the pioneer barn from the old toll road to the grounds.
She also led the successful
effort to have the Octagon House and First Kindergarten listed on the National
Register of Historic Sites.
Another goal of Miss
Mollart's was construction of an administration
building on the Octagon House grounds.
That goal was realized in 1970 and was dedicated as "The Gladys
Mollart Tour Center."
In addition to her vast
work with the historical society, she was active in the Watertown Area Red
Cross chapter, directed the activities of the Watertown Family Welfare group
for several years, was a charter member of the Watertown branch of the American
Association of University Women, was a member of the Wisconsin Antiquarian
Society, and the Saturday Club, the local affiliate of the Wisconsin Federation
of Music Clubs, and was a past president of those groups, and was a member of
the Wisconsin Historical Society.
She also worked on the
two highly successful fund drives for Watertown Memorial Hospital.
Miss Mollart was born
in Watertown on Jan. 11, 1895, daughter of the late Lobegott and Mina
Mollart. She was a member of the First
Congregational United Church of Christ.
A graduate of Vassar
College, she had been selected as one of Wisconsin's Outstanding Women.
Survivors include one
niece, Mrs. Ray (Mary) Wiersig of Two Rivers; one nephew, E. Ray Broenniman of
Santa Fe, N. M.; great-nieces; great-nephews; other
relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by one sister
and four brothers.
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The book John Richards, The Hill and The Mill
Dedicated to
Queen of Richards’ Hill
It is with a deep sense of
respect and appreciation that this book is dedicated to Gladys Mollart. Without her careful keeping and preservation
of records, pictures, and documents, this book could never have been completed. Her efforts in
behalf of the Watertown Historical Society and the community will not soon be forgotten.
Having been born in Watertown on January
11, 1895, Miss Mollart was the daughter of Lobegott and Minna Mollart. Except for her college years, after which she
graduated from Vasser College, and a few years in New York during World War I,
she has always lived in Watertown.
To speak and to know of the
Watertown Historical Society is to speak and to know of Gladys Mollart - the
two are inseparable. Gladys Mollart
along with Hans Gaebler were the prime movers in the establishment of the historical society in 1933. The early minutes of the
society reflect the earnest concern of Miss Mollart regarding the
preservation of the Octagon House. She
was the major and motivating force in acquiring the Richards’ property in
1938. With the acquisition came the need
for the restoration and the eventual opening of the
historic mansion as a public museum.
This she accomplished as curator of the Richards’ property from 1945
until her retirement in 1978. Gladys manned
her post untiringly. To add to the debt
of gratitude the community owes to Gladys Mollart, we need but be reminded that
all of her services were rendered gratis.
As we tour the grounds, we see
other reminders of projects that Gladys executed: the moving and restoration of the building
which housed the First Kindergarten in America; the moving and refurbishing of
a pioneer barn; and the planning and building of an administration center which
was named in her honor. Her long awaited dream of the day when the porches could be
restored on the Richards’ home was realized in 1982. In spite of her
advanced age, Gladys was privileged to be present at the historic meeting in
which the “go-ahead” vote was cast.
(Ironically, Gladys abstained from voting.)
In addition to her many
accomplishments on The Hill, she had time for other civic projects. To list them would not be in the spirit of
Gladys Mollart. She sought no credit or
praise.
And now as Gladys spends the
twilight years of a very fruitful career, one can only paraphrase the Biblical
commendation: Well done, thou good and
faithful public servant – Gladys Mollart !
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Gladys belonged to our
church. What a woman! As a child her singing voice is what I
remember. Thought I was sitting next to
an opera singer! Brings a smile to my
face every time I think of her . I wish I’d known her
as an adult. Watertown certainly was
lucky to have her!
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