Now Showing on CSi TV 10 – The Replay Channel – Sneak Peek Tour of renovations and Dedication of Mary Young Room.   Jamestown (CSi) A private reception was held at the Historic 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse in Jamestown, for the Dedication of The Mary Faith Young Room. Video and photos by CSi TV 10 – The Replay Channel.  More photos oncline at Facebook.  Like, Tag, & Share.

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Voice of Mary Young at start from audio interview she did in 1994 recorded by Jackie Tarpinian

At the event the family and friends of Mary Young were on hand to dedicate the Clerk of Court office in the historic courthouse in honor of Young.  A ribbon cutting was held to officially open the room.

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Speakers included:

State Historical Society, Historic Sites Manager, Guinn Hinman

1883 Courthouse Committee President, Mike Williams

The Dedicatory remarks were given by the State Historical Society, former President, Jim Sperry.

Also remarks were given by former Jamestown Sun Editor, Jim Smorada, a personal friend of Mary’s.

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Following the dedication, refreshments were served.

The program reminds residents that when the 1883 Stutsman County Courhouse was threatened with demolition, Mary Young passionately advocated to save and restore the building. Faced with Staunch opposition, Mary established, “Project ’83,” a group of Jamestown citizens dedicated to saving the building, creating awareness and raising funds for its restoration.

Mary passed away on November 14, 2015. In January 2016, the State Historical Society Board honored her legacy by naming the historic Clerk of Court’s Office, the “Mary Faith Young Room,”  as a gesture of memorial and remembrance to her legacy and tireless efforts to save the courthouse.

The efforts are continuing.