Barn Grand Opening & Film Premiere

Two Projects, One Big Impact

If you have been following our journey for a while, you’ll know that about a year ago, we launched an audacious plan - to renovate the 1926 barn located on the Schoolhouse property, just a few steps from the dining room patio.

The barn was leaning to the south, and the hay loft was full of holes. There was no water and no electricity.

The task seemed overwhelming but the goal was clear - to create a beautiful, hands-on space where visitors could see the entire process, taking raw fleeces straight from the animals and transforming them into yarn, felt, and roving. We called it the Barn to Yarn Experience.

Then, this spring, we began a second project: a short documentary about the history of Nome. Through photographs and narration, this project explores the town's founders, growth, schools, church, agriculture, inventors, community life, resilience, preservation efforts, and continuing renewal from 1900 to the present. Our thanks to Randy Peterson who made this film for us!

We are excited to celebrate! We invite our supporters to join us for the free Grand Opening and Premiere Friday, July 3, beginning at 6:30 pm. We will have snacks, barn tours, photo gallery, cash bar and film premiere.

Fri., July 3, 2026 Doors Open 6:30 pm

Barn Project

Chris saw potential where others saw a building
that should be torn down. The barn would be home
to the fiber education herd, similar to what she had
years ago at her location near Kindred. But the
repairs needed were staggering, Right from the
ground up, the repair crew took what was there and
made it new. The sill plate on the north side - the
foundation of the building. New pillars to support
the barn interior. Completely new roof and siding.

Building Access

It wouldn't be enough to have the barn and the
animals inside if there wasn't good access. So Chris
had new sidewalks built coming off the south side
of the building, right up to the front of the barn.
Then she added a concrete walkway through the
center of the barn, where little feet and wheelchairs
could all walk safely. The old stalls on each side
became spacious pens where the animals could be
close to the visitors.

Documentary:
Nome Through
The Years

The town we know today is the legacy of its
people, businesses and community groups.
Starting with the post office in 1901, the town
has grown, contracted, surged ahead and fell
behind. Its residents, many of them immigrants,
tied their future to this small prairie town.

The Story
Through Film

We are proud to present this documentary
bringing the history of Nome to life. Drawing
from years of extensive research, filmmaker
Randy Peterson combines archival photos, oral
history and public records to deliver a visual
chronicle of the city’s journey through time.

This film was supported in part by a
grant from the North Dakota Historical
Society through the ND250 Program.