1 10 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/54855/archive/files/6f27ea309cdf16d88694b52763affd00.jpg?Expires=1790208000&Signature=vPatk2yt9lvuyf-MSnO6-GUPvPLsNMpXQqMkPLlICDJVrYtZvOIk-CiRiervFzOPrBfb8oKqgOTOcgj8oleVE0zE7czLfxeUEVDJajTnkFhRpI9CPdKXR9WDeCD%7EvPd8ijIlS-ixZzjZ1U5OGAPbyukh7QHXBVjVu46XEs1IaTsq7RrSUUI46tKOZFdz0WiPD%7EuAh3Onz3kD363Uj3uWUFbY1ACyvcg9nmGgb36K9DY2IbBEfCUxvvDcKAVX46fykgTsvNR0%7Enl64rwJwLA0EZ0tvi8bTdmWqEplGExEsu6Y2ITOabkwN9PLuBQXJHxY1iFsf23xtzdp5c%7EC3PqCzQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 5c3aed2bf6e1a7b4f2941030fcf1de29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Confederate Memorial Fountain Description An account of the resource The Montana granite fountain is located in the historical district of Helena. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Montanabw Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Confederate_Memorial_Fountain_(Helena,_Montana)_03.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 7,2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Michael Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International</a> license Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daughters Preserving Confederate Heritage Description An account of the resource This collection explores Confederate monuments, statues, and memorials that were funded by or preserved by the United Daughters of the Confederacy across the United States. Who are the Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and How Did They Form? The first chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 10, 1894, by Caroline Meriwether Goodlett of Tennessee (Founder) and Lucian H. “Anna Davenport” Raines of Georgia (Co-founder). Women from many “hospital associations, sewing societies, and knitting circles” organized together to help soldiers in the South during the Civil War. After the war, they helped erect cemeteries, memorials, monuments, and associations dedicated to the memory of Confederate soldiers through the Lost Cause ideology. [1] What is the Lost Cause Ideology? The Lost Cause Ideology is a false claim and representation of the Confederacy as heroic and the Civil War as a war where the South “fought nobly and against all odds not to preserve slavery… [but for] the rights of states to govern themselves.” In other words, the Confederacy is seen in a positive light as just and simply acting in defense “against northern aggression.” [2] This is the central message the UDC aims to preserve to honor their Confederate ancestors. [1] The UDC’s Impact: The organization currently has 41 chapters and divisions in the United States from New York to California. [3] To become a member of the organization, eligibility includes proof of lineage to “men and women who served honorably in the Army, Navy, or Civil Service of the Confederate States of America, or who gave Material Aid to the Cause.” [4] In the 126 years since its formation, the UDC has helped to erect or preserve over 50 memorials and monuments. The UDC also seeks to preserve historical records that pertain to the Civil War (1861-1865), such as rare books, documents, diaries, letters, personal records, and more. Most recently, the UDC has turned their main objective to preserving Confederate monuments and memorials that were erected by members in the past. In response to much negativity towards the Confederacy, the UDC seeks to teach the historical and lineage connected to these statues. More on the Collection: This collection contains five monuments: "Appomattox," "United Confederate Veterans Memorial," "Confederate Memorial Fountain," "The Lookout" and "Silent Sam." Unlike the other collections surrounding a specific location, this collection shifts the focus to one of the most influential supporters of the Confederate monuments throughout the US. The collection includes various monuments located in unique locations, and, more importantly, set a precedent for other Confederate monuments across the US. Within the collection, you will find one monument once located in Seattle, Washington, an unlikely state to have an UDC chapter. Plus, several monuments that the UDC helped to relocate in response to calls for removal or destruction. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Marissa Dong, Melinda Alvizo, Patrick Michael (2020) Kayla Cortez, Kristina Gonzalez, Grislean Palacios (2021) Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context HIST 402A (Fall 2020; Fall 2021) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Alexandria, Virginia; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Seattle, Washington; Sandusky, Ohio; Helena, Montana Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Sullivan, Patricia. "131-year-old Confederate statue removed from Alexandria intersection." The Washington Post, June 2, 2020, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/decades-old-confederate-statue-removed-from-alexandria-intersection/2020/06/02/778369a0-a4d3-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/decades-old-confederate-statue-removed-from-alexandria-intersection/2020/06/02/778369a0-a4d3-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">"The Confederate Statue." The Harrington Genealogy Association, September 23, 2002.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">“The Confederate Statue.” [pdf, brochure] Office of Historic Alexandria, pp.1-6, November 2002, accessed November 12, 2021, <a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/historic/info/brochures/ConfederateStatueBrochure.pdf">https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/historic/info/brochures/ConfederateStatueBrochure.pdf</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">“Ad Hoc Conference - UDC Letter 1-20-16.” [pdf, letter] City of Alexandria, Virginia Government, pp. 2, January 2016, accessed November 12, 2021. <a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/manager/info/UDCletter-012016.pdf">https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/manager/info/UDCletter-012016.pdf</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Locke, Mamie E. “2020 Session: SB 183 War memorials for veterans; removal, relocation, etc.” LIS: Virginia’s Legislative Information System, February 2020, accessed November 12, 2021, <a href="https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB183">https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB183</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">“The Appomattox.” [pdf, newspaper], Alexandria Times, pp. 1-2. June 18, 2020, accessed November 12, 2021, <a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/historic/info/attic/2020/Attic20200618Appomattox.pdf">https://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/historic/info/attic/2020/Attic20200618Appomattox.pdf</a></li> </ol> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Confederate Memorial Fountain, Helena, Montana Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George H. Carsley, sculptor Margaret Howell Davis Hayes Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), Sponsors Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 5, 1916 to August 18, 2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Patrick Michael (2020), Grislean Palacios (2021) Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Granite fountain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context HIST 402A (Fall 2020, 2021) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Helena, Montana Description An account of the resource The 101-year old granite United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) Confederate Memorial Fountain was located on the tallest hill in Hill Park, in Helena, Montana. It resembles a lighthouse, due to Carsley’s inspiration by the Butt-Millett fountain in Washington, DC, a memorial to the victims of the Titanic. [4] It includes two inscriptions: “A Loving Tribute to Our Confederate Soldiers” and “By the Daughters of the Confederacy in Montana, A.D. 1916.” [4] It was the only confederate monument in the northern Rockies and the only one located on public land in the northwest part of the United States for 101 years. It was unveiled on September 6, 1916 and the monument was sponsored by the local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapter. It was made during a time when segregation and Jim Crow were at their peak. Also, the Ku Klux Klan had “resurged in activity and membership nationwide, including in Helena.” [3] This monument was the first monument to be removed and replaced after the July 17, 2015 shooting of nine Black Americans at Emanuel African Methodist Epicopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. On August 15, 2017, the American Indian Caucus of Montana’s state legislature called for the removal of the fountain. [3] Despite debates at a City Commission by the public on both sides, it was officially removed on August 18, 2017. The Montana Historical Society was one of the groups pushing the argument to keep the monument because it was part of Helena’s history and not connected to slavery. There were protesters against the removal but did not affect the removal of the fountain. Due to a lack of storage, it was removed to an undisclosed location. [3] In April 2020, the monument was replaced by a new fountain called the Equity Fountain. In September 2021, the UDC chapter contacted the Rocky Mountain Confederate Conservation Council with interest in relocating the fountain. The UDC claims they will relocate the fountain to “a location where they are already storing and maintaining a number of other displaced monuments.” The city had not made a decision. [5] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Furshong, Gabriel. “The First City to Remove and Replace a Confederate Monument.”Yes Magazine, May 9, 2019.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Bridge, Thom. “Protesters arrested as city of Helena removes Confederate fountain.” Missoulian, August 22, 2017.</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Hunter, Makoto, Brigham Young University. “Helena, Montana’s Confederate Memorial Fountain.” Intermountain Histories, accessed November 13, 2021. <a href="https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/493">https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/493</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Drake, Phil. “Helena officials open to discussing Confederate fountain’s fate.” Independent Record, October 8, 2021, accessed November 13, 2021. <a href="https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-officials-open-to-discussing-confederate-fountains-fate/article_f6b39249-5959-5dcb-8517-5eb57ba127e4.html">https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-officials-open-to-discussing-confederate-fountains-fate/article_f6b39249-5959-5dcb-8517-5eb57ba127e4.html</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Ambarian, Jonathon. “United Daughters of the Confederacy wants Helena memorial fountain returned.” KRTV Great Falls, September 29, 2021, accessed November 13, 2021. <a href="https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy-wants-helena-memorial-fountain-returned">https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/united-daughters-of-the-confederacy-wants-helena-memorial-fountain-returned</a></li> </ol> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Protesters arrested as city of Helena removes Confederate fountain 20th Century Fountain Helena Montana Replaced United Daughters of the Confederacy