1.1A Senate resolution
1.2commending Mark Peihl for 38 years of dedicated service to the Historical
1.3and Cultural Society of Clay County.
1.4WHEREAS, when Mark Peihl majored in history at the University of North Dakota in the
1.5late 1970's, he knew he did not want to be a teacher, and so after graduation he worked for a number
1.6of years as an armored car driver and started volunteering with the Historical and Cultural Society
1.7of Clay County (HCSCC); and
1.8WHEREAS, in January of 1986, he was hired as the first full-time Clay County archivist.
1.9The HCSCC directs the Clay County archives and collections and is also responsible for the museum
1.10at the Hjemkomst Center in the city of Moorhead, which features the Hjemkomst Viking Ship and
1.11the Hopperstad Stave Church, along with other exhibitions and programming; and
1.12WHEREAS, Mark has seen many changes, especially in technology, over his decades at
1.13HCSCC. He has researched and written many small and large Clay County-centered exhibits over
1.14the years, researched and written a scholarly local history article for nearly every newsletter since
1.151986, and given well over 1,000 public presentations to tens of thousands of people; and
1.16WHEREAS, he has, in fact, been a history teacher after all; and
1.17NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it
1.18commends Mark Peihl for many years of commitment to his community and its history.
1.19BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare a
1.20copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the Chair of the
1.21Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to Mark Peihl.

Tom BotternSecretary of the Senate

Erin P. MurphyChair, Senate Committee onRules and Administration

Robert J. KupecState Senator, District 4