HISTORY
A visit from a Pyrenees mountain dog
Recent happenings at Fair Oaks Lodge were a birthday party honoring Grace Westra’s 98th birthday with the Gypsy Cowboy entertaining and a singalong with Nancy.
November 06, 2009
Living History
Wadena, the per-capita sales champsBy Sara Hacking , November 06, 2009
Wild times on stormy seas
Settle in to hear an interesting story told by Manny Sousa, the guy who lived it and hasn’t forgotten one thing. Manuel (Manny) Sousa was born in 1924 in Summerville, Mass., to Manuel and Mary Sousa who were Portuguese. He was the oldest in a family of 11 children, which may have had something to do with his joining the Navy when he was 16.
By Ethelyn Pearson , October 30, 2009
Living History
105-year-old’s key to longevity? ‘Just don’t die’By Sara Hacking , October 30, 2009
Nineteen nearly lost to history
Doris Sophia Johnson was buried in Pioneer Cemetery 110 years ago, but she is not forgotten. The girl who died Nov. 30, 1899, at age 1 now has a marker for her tiny grave years after the original turned to dust.
By Sara Hacking , October 23, 2009
White recalls a killer flu that killed millions
This week I visited with new friend, Florence White. She was born in St. Cloud in 1912 to Paul and Frances Porwell, who came from Poland. Paul was a stonecutter at a place who made monuments in St. Cloud. She had twin sisters and a brother.
By Ethelyn Pearson , October 23, 2009
Living History
Company A soldiers shipped off, bound for IraqBy Sara Hacking , October 23, 2009
Living History
Tell them the school will be blown upBy Sara Hacking , October 15, 2009
“Daylight” steam locomotive
The “Daylight” Steam Locomotive puffed black smoke as it barreled through Wadena at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
By Sara Hacking , October 13, 2009
Living History
Bear cub is friendly, but deadly tooBy Sara Hacking , October 09, 2009
WCHS to hold Oktoberfest fundraiser
The Wadena County Historical Society is holding an Oktoberfest German supper on Monday at the Wadena Elks Club.October 07, 2009
Minnesota geologist maintains authenticity of Kensington Rune Stone
Many Scandinavian-Americans hold it as an article of faith, or at least reason enough to ignore Columbus Day: A rock plucked from roots of a tree in Minnesota in 1898 proves the Vikings were here first.By Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald , October 06, 2009
Living History
Duck widows, duck orphans and duck elderly were all who remainedBy Sara Hacking , October 05, 2009
Merickel’s travels and his final days
We continue this week with the story of Arthur Jesse (A.J.) Merickel and the Merickel family, detailing the man’s travels and his last days.By BOB ZOSEL From the files of the Northern Pacific Farmer, the Wadena Tribune and the Wadena County Historical Society , October 02, 2009
Courthouse tower
The 1886 courthouse tower is being re-sided and new windows are being installed by a Wadena County Sentenced to Serve crew.
September 25, 2009
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