Westport Church built in 1870, razed 1955. The church was built by popular subscription and was used by various denominations - Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran. By 1915 it was associated with the Villard Methodist Church. The building was also the first school in Westport. The first teacher was Nellie Shaw.
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"Vocation Panel" references vocations to the religious life and includes a broader definition of vocation. A panel of students describes the various choices. The panel includes: Patricia Welch, Kathleen Sauer, William Studer, Judy Heaton, Al Rudolph, Susan Timmers and Joyce Latzka. "Vocations Panel" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Side view facing West of Mount Zion Temple synagogue at 1300 Summit Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota. It is one of the last projects designed by the internationally renowned Bauhaus architect Erich Mendelsohn, who incidentally died during its construction. The building was dedicated in 1954. A previous building was located at Holly Avenue and Avon Street in St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Five Hillel volunteers unpack food at a food drive. Listed on the back from left to right: unidentified, Jerry Bubis, Theresa Friedland (Hillel Secretary), Rita Mack and Nancy Stein. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
A female Hillel volunteer hands a can of food to a male volunteer in front of a sign advertising the Purim Overseas Food Drive, co-chaired by Gerald Bubis and Stevie Frankel. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Five University of Minnesota Hillel students sit and stand around a piano, performing a musical number. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
University of Minnesota Hillel students seated before a standing Rabbi Louis Milgrom, executive director and rabbi of Hillel from the 1940s to 1970s. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Four unidentified Hillel students, seated, gather for a discussion (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). Handwritten statement on back identifies the man seated at the left as a special assistant to the Lubovecher Rabbi. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Three unidentified students consult the Hillel library. The University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel was founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Toni Lee Goldish lighting a homemade menorah on a fireplace mantel. Hanging from the mantel are three large Star of David ornaments. The Goldish family lived on Minneapolis' South Side.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"The Story of Guadalupe" tells Catholic beliefs about Mary. It relates the story of the appearance of Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, to Juan Diego in Mexico. Mary Ann Voigt, Ron Altmann, Eugene Jurek and Judy Gretsch tell the story of this miracle. "The Story of Guadalupe" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"The Life of Mary" relates when Mary, the Immaculate Conception, was assigned as patron of the USA. A shrine was built in her honor in Washington, DC. The life of Mary is told using various artistic depictions. "The Life of Mary" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"The Holy Land" is narrated by Rosemary Krauel using slides of her tour of the Holy Land. She relates the sites visited to the texts of Scripture. "The Holy Land" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist. (Editorial note: the 35 mm slides are dark).
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"The Dignity of Labor" explains the origin of Labor Day. Manual labor is dignified in relating how Jesus, Mary and Joseph, as the Holy Family, worked together. A father and son discuss the role of labor and the importance of asking Christ's blessings on work. Jeff Hennes, Ron Altmann and the Nearman family participate in the discussion. Typically the school year begins after Labor Day and the film shows the father blessing his son before he leaves for college. "The Dignity of Labor" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"The Cold Spring Shrine" story is narrated by Father Victor Ronellenfitch, OSB, Father Louis Trauffler and Michael Schmitt. They tell the story of the grasshopper plague, hence the shrine is known as the Grasshopper Chapel. "The Cold Spring Shrine" is one of thirty-nine films in the "Christ in the Home" series created in the early 1950s by Family Films for a weekly television series for Channel 11 (WMIN-TV) in the Twin Cities. Each program is based on a feast day, special observance or noteworthy Sunday in the liturgical year. Family Films, Inc. was formed in 1952 and operated out of a studio in Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota. The production team includes Father Edward Ramacher, photography; Father Vincent Huebsch, sound; Father Gordon Mycue, program director; Arnie Pung, KFAN engineer; Dick and Don DeZurik, Cathedral High School students who help with tapes in the library; Sisters Marold Kornovich and Arlynn Haan, teachers at Saint Augustine School; Edmund Linnemann, organist.
Eight women and men are seated at a table on Passover. Each have a book in front of them. The back of the Photograph reads: "Across the table are (from left) George and Esther Casmir, "Beth" Helperin Oreckovsky (1884, Vilna-1954), Charles D. Oreckovsky (1882, Ukraine-1973) and "Big Joe" Oreckovsky (1876, Ukraine-1952)
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Program for the sixtieth anniversary services of the Salem Covenant Church, Duluth, Minnesota. The program includes a welcome by Pastor Carl H. Janson, the schedule of events for the services on October 11-15, 1950, and a brief history of the church.
A group of Temple of Aaron congregants sing together before a director and KSTP microphone. Directing in front is Arthur Paymar. Holding the sheet music is Cantor Ben Nosowsky. Row 1: Adeline Tenzer Garber Fremland, Sylvia Butwinick, Alice Adelman Gustelle, Marilyn Zipperman Schatzberg, Esther Vitoff Schwartz, unidentified, unidentified, Leah Heffter. Row 2: Harry Gass, unidentified, unidentified, Harry Frishberg, Sidney Berde, Ephraim Vitoff, Helen Paster Greenberg, Vivian Sinykin Geller.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Teenagers gather outside a bus while attending a Mount Zion Temple synagogue teen outing. At the time, Mount Zion was on the corner of Holly Avenue and Avon Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, which is likely the area this photograph was shot.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
