Portrait of Irene E. Olson (1926 -2023of Roseau. Irene's family moved to Roseau in 1962. She was the secretary for Mr. Oscar Almquist, principal of Roseau High School for 9 years and worked at Polaris for over 13 years. In 1991 she co-chaired the Central Committee that produced the Roseau County Heritage book for the Roseau County Historical Society. In 1994, Hazel Wahlberg and Irene co-chaired the committee that produced the Roseau County Centennial 1995 book. Irene loved history and kept her personal journals since 1960. She did the research for the pictures “Remembering Roseau County” in the Roseau Times Region since 1991 and the radio program “Looking Back in Time”, stories of Roseau County settlers for 13 years. She was on the Roseau County Historical Board, being President, Vice President and serving on the board since 1990. Irene died on September 15, 2023.
Poster announcing the First Annual Founders' Day Matinee Party and Dance. This event was open to people over forty and featured live music, special guests, entertainers, door prizes, and a dance contest. The party was at Arnellia's located at 1183 University Avenue in St. Paul.
Portrait of Swedish American fiddler who plays Swedish music at the American Swedish Institute with the ASI Spelmanslag. He created that group in 1985 and was recognized as an NEA National Heritage Fellow in 1996.
Library Director Jerry Young, Library Board member Jacqueline Padula, and Commissioner Natalie Haas-Steffen cut the ribbon of the new Round Lake Library in front of a eager crowd of children.
Ludie Thomas pours drinks for some young patrons while Laurel Harris and Bill Nelson chat in the background during the grand opening of the Round Lake Library.
Judy Young waits with a group of patrons while Library Board President Earl Czech speaks a few words during the grand opening of the Rum River Library.
Photo taken to commemorate Horticultural Awareness Week. Ruth Krognes, Bagley Club Vice Chairman and Gene Beltz Jr Farmers Independent are holding a vase of flowers.
Swedish Prince Bertil sits in front of dining room fireplace at the American Swedish Institute as Bill Carlson, television interviewer, talks with the prince. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Swedish royalty poses in the Turnblad mansion during their visit. Bernhard LeVander is the president of the American Swedish Institute and brother of Governor Harold LeVander.
Minnesota State Horticultural Society officers Nathan Siegel and Glenn Ray greet Gov. Rudy Perpich as he arrives at the 1977 Minnesota State Horticultural Society convention banque.t
Peter Grills, Director of Minnesota Shade Trees Disease Control program, speaking at the 1977 convention of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society in Duluth.
Jane Grey Swisshelm historic marker.Jane Grey Swisshelm, a divorced abolitionist moved to St. Cloud in 1857, publishing two newspapers, The Visiter and the Democrat. The marker marks the spot where her printing press stood on St. Cloud State's present-day campus.
A black and white photo taken outside that pictures a group of boys at the Minnesota State Fair in Ramsey County, Minnesota in 1917, Ross Boyle is pictured in the front row first boy on the left.