Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Interior view of the Eden Prairie Public Library. Library service has been available to the Eden Prairie community since 1924, when the first library in Eden Prairie opened in the new Consolidated School. After it closed in 1950, the community was served by the Hennepin County Library bookmobile until 1973 and then a reading center until 1986, when a community library opened.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service has been available to the Eden Prairie community since 1924, when the first library in Eden Prairie opened in the new Consolidated School. After it closed in 1950, the community was served by the Hennepin County Library bookmobile until 1973 and then a reading center until 1986, when a community library opened.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-01
Description:
Volume 13, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published January, 1986. Topics include call for volunteers to participate in a study to determine "What kind of person becomes a librarian?", announcement of Government Documents Round Table meeting; report on Carol Johnson visiting academic libraries throughout the state; statement of the Legislative Committee's platform for 1986; MLA year in review by Joe Kimbrough, MLA President; December Board Actions; calendar of events; report of Intellection Freedom activies; list of MLA Officers and contact information; MLA News; report of opposition by federal librarians to centralized access to legislative collections; 1985 Intellectual Freedom Committee report; job openings; update on the activities of Sanford Berman, Hennepin County Library cataloger, regarding making LC subject headings accessible; opportunities for meetings and workshops; call for ideas for priorities and concerns that should be addressed by ALA; and ad for EBSCO Subscription Services.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-02
Description:
Volume 13, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published February, 1986. Topics include announcement of Library Legislative Day (February 25, 19860 in St. Paul; Richard Welch selected as MLA's lobbyist for upcoming session; National Library Week theme, "Get a Head Start at the Library" announced; MLA 1986 Board Meeting schedule; call for nominations for outstanding library/media center programs; call for participants in survey of personality type and job satisfaction of Minnesota librarians; report of actions by MLA Board at December meeting; MLA goal presented by Planning and Development Committee; opportunities for activities and workshops; job openings; and ads for EBSCO Subscription Services and ALA Membership.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-03
Description:
Volume 13, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter published March, 1986. Topics include report on Library Legislative Day; announcement of MLA Annual Conference April 16-18, 1986 in St. Paul, MN with the theme, "Business is our business"; Readers Advisory Round Table annual meeting on April 17, 1985 in St. Paul; Technical Services Section meeting; announcement of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Classification and Search Support Information System (CASSIS) is available at Minneapolis Public Library; call for nominees for Pages to Library Specialists (PALS) officers; 1987 Cooperative Summer Library Program (SLP) ideas solicited; State proposes budget reductions to libraries; Rural Library services featured at Public Library Association's national conference; MLA Board highlights; MLA Membership Supplement; MLA Board reports on second and third administrative goals; "Mission Statement for College Libraries" is available from ALA; Opportunities for workshops and meetings; job openings; for sale; Study tour of libraries in Scandinavia scheduled June 7-22, 1986; "Reading Time" brochures available; ad for EBSCO Subscription Services.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-04
Description:
Volume 13, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April 1986. Contents include an announcement about the 1986 MLA Annual Conference, Inforama!, Oklahoma! transformed into a library musical, Hotels for Metro area MLA members at the annual conference, a call for interest in forming a Minnesota chapter of Librarians for Nuclear Arms Control, annual conference speaker announcements, February 1986 board meeting highlights, a first-time meeting of directors from large public libraries, call for interest in an MLA Round Table on networking, library staff updates, a reminder to renew MLA memberships, publisher Creative Education given ALA Mildred L. Batrchelder Award, a summary of library legislative day at the Capitol, Chapter Councilor report from ALA's 1986 Midwinter meeting, call for volunteers to visit the Capitol to lobby for library programs, job announcements, a listing of upcoming educational events, a call for stories for Project Censored: The Ten Best Censored Stories of 1985, and a notice that the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee is monitoring a rise in health issues becoming springboards for censorship.
Exterior view of the Eden Prairie Community Library. Library service has been available to the Eden Prairie community since 1924, when the first library in Eden Prairie opened in the new Consolidated School. After it closed in 1950, the community was served by the Hennepin County Library bookmobile until 1973 and then a reading center until 1986, when a community library opened.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-05
Description:
Volume 13, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May 1986. Contents include a call for contributions to Minnesota Public Radio's Christine Sweet Reads program, MLA March board meeting highlights, re-establishment of the Program Fund Board, library staff updates, MLA awards at the April MLA annual conference, a recap of the 1986 Minnesota Legislative session, new library director at Macalester college, Minnesota Coalition Against Censorship's intellectual freedom coalition building efforts, a summary of the April Public Library Association Conference, miscellaneous items of interest to the library community, a call for input on controversial young adult books to the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, a summary of the government documents Depository Council spring meeting, a list of upcoming library related events, a save the date for the 1987 MLA annual conference, job announcements, a call for volunteers for a Minneapolis human services organization, and an update on a project by nine public library systems to produce a summer library reading program.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-06
Description:
Volume 13, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published June 1986. Contents include photographs from the MLA annual conference, April MLA Board meeting notes, an upcoming ALA Institute on Pay Equity, how to reach the MLA Chapter Councilor at the ALA Annual Conference, library staff news, the MLA Public Library Division business meeting summary, state documents available from the Legislative Reference Library, Paws at Your Library: the summer reading program theme selected by nine participating library regions, a call for feedback on the Ad Hoc Economic Vitality Committee matrix, Minnesota Library Trustees Association new officers, a list of contributors to various library funds, an announcement about the upcoming American Association of School Librarians conference, MLA subunit and committee updates, miscellaneous items of interest to the library community, sponsorship of the Christine Sweet Reads program on Minnesota Public Radio, a call for MLA ARLD nominations, a new toll-free number to contact ALA, a call for Academic or Research Librarian of the Year nominations, a summary of the first meeting of the Minnesota Chapter of Librarians for Nuclear Arms Control, a list of upcoming events, and job announcements.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-07 - 1986-08
Description:
Volume 13, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published July/August 1986. Contents include a reminder to watch for the list of MLA officer candidates for 1987, a summary of MLA involvement in the Christine Sweet Reads Saturday morning radio show on Minnesota Public Radio, decision to leave the MLA Continuing Education Committee dormant, the resurrection of the MLA Social Responsibilities Round Table, upcoming meeting of the MLA Mobile Services Roundtable, call to apply for the 1987 Whitney-Carnegie Award, May MLA Board Meeting notes, a new book out by Hennepin County Library's Sanford Berman, an MLA membership supplement, a call to campaign for libraries, Minnesota Public Television promotion and celebration of reading in Minnesota, MLA Calendar, a call for artists and artwork by the 1987 Cooperative Summer Library Program Committee, The MLA Reader's Advisory Round Table upcoming annual retreat, winner of the 1986 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, job announcements, the National High School Debate topic and local library support.
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-09
Description:
Volume 13, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1986. Contents include pictures of MLA members at the American Library Association Annual Conference, July MLA Board Meeting notes, reminder to vote for MLA officers, MLA calendar, library staff updates, new MLA members list, an upcoming Children and Young People's Section workshop, attend the American Association of School Librarians conference in Minneapolis, an upcoming day-long meeting of Minnesota academic librarians (Change in the Workplace), Change in the Workplace event registration insert, MLA Chapter Councilor Report on the ALA Annual Conference, job announcements, and the unanimous passing of a resolution for divestment of funds by the Minneapolis Public Library Board in the Republic of South Africa.
Exterior view of the Edina Public Library. Edina Library was first housed out of Linden Hills School beginning in 1921. In the following decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community. Its first permanent location opened in 1968 on West 50th Street.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-10
Description:
Volume 13, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published October 1986. Contents include a summary of the multi-media blitz (Go Places: Read) to celebrate reading and literacy among Minnesotans of all ages, the August MLA Board meeting notes, a save the date for the 1988 MLA Annual Conference, MLA Government Documents Roundtable election results, a reminder to update addresses in the MLA membership directory, new Page-Library Specialists monthly meetings, a call for literacy programs for presentation at the ALA Annual Conference, the U.S. Attorney General's Commission on Pornography's Report, a letter to the editor from Bill Asp (Director, LDS), a list of Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award winners, upcoming events listing, MLA calendar, upcoming MLA Reference and Adult Services workshop, advertisement for Academic Libraries Day, College of St. Catherine seminars, job announcements, and free communications audits offered by the ALA Communications Department.
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Minnesota Library Association; Barton, David (co-editor); Barton, Marjorie (co-editor)
Date Created:
1986-11 - 1986-12
Description:
Volume 13, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published November/December 1986. Contents include a letter from the MLA President Don Pearce, September MLA Board meeting notes, upcoming MLA related meetings, an announcement about the 1987 MLA annual conference, a reminder about MLA membership renewals, MLA annual conference theme chosen: "Literacy, Libraries and Liberty," library staff updates, MLA subunit and committee updates, Christine Sweet to speak at MELSA Trustees and Advisory Board meeting, library grants awarded, MLA Program Fund now available, James J. Hill Reference Library seeking copy of Wisconsin Business Journal to complete volume set, College of St. Catherine upcoming workshops, Go Places: READ public service announcements developed and aired, Minnesota Association of Library Friends annual meeting summary, Minnesota Coalition Against Censorship and MLA, MLA Legislative Day 1987 date set, artist selected by Cooperative Summer Library Program Committee to design children's library promotion "Paws at Your Library," new and renewed MLA memberships, library related opportunities, upcoming special events, MLA Newsletter editor needed, thank you from current MLA Newsletter editors.
Meeting notes for the 92nd annual conference for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) held on October 7-9, 1987 at Madden's Resort in Brainerd, Minnesota. The notes include reports from the Treasurer, Secretary, President, Vice President/President Elect, the ALA Chapter Councilor, the member at large for Intellectual Freedom, the member at large for Legislative Affairs, and the Membership Committee. Resolutions were passed to urge the media to report more fully on harassment of local alternative bookstores and information resources, to seek the re-establishment of an ALA-accredited MLS program at the U of M, and to commend Senator Paul Simon and Congressman James Oberstar for their support of library services in Minnesota.
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Volume 14, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January 1987. Contents include greetings from the MLA President, November MLA Board meeting notes, MLA plans for the future, 1987 Library Legislation platform announced, MLA calendar, MLA Government Documents Roundtable survey, MLA/MEMO Library Legislative Day advertisement and registration form, 1987 MLA Officers list, a news and notes column, job announcements, and MLA Newsletter schedule and upcoming deadlines for 1987.
Volume 14, number 2 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published February 1987. Contents include new MLA lobbyists Dick Welch and John Corbid, New MLA Interim Treasurer, updates from MLA subunits and committees, MLA Calendar, MLA membership renewal reminder, a Legislative update, miscellaneous news and notes, job announcements, and new members of MLA.
Volume 14, number 3/4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April/May 1987. Contents include photographs and a summary from Legislative Day 1987, January and March MLA Board meeting notes, new MLA Committee appointments, several updates from MLA subunits, an ALA Midwinter Chapter Councilor's report, MLA calendar, a call for MLA award nominations, preliminary plans for a Minnesota Governor's Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services, information about the upcoming MLA Annual Conference, a call for posters at the MLA Annual Conference, Trustees Day, library staff updates, upcoming events, miscellaneous news, job announcements, and a list of new members.
Volume 14, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May 1987. Contents include a call for volunteers to participate in the MLA Awards Dinner Musical Theatre, a note from the editors, April MLA Board meeting notes, MLA Governor's Residence Library Committee, MLA Mobile Services Round Table, Library legislation updates, MLA Calendar, Academic and Research Libraries Division spring program details, Midwest Federation of Library Associations Conference events, Library Management Round Table spring program, miscellaneous news & notes, job announcements, and a list of new members.
Volume 14, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published June 1987. (Note: The May 1987 newsletter is also labeled as volume 14, number 5). Contents include the passing of the Omnibus Education Aids Bill, May MLA Board meeting notes, summaries from the MLA Subunits, MLA Calendar, a summary of the Education Aids Bill, miscellaneous news, job announcements, a list of new MLA members, and a list of MLA Board candidates for 1988.
Volume 14, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published July/August 1987. Contents include a letter from the MLA President, debut of a new MLA pin, MLA Lobbyist evaluation meeting planned, MLA Subunit updates, miscellaneous articles of interest, MLA Calendar, miscellaneous news, job announcements, MLA Annual Conference details and program, new MLA members list, and a list of MLA Annual Conference exhibitors who have reserved early.
Volume 14, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September 1987. Contents include meet the candidates for MLA office, local government Pay Equity Act, new technology and academic libraries, ALA annual conference highlights, MLA annual conference notes, Midwest Federation of Library Associations and Minnesota Association for Continuing and Adult Education conferences, miscellaneous news, job announcements, a list of new MLA members, and 1988 MLA Legislative session plans (Note some pages are missing from this issue).
Volume 14, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published October 1987. Contents include Ruth Myers to keynote the 1987 MLA Conference, a report on the evaluation of the MLA lobbyist, August MLA Board meeting notes, update from the MLA Subunits, an MLA audit report, miscellaneous news, MLA membership directory supplement, job announcements, tax forms in libraries special session, and a review of the U.S. West Direct company decision to stop sending out-of-town phone books to libraries free of charge.
Volume 14, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published November/December 1987. Contents include photographs and award winners at the MLA annual conference, MLA officer election results, October MLA Board meeting notes, MLA-ALA Chapter Councilor report, MLA Subunit updates, MLA Conference program reports, MLA membership application, a survey asking for input from those who did not attend the MLA annual conference, minutes from the MLA General Membership meeting, miscellaneous news, a list of longstanding MLA members, and a list of new MLA members.
Oxboro Library was the second free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. It serves Bloomington- and Richfield-area residents, and is named for the historic neighborhood in which it is located. The library sits on land farmed by the Erasmus Biscof family from 1912 to the early 1970s. It opened in 1975 and was renovated in 2004.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Public library service in Mound and the surrounding communities began in 1915, when Minneapolis Public Library made a small book collection available to area residents. In 1922, Hennepin County Library assumed responsibility for the library in Mound, and it has since operated out of various community locations. The current Westonka Library opened in 1972. It is located in a scenic setting on a wooded site near Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Volume 15, number 1 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published January, 1988. Contents include MLA commends United States Congressman James Oberstar, November 1987 MLA Board meeting notes, MLA Subunit updates, tax form racks available, MLA Conference program report, MLA mailbag (letters to the editor), MLA Calendar, 1988 Legislative Platform announced, miscellaneous news, job announcements, and photographs from the Midwest Federation of Library Associations Conference.
Volume 15, number 3 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published March, 1988. Contents include Minnesota to join the ALA "Best Gift" campaign, January MLA Board meeting notes, 1988 MLA goals, Legislative update, MLA Calendar, a list of 1988 Subunit Chairs, libraries and literacy, miscellaneous news, job announcements, a list of new members, and a reminder to renew membership to be included in the MLA 1988 membership directory.
Volume 15, number 4 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published April, 1988. Contents include a plan for MLA newsletter theme articles with guest editors examining issues of interest to MLA members, March MLA Board meeting notes, Library Legislative Day report, updates from MLA Subunits, Minnesota applications of new technologies, special report on MLA 1988 membership, Week of the Young Child and National Library Week, upcoming educational opportunities, miscellaneous news, a list of new MLA members, and news of interest about Minnesota library workers.
Volume 15, number 5 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published May, 1988. Contents include guest pieces on libraries and literacy, legislative news, March MLA Board meeting notes, a letter endorsing the Glenerin declaration, a guest post about Minnesota applications of new technologies, MLA Calendar, registration information for the MLA Reference and Adult Services section spring meeting, MLA Library Management round table spring program, upcoming conferences and educational opportunities, miscellaneous news, job announcements, a list of new MLA members, and news of interest about Minnesota library workers.
Volume 15, number 6 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published June, 1988. Contents include a 1988 legislative session review on library issues, April MLA Board meeting minutes, library issues for the future, MLA Legislative Committee news, effective lobbying techniques for libraries, a profile on Representative Jerry Bauerly as an MLA supporter, a guest article on other national legislative issues of importance to libraries, MLA Subunit updates, a reprint of an article "I work in a library, but I'm not a librarian," a guest post on Minnesota applications of new technologies, miscellaneous news, job announcements, a list of new MLA members, and news of interest about Minnesota library workers.
Volume 15, number 7 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published July/August, 1988. Contents include an advertisement for the 1988 MLA annual conference, members asked to complete legislative issues survey, Mona Carmack (MLA President) resignation, May and June MLA Board meeting notes, excerpts from the Minnesota Statutes dealing with intellectual freedom issues, a guest article on Minnesota applications of new technologies, MLA Calendar, 1988 MLA annual conference registration materials and program, job announcements, a list of new MLA members, news of interest about Minnesota library workers, and 1988 slate of candidates for MLA President Elect, Secretary, and Member-at-Large for Intellectual Freedom.
Volume 15, number 8 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published September, 1988. Contents include a guest post about Minnesota Extension services, an MLA member letter writing campaign, a farewell from MLA President Mona Carmack upon resignation, greetings from the new MLA President, a spotlight on the library serving Metropolitan State University, updates from MLA Subunits, an advertisement for the upcoming MLA Annual Conference, proposed amendments to the MLA bylaws, sample letter to Governor Perpich on library funding, 1988 MLA annual conference full program, Minnesota applications of new technologies, upcoming conferences and educational opportunities, miscellaneous news, job announcements, a list of new MLA members, and news of interest about Minnesota library workers.
Volume 15, number 9 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published October/November 1988. Contents include guest posts on Social Responsibilities, updates from the MLA Social Responsibilities Round Table, the ALA Resolution on Library Access, Minnesota applications of new technologies, miscellaneous news, Association of College and Research Libraries accepting award nominations, job announcements, and a list of new MLA members.
Exterior view of the Golden Valley Public Library. Located in Golden Valley Village Hall from 1958-1971, Golden Valley Library opened in its current location in 1971.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Volume 15, number 10 of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) Newsletter was published December 1988. Contents include the final 1989 legislative platform, legislative issues survey results, October MLA Board meeting notes, MLA awards presented at the annual conference, Federal Legislative Day, Minnesota Library Legislative Day registration, MLA Conference program reports, MLA membership application, Minnesota applications of new technologies, miscellaneous news, and a list of new MLA members.
District 62 Country School, Ann Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. Back row: Teacher, boy, girl, girl, girl, girl, Roy Gilbert, girl, girl; 3rd Row: girl, boy, Otto B. Dahlgren, Clarence Munson, girl, girl, boy, boy; second row: Albert Dahlgren, girl, girl, girl; front row sitting: girl, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, girl
Exterior view of the Distrtict 42 Country School, Ann Township, 1902. The schoolhouse was located on the southwest corner of the northwest 1/4 in section 8. Shown are: Left to right, back row: Nellie Pederson (Mrs. I.N. Lunde), Tillie Harold, Henrietta Hanson, Menora Steen, Mabel Heggerston (Mrs. E. Kopperud), Alma Hanson, John Steen, Fred Pederson. Front Row: Jennie Steen, Mabel Aamodt, Ella Steen (Mrs. H.W. Fingarson), Edwin Heggerston, Peter Harold.
Exterior view of the District 43 Country School in Ann Township. Pictured is the schoolhouse, with teacher, Rose Norman, off to the left and 9 unidentified female children and 6 unidentified male children. 37 students were at the district that year but they are not all pictured here. The students included: Ester Backenberg, Ruth Backenberg, Anna Gullickson, Henry Gullickson, Martin Gullickson, Willie Gullickson, Alfred Haugan, Anna Haugan, Mary Haugan, Albin Haugen, Anna Haugness, Enga Haugness, Carl Johnson, Jens Johnson, Marie Johnson, Ragna Johnson (Kaas), Thea Johnson, Albert J. Kaas, James P. Kaas, Albert Kleven, Galena Kleven, Jennie Kleven, Martin Kleven, Oluf Kleven, Thor Kleven, Joseph Nelson, Nordahl Nelson, Cora Nordsiden (Kaas), Helga Nordsiden, Henry A. Nordsiden, Lillie Nordsiden, Minnie Nordsiden (Bakken), Nora Nordsiden, Oscar Nordsiden, Albert Olson, and Henry Takle.