Program for the Grand Opening of the Rondo Commemorative Plaza, held on July 14, 2018. The program is split into two parts, the Opening Ceremony Program and the Community Celebration Program. The Opening Ceremony included music, a call to order, an opening prayer, welcome, remarks, letters of proclamation, benediction, ribbon cutting, and plaza tours. The Community Celebration included music, dancers, poetry, and book excerpts.
This sound clip highlights a letter that Mike Holm wrote to Erick and Rose Bjorkman on November 8, 1926 and the Mike Holm Story. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights a letter to the Editor written by Rudy Billberg and published 2002-12-14 in the RTR expressing his feelings of moving to AZ.The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights a letter written to the RTR October 3, 1957 by Ida (Combs) Dieter, a retired teacher from Dieter Twp. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Alice (Johnson) Lund's early memories of a Christmas in Malung. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
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.
This sound clip highlights the Andrew O and Tone (Jergenson) Anderson Family homesteading in Deer Township. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Program for the twenty-fourth annual Rondo Days celebration. Highlights include: greetings from Chairperson of Rondo Days Board of Directors, schedule of events, advertisements, proclamation by Mayor Christopher B. Coleman, Rondolite oral histories and poetry, and articles about the past and present of the Rondo neighborhood.
This sound clip Irene Olson presents highlights of Bob Bergland's life and announcing that Bob Bergland would be the guest speaker at RCHS annual meeting. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Anva and Louisea Comstock family history in Roseau County. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights a Pioneers and Progress story of Mabel Gregerson of Badger MN known as the "Hello Girl" for 51.5 years. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
French Fliers Caste and Bellonte at Minneapolis Municipal Airport (Wold-Chamberlain Field) on September 19, 1930 surrounded by crowd, many of which are park board members.
This sound clip highlights As I Remember, written by Eva Braaten and used in the Greenbush Centennial Book . The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights the holidays at Gramma Laura Johnson's house in Pinecreek. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Alantus and Anna Austin and Louis and Anna Enstrom family history. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Audrey Jensen's "Years Gone By" written for the Roseau County Centennial Book. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Cedar Bend township and the Henry and Mary Stolz family .The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Bernt Thompson family Christmas at Wannaska from the book "A Land of Howling Wolves". The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights the Roseau County Museum after Bill Adams visited ith in 1949. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights a story written by a 1995 Junior at RHS titled "Early Mail Routes"specifically about Mylo Anderson. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Brad Dokken's story of Christmas at his Grandma Laura Johnson's home and his story of the Deer Shack Serves Up Old Guard Stories both written for the Grand Forks Herald. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights B. O. Christianson and O. E. Haug families of Soler Township. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Cemetery lot at Faribault, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
This sound clip highlights Christmas at Grandfather Johnson's in Malung before travel with motorized vehicles.. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights the lives of Emil and Bertha Hedlund and Gust and Jenny Hedlund of Stafford Twp. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Program marking the twentieth anniversary of "Remember Rondo Days" and the 2003 Drill Team Competition Booklet. Highlights include: schedule of events for Rondo Days, an invitation to the Rondo Ride with the Major Taylor Bicycling Club, and photos of drill teams.
Mayor Eugene R. Lambert, Fred R. Lewis General Chairman and others, noted the 1856 naming and platting of Duluth in a local centennial celebration August 2-12, 1956.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
This sound clip highlights Eddy Billberg and his many roles throughout his life. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Elmer Albinson was a director of the American Swedish Institute. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
This sound clip highlights Emery Arthur Linder's account of the beginning of the building of Canadian National Railway. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Civil War, 1929 Stock Market Crash, politics and Icelandic activity in Roseau County. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Flyer advertising Grand Opening of the Rondo Commemorative Plaza on July 14, 2018. Includes brief program, map of commemorative plaza, and a note for neighbors about the event.
This sound clip highlights four Pencer Column written in 1945-1946 bu Robert Wicklund, the Pencer Philosopher. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Fredrick Klema who lost his life during World War II and is buried in a military cemetery in the Philippines. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
This sound clip highlights Gilmore Flaten's stories about growing up in Pinecreek before and after electricity. The Roseau County Historical Society prepared this radio script to share county history through broadcasts on KJ102 FM in Roseau. The topics highlight the history of Roseau County and the people that lived there.
Future Minnesota governor John A. Johnson, from St. Peter, and a number of his friends at Lake Emily east of St. Peter in 1900. Johnson is standing at the far left.
The gravesite and monument for John S. Pillsbury in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pillsbury was founder of the Pillsbury Company and eighth Governor of Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The gravesite of Gideon Pond, a Presbyterian missionary and member of the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives, located in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The family gravesite of Joseph Renshaw Brown in Henderson, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The grave of Rev. S.D. Hinman at Birch Coulee Mission. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Grave in a Bloomington, Minnesota, cemetery of a 10-year-old Dakota girl who was murdered by a group of Ojibwe men in 1856. The girl is simply referred to as "Susan." This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Family grave of Harry T. Hayward at Layman Cemetery (known as Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery), Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hayward was a criminal from Minneapolis, Minnesota, known for the murder of dressmaker Catherine Gang. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Gravesite and monument of William D. Washburn in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Washburn was a Republican from Minnesota who served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He also worked for the Minneapolis Milling Company, founded the Pillsbury-Washburn Milling Company, and served as the first president of what would become the Soo Line Railroad. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
The gravesites of John Harrington Stevens, his daughter Mary, and William W. Eastman. Stevens was a member of the Minnesota state house of representatives 1857-1858, 1862, 1876, and member of the Minnesota state senate 1859-60. Mary Stevens was the first Caucasian born in Minneapolis. Eastman was part of the St. Anthony Falls Tunnel Project. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Graves belonging to victims of the Great Hinckley Forest Fire, located next to a road in Moose Lake, Minnesota. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.
Interview with Betty Johnson, Joannie Hill, Margaret Cimenski, Gladys Greenwalt, Dorothy Runberg, James Lynch, and an unknown teacher. These students and teachers relate their experiences and memories of working and learning in a one-room school.
A group of refugees resting in a field. Led by Stephen R. Riggs, the group fled Dakota territory during the Dakota War of 1862. The photograph was taken by Adrian J. Ebell, a member of the party. This image is by Arthur Adams, Minneapolis high school teacher, local historian, and photographer. Adams traveled throughout Minnesota, taking photographs to augment his lectures. His studio was located at 3648 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis.