Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
The significance of the feast of the Epiphany, the coming of the Magi, is explained. The film features the Paul Dlugosch family celebrating feasts of the liturgical year in their home. "Epiphany" 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.
Film narrator is Joyce Wold. The film is "a spontanous expression of the spirit of the institution by the students and faculty. In their own words it is a joyful reflection of the self image of the school."
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"Family Recreation" features the Spoden family having fun with Father Hoppe as a guest in their home. "Family Recreation" 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:
"Father's Day" illustrates the roles and responsibilities of the father in the family as the worker, protector and teacher. It features the Latzka family. Ron Altmann and Eugene Jurek discuss the title Father as used in addressing a man ordained to priesthood. "Fathers' Day" 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:
"Feasts of Christmas" notes the special days commemorated during the Christmas season: feasts of Saint Stephen, Saint John, Holy Innocents, and Mary and Joseph in route to Bethlehem. It features the poem "Over the Hills the Shepherds Hurried." "Feasts of Christmas" 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.
Color silent film that of the fire, and aftermath, at FISCO on South Broadway. The company housed the equipment for the Rochester Fire Department to use for fighting rural fires.
Black-and-white silent film of a Home Service Survey - an inspection the firefighters would offer free of charge to homeowners to point out potential safety concerns and fire hazards. A 1967 Pirsch truck is the first engine out of the fire station at Sixth Street and Broadway Avenue. The following events take place in the film: (00:21) The ladder truck had both front and rear steering. (00:51) John Walsh is the firefighter doing the inspection.
Color film with some sound of the installation of a life ring box at Silver Lake. The life ring was a response to the drowning of several firefighters in attempting to rescue someone who had fallen in the lake after walking on thin ice. The following events take place in the film: (00:28) Irwin Palmer places the life ring in the box. (00:43) Mayor Alexander Smedtka encourages the proper use of the ring. (01:03) Irwin Palmer reminds people the ice is never safe.
Silent color 16mm film (2 minutes, 58 seconds) of St. Cloud State Teachers College freshmen orientation camp at Lake Koronis, near Paynesville, Minnesota, that shows students square dancing in a cabin. St. Cloud State Teachers College is now St. Cloud State University.
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary" instructs viewers how to meditate on the mysteries while praying the Hail Marys. Father Hoppe uses illustrations to explain the mysteries to Doctor Komarek and family. Eugene Jurek and Ron Post. "Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary" 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.
Color silent film of a grass fire along Highway 63 ditches, just to the south of Rochester, and how firemen are attempting to put out the fire. The following events take place in the film: (00:41) A People's Electric Company truck and employee are watering down an electrical pole that was scorched. (00:52) Fireman John Loftus in one the right in the grey uniform. 1:28 Fireman Sizer is carrying a shovel across the burned area.
This film shows footage of the future site of Bethel College and Seminary. Scenes from the dedication ceremony are shown including the installation of a box behind the seminary cornerstone inscribed, "Whom shall I send? Here am I, send me." There is footage of the construction of seminary buildings and interior shots of finished buildings. Individuals identified include but are not limited to: Carl Lundquist, Gordon Johnson, Edwin Omark, Virgil Olson, Reuben Omark, Tony Pierson, Alphin Conrad and Clarence Bass. There is no audio.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
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.
Family Films, Inc. (Holy Angels Church, St. Cloud, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1952 - 1954
Description:
"History of the Rosary" tells the story of Saint Dominic who was instructed by Mary to introduce the devotion of the rosary to renew Christianity. A panel of students including Joyce Latzka, Kathleen Sauer, William Studer, Al Rudolph, Mariette Weller, Judy Heaton, Pat Kramer explain the history of the rosary. The Nearman family gathers before a statue of Mary to pray the rosary. "History of the Rosary" 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:
"Holy Communion" shows family involvement in preparing children to receive the sacraments. Father Louis Traufler examines the readiness of the children of the families of Doctor Komarek and Bill Tomporowski to receive Holy Communion. It emphasizes the responsibility of parents and the family in sacramental preparation. "Holy Communion" 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:
"Holy Name of Jesus" explains why reverence should be shown to the holy name of Jesus. It encourages parents to choose saints' names for their children at Baptism. "Holy Name of Jesus" 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:
"Holy Saturday" shows the Hennes family coloring Easter eggs and discussing their symbolism. Other Easter customs and symbols are also explained. Father Laky, attended by servers John Weber, Owen Sauer and Ron Post, is shown blessing the Easter candle which occurs at the Holy Saturday services. "Holy Saturday" 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.
Silent color 16mm film (2 minutes, 51 seconds) of St. Cloud State Teachers College homecoming parade through downtown St. Cloud that featured floats, homecoming royalty and other personalities, and marching bands. St. Cloud State Teachers College is now St. Cloud State University.
Henschel, Charles Henry, (March 26, 1921 - August 10, 1992)
Date Created:
1951
Description:
Before leaving for advanced training for deployment to the Korean War, Charles Henry Henschel was given a 16mm movie camera by Everett A. "Doc" Reynolds the owner of the Princeton Minnesota Strand movie theater. Reynolds asked Henschel to take movies of the Princeton National Guard "boys" in training at Camp Rucker, Alabama. When Reynolds received film from Camp Rucker, he would show it as a "short" in the Princeton theater, before the feature film. This silent film segment depicts the Princeton soldiers doiong carpentry, peeling potatoes, mail call, chow line, using two man chain saw, jack hammer, digging one man fox hole.
Henschel, Charles Henry, (March 26, 1921 - August 10, 1992)
Date Created:
1951
Description:
Before leaving for advanced training for deployment to the Korean War, Charles Henry Henschel was given a 16mm movie camera by Everett A. "Doc" Reynolds the owner of the Princeton Minnesota Strand movie theater. Reynolds asked Henschel to take movies of the Princeton National Guard "boys" in training at Camp Rucker, Alabama. When Reynolds received film from Camp Rucker, he would show it as a "short" in the Princeton theater, before the feature film. This silent film segment depicts the Princeton soldiers building a pontoon bridge, assemblig a structural steel bridge across a ravine, being addressed in seated formation by VIP, kitchen scenes.
Henschel, Charles Henry, (March 26, 1921 - August 10, 1992)
Date Created:
1951-01-22
Description:
Before leaving for advanced training for deployment to the Korean War, Charles Henry Henschel was given a 16mm movie camera by Everett A. "Doc" Reynolds the owner of the Princeton Minnesota Strand movie theater. Reynolds asked Henschel to take movies of the Princeton National Guard "boys" in training at Camp Rucker, Alabama. When Reynolds received film from Camp Rucker, he would show it as a "short" in the Princeton theater, before the feature film. This silent film segment depicts the Princeton soldiers waiting at the Princeton Great Northern Railway depot prior to departing on the train to Camp Rucker, Alabama.
Henschel, Charles Henry, (March 26, 1921 - August 10, 1992)
Date Created:
1951
Description:
Before leaving for advanced training for deployment to the Korean War, Charles Henry Henschel was given a 16mm movie camera by Everett A. "Doc" Reynolds the owner of the Princeton Minnesota Strand movie theater. Reynolds asked Henschel to take movies of the Princeton National Guard "boys" in training at Camp Rucker, Alabama. When Reynolds received film from Camp Rucker, he would show it as a "short" in the Princeton theater, before the feature film. This silent film segment depicts the Princeton soldiers waiting with their families at the Princeton depot, the arrival of the steam locomotive troop train and loading equipment on the train.
Henschel, Charles Henry, (March 26, 1921 - August 10, 1992)
Date Created:
1951
Description:
Before leaving for advanced training for deployment to the Korean War, Charles Henry Henschel was given a 16mm movie camera by Everett A. "Doc" Reynolds the owner of the Princeton Minnesota Strand movie theater. Reynolds asked Henschel to take movies of the Princeton National Guard "boys" in training at Camp Rucker, Alabama. When Reynolds received film from Camp Rucker, he would show it as a "short" in the Princeton theater, before the feature film. This silent film segment depicts the Princeton soldiers at rifle and machine gun ranges, field kitchen meal, paddling boats, swimming, VIP visit, marching on parade ground, building assault training, infiltration, grenade and bazooka training, constructing pontoon to ferry tank, wedding on base and graduation.
Henschel, Charles Henry, (March 26, 1921 - August 10, 1992)
Date Created:
1951
Description:
Before leaving for advanced training for deployment to the Korean War, Charles Henry Henschel was given a 16mm movie camera by Everett A. "Doc" Reynolds the owner of the Princeton Minnesota Strand movie theater. Reynolds asked Henschel to take movies of the Princeton National Guard "boys" in training at Camp Rucker, Alabama. When Reynolds received film from Camp Rucker, he would show it as a "short" in the Princeton theater, before the feature film. This silent film segment depicts the Princeton soldiers marching in formation from the Armory to the train depot escorted by a marching band and scores of citizens. Equipment is loaded on the train. The arrival at Camp Ruckeris followed by unpacking and cleaning of rifles.
Henschel, Charles Henry, (March 26, 1921 - August 10, 1992)
Date Created:
1951
Description:
Before leaving for advanced training for deployment to the Korean War, Charles Henry Henschel was given a 16mm movie camera by Everett A. "Doc" Reynolds the owner of the Princeton Minnesota Strand movie theater. Reynolds asked Henschel to take movies of the Princeton National Guard "boys" in training at Camp Rucker, Alabama. When Reynolds received film from Camp Rucker, he would show it as a "short" in the Princeton theater, before the feature film. This silent film segment depicts the Princeton soldiers erecting and climbing poles, pay day, using bulldozer to build timber bridge, field kitchen meal, basketball, horseshoes, laundry, calesthenics and family visits.