Daily experiences of William E. Stork as he recounts the towns he travelled through, the mileage covered, and the expenses incurred during his tenure with the military; his enlistment of January 1865; his arrival in Knoxville, Tennesee; attempts to learn the bugle; recognition of Robert E. Lee's surrender and Abraham Lincoln's death; his duty moving refugees across the river in Decatur, Illinois, near Fletcher's Ferry and ensuing duties transporting and guarding rebel prisoners; his daily life of washing clothes in the river and picking berries; the arrival of the U.S. Colored Artillery which would relieve them of duty; mustering out of the military September 27, 1865, and details of his trip home; his visit to the Belmont Gardens and Minnehaha Falls; his ride on the War Eagle and return to Brownsville; his work on the farm making repairs before leaving for Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to study at the Commercial College; his political timeline and financial information.
Daily experiences of William E. Stork at Bryant Stratton and Spencer's Commercial School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; the reconstruction era of the Civil War, and farming in southern Minnesota. Events of particular interest include his work near Vicksburg, Mississippi, cutting wood, clearing brush, and working on the ice boat; the difficulties of getting food rations and payment during this time; news of his sister Ann's death in May of 1866 and the ensuing difficulties getting home via steamer with a fever; farm labor that included slaughtering hogs, digging potatoes, plowing fields, digging wells and placing stones, and taking grain to the mill; visits with his mother, Grace Stork, and siblings Rosalie, Charley, Edwin, Adaline, and Aaron; notes of natural events like the first frost October 22 and snowstorms; teaching school at the Stone School House beginning December 3 and the ensuing spelling and singing schools; serving as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and holding special town meetings in 1867.
This 1865 diary records the daily farming activities of Newton Persons as well as the farm's production. On a daily basis, Newton recorded the weather conditions. Newton mentions neighbors and family. He was called to St. Paul to register for the draft but was not needed. He recorded the murders of President Abraham Lincoln and a neighbor.
This 1878 pocket diary records the daily farming activities of Newton Persons as well as the farm's production and employment. It includes weather information as well as details on neighbors and family members. He also visited friends and relatives in Indiana and met his future wife, Phebe Grills. The diary records their wedding on September 19, 1878. Daily entries consist of a few short lines, and the book contains a cash account, calendars, and other information.
The daily experiences of Grace Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include a record of correspondence; daily chores; the social life of her family; clothing; gift and flower giving; food preparation; and her worsening illness and the strain it puts on her and her family.
The daily experiences of Grace Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include a record of correspondence; daily chores; the social life of her family; clothing; gift and flower giving; food preparation; and her worsening illness.
The daily experiences of 16-year-old Florence C. Stork growing up in rural Jasper, Minnesota, with experiences including: general weather observations; notations of letters sent and received, books read, and housework done; Thanksgiving and Christmas preparations; admissions of being naughty and comments of her brother, Clinton's, remarkably good behavior; reports of the deaths of neighbors and friends; lessons in chess playing; the events of her Aunt Kate's visit and ensuing lessons in French and spelling with Clinton receiving waltzing lessons; the hen, Jill, begins to lay eggs.
The daily experiences of 10-year-old Florence C. Stork growing up in rural Jasper, Minnesota, included watching for the milkman; helping Mamma; taking care of her brother, Norman Clinton; looking out the window; marking on her slate; making clothes for her doll; writing letters to her family; practicing her music and multiplication tables; and enjoying her new toothbrush.
The daily experiences of 16-year-old Florence C. Stork growing up in rural Jasper, Minnesota, that includes samples of her artwork; favorite quotations; the details of who visited and who they visited; Mamma giving music lessons; taking painting lessons; general observations of the weather; a record of letters sent and received; her father's trips to the mill in Pipestone; books borrowed and read; pictures completed and who received them.
The daily experiences of 16 year old Florence C. Stork as a child growing up in rural Jasper, Minnesota including references to letters sent and received; Callie the hen and her egg production; painting; selling eggs and butter in Jasper; general weather conditions, visitors and calls made; storms that broke windows and destroyed the garden; the beginning of threshing; disappearance of many cats including Tiger; record of how many tanks of water are drawn from the well; her father receiving notification of appearance on Grand Jury; her father catching his foot in a rope and being drug by the cattle
The daily experiences of 16-year-old Florence C. Stork growing up in rural Jasper, Minnesota, including the acknowledgement of her birthday and grief of aging; details of books read, paintings made, and household chores accomplished; noting her cousin Laura's death; trips to Luverne and Pipestone for adventures including the circus, lectures, picnics, and encampment; details of barn animals named Bright, Victory, Queen Bess and a variety of chickens; travelling to Jasper to sell eggs and butter; Mrs. Olson putting pants on her baby for the first time; the horse races in Garretson; her father killing Belle.
The daily experiences of 16-year-old Florence C. Stork growing up in rural Jasper, Minnesota, with experiences including: the celebrations of her mother, Grace, brother, Norman Clinton, and father, William; a variety of illnesses including the mumps and typhoid fever; hosting 12 threshers who ate, among other things, 250 cookies; purchasing new carpet, wallpaper, and stove from the harvest money; fixing the broken rod on the windmill; the tale of tracking down her father's violin from a man trying to leave town with it; and her brother's fall from the horse, Nell.
The daily experiences of 17-year-old Florence C. Stork growing up in rural Jasper, Minnesota, with her mother, Grace, brother, Norman Clinton, and father, William. Her daily schedule includes painting pictures and cards; completing housework and school studies; churning butter and collecting eggs to sell; caring for a variety of barn animals including a new colt, Sam, and hen, Jill. Other occurances in this diary include the windmill breaking several times; neighbors suffering with diptheria and scarlet fever; finding the first flower of the season; witnessing a covered wagon full of boys being chased by the sherriff; tending graves and gathering for Memorial Day services; celebrating her parent's wedding anniversary; turning 17; seeing her first yellow rose; attending a temperance campfire and GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) event; and welcoming her grandfather, William Stork, into their home.
The daily events and visits of neighbors and friends to 17-year-old Florence C. Stork living in rural Jasper, Minnesota, with her family. This diary contains references to the threshing crews; her Grandpa Stork's wellness and activity; her mother's birthday; daily farm chores; and market rates as well as more detailed information on the fate of several pet animals including Roy, a horse they built a sling for; her time at the University in Pipestone studying shorthand; daily temperature and weather reports; and her brother, Clinton, trying to keep doves as pets.
Daily experiences of 18-year-old Florence C. Stork living with her family in rural Jasper, Minnesota. In addition to the notations of visits made and received, general weather observations, listing of household chores accomplished, and clothing purchased and sewn, Florence tells about purchasing 140 strawberry plants for $1.25; her father, William, travelling to St. Paul and getting home late due to the closure of the Hamline Station; and her difficulties dealing with the death of her 17-year-old neighbor, Adolph Norvold.
Eighteen-year-old Florence C. Stork relates the daily chores, visits, and correspondence she is a part of while living in rural Jasper, Minnesota, with her family. She also tells of ""the faithful old windmill laying flat on the ground""; preparing for the threshing crews; a drunken man getting his leg broken when a horse stepped on it; the family trip to Pipestone to do the winter shopping; the emotional death of many good animal friends; and her gifts at Christmas, including a copy of James Fenimore Cooper's book, ""The Pioneers"".
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include recording correspondence; dairy and egg production and sales; gardening; daily chores; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; automotive repairs; her mother's declining health and early 20th century medical techniques; clothing; and food preparation. In addition, Florence writes about her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor; attending various local churches; riding streetcars; shopping in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota; and visits from door to door salesmen, meter men, and tramps.
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include a record of correspondence; dairy and egg production and sales; daily chores; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor; her brother's Ford automobile; her mother's declining health, death, and funeral in Jasper, Minnesota; clothing; gift and flower giving; and food preparation.
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include a record of correspondence; dairy and egg production and sales; daily chores; Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Memorial day happenings; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor; her brother's automotive repairs; her mother's declining health and Florence's devotion to her care; clothing; gift and flower giving; painting; visits from door to door salesmen, meter men, and beggars; and food preparation.
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include recording correspondence; grieving the loss of her mother, Grace Stork; dairy and egg production and sales; daily chores; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor; the 1916 election; calling on friends; clothing; and food preparation.
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include recording correspondence; lessening grief of the loss of her mother; dairy and egg production and sales; daily chores; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; calling on friends; clothing; gardening; and food preparation. In addition, Florence writes about her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor, the streetcar strike, the 1918 Presidential election, and traveling to local sites such as Fort Snelling.
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include a record of correspondence; dairy and egg production and sales; daily chores; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor; clothing; gift and flower giving; painting; visits from door to door salesmen; the increasing illness of her mother; and food preparation.
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include recording correspondence; lessening grief of the loss of her mother; �daily chores; Christian Endeavor; Sunday church; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; calling on friends; clothing; gardening; and food preparation.�
The daily experiences of Florence C. Stork and her family as they live in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include recording correspondence; lessening grief of the loss of her mother; war restrictions on wheat and butter; daily chores; the comings and goings of her brother, father, and visitors; calling on friends; clothing; gardening; and food preparation. In addition, Florence writes about her brother's involvement with Christian Endeavor, viewing a full solar eclipse; renewed interest in painting, and war food restrictions.
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work at H.B. Fuller; maintenance and repairs of his Ford automobile; chores; property management; real estate; participation with Christian Endeavor; attending many local churches; social life; singing; and his mother's illness and his sister's dedication to her.
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work at H.B. Fuller; maintenance and repairs of his Ford automobile; chores; property management; real estate; participation as President with Christian Endeavor; social life; singing; and his friendship with his sister.
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work at H.B. Fuller; maintenance and repairs of his Ford automobile; chores; property management; real estate; participation with Christian Endeavor; social life; singing; and his mother's illness and his sister's dedication to her, and subsequently, his mother's death and funeral in Jasper, Minnesota.
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work and a promotion at H.B. Fuller; maintenance and repairs of his Ford automobile; chores; property management; real estate; participation as President with Christian Endeavor; social life; singing; impact of war restrictions; and his friendship with his sister. In addition, Clinton writes about the presence of Influenza in the community and visiting local sites such as Fort Snelling and Minnehaha Falls.
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work at H.B. Fuller; maintenance and repairs of his Ford automobile; chores; property management; real estate; participation as President with Christian Endeavor; impact of war restrictions; social life; singing; and his friendship with his sister. In addition, Clinton writes about about the influenza epidemic, war restrictions on food and gas, and visiting local sites such as Fort Snelling, Red Rock, and Minnehaha Falls.
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work at H.B. Fuller; chores; property management; real estate; participation with Christian Endeavor; attending many local churches; social life; singing; and his mother's growing illness
The daily experiences of Clinton Stork in suburban/rural St. Paul, Minnesota. Experiences include work at H.B. Fuller; chores; property management and repairs; real estate; participation with Christian Endeavor; attending many local churches; social life; singing; and the worsening of his mother's illness.
Diane Skelnick was the Mille Lacs Lake Community Library Branch Librarian from 1986-2002 in Isle, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Decorative marriage certificate for Adam Smith and Julia Austin, both of Dakota County, Minnesota, married September 24, 1863 at Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
David Polodna, Assistant Director of East Central Regional Library from 1985-1987 works at his desk at East Central Regional Library Headquarters, Cambridge, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Darro Willey served as the Director of East Central Regional Library from 1971-1975, supervising the Headquarters addition in Cambridge and library building projects in Lindstrom and Mora during that time. He is pictured here with a sign that says ""Information Power. National Library Week, 1975."" Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
A view of a very large crowd at the Fergus Falls train station. A passenger train sits on the tracks. On the foreground soldiers stand in a line in front of the crowd. Cars and horse drawn carriages can also be seen in the crowd.
Count and Countess Folke Bernadotte of Wisborg at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. The Count is in front of the bust of King Gustavus Adolphus. The Countess holds a bouquet of flowers. Henry N. Benson is second from left. Gustavus President O. J. Johnson is beside the Count, in a dark suit.
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.
The recording is John G. Morrison, Jr., providing a tour of a museum in Bemidji, featuring artifacts he donated, probably to members of the Beltrami County Historical Society. On the tour, he describes a violin that belonged to his father; his collection of pipes; Navajo rugs; his grandfather's snuffbox and wallet; an assortment of drums and their purposes; bowls; a shopping bag; a battle flag; baby boards; snowshoes; a model tipi; a gambling game; tools and utensils; buckskin bags to carry food; a flint-lock musket; lacrosse sticks; war clubs; powder horns; a quiver; the knuckle game; sashes; headdresses; a stick detailing the training of a warrior; necklaces; and tobacco pouches. The tour continues as he describes necklaces; ladies' gowns; a beaded sack; a skirt; a doll; a necklace made of human bones; ladies' shopping bags; more beaded sacks; leggings; gloves; a dancing costume; a display of sugar-making equipment; baskets; birchbark floral designs; moccasins; belts; moose hides; sweet grass blankets; grand medicine bags and paraphernalia; and drums of medicine men. This record contains parts of multiple interviews. Please refer to the transcripts for help understanding these.
The recording is a tour by John G. Morrison, Jr., of items he donated to the BCHS, before a small group. Morrison discusses baby boards; snowshoes; an item that depicts the life of a Sioux hunter and warrior; war clubs; a tomahawk; a Paiute root that was chewed; a doll; moccasins; dancing regalia; several pipes; tobacco pouches; and grand medicine paraphernalia. In the middle of the recording, a man is singing Native American (probably Ojibwe) songs. Brown Oak Grove could be the man singing or drumming. Morrison discusses headdresses; the knuckle game; dancing regalia; a water drum; and other drums. Next, one man is singing Native American songs; either the same man or another person is drumming. One of the songs was written by Robert Gibbs about his son, who died in World War II. Finally, a man demonstrates a water drum and Morrison answers a few questions. This record contains parts of multiple interviews. Please refer to the transcripts for help understanding these.
Peg, Dorothy Molter's cocker spaniel dog, and Dorothy and a man fishing out of a rowboat. Both Dorothy and the man have fishing poles. Dorothy is rowing the boat.
Panoramic view the Cobb Williams American Legion Post 222 Drum and Bugle Corps of Hibbing, Minnesota, posed in a group photograph on the east lawn of the Hibbing City Hall in their band uniforms and with their instruments.
Claude and Sinclair Lewis riding on a train and eating dinner with another man and woman. The image caption reads: "Claude, Alice, Sinclair, Rueck, Venice 1949."
Contributing Institution:
St. Cloud State University - Sinclair Lewis Collection
Charles O. Wallace, John Zenzen, Adrian Matson in front of the Robbinsdale City Hall. Wallace was Robbinsdale's first city clerk. He held office from 1938 until 1945. He served as Mayor from 1947 through 1954 and again from 1967 to 1972.
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.
A studio portrait of Dr. Chauncey Hobart, 1811-1904. Presiding Elder of the Minnesota District of the Wisconsin Conference, 1884. He presided over the first Annual Conference Session of the Minnesota Conference held at Red Wing 1856. Hobart Methodist Church, Minneapolis was named for him. Hobart wrote two books, "Recollections of My Life" (1885) and "History of Methodism in Minnesota" (1887).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Photo collage celebrating the charter members of the Odin Club at the time of the club's 25th Anniversary. The Odin Club was organized on February 15, 1899.
Charles Thompson and his hunting party are standing in front of two Tally-Ho cars which are adapted for riding on a railroad. Writing on the back of the photo is by Charles Thompson's chauffeur Benjamin B. Foster, and reads: "A Sunday ride on a Florida logging railroad, 1910, Thomasville." Benjamin B. Foster is the man standing on the left end, and Charles Thompson is the man standing with a rifle on the right end.
Charles Thompson is standing outside in front of a building with hunting dogs penned in a fenced enclosure. Writing on the back of the photo reads: "Chas. Thompson and his hunting dogs at Thomasville, Georgia, 1909."
View of the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall building on November 11, 1916, one week after its official dedication on November 5, 1916. The building was designed by the deaf architect Olof Hanson. The view is from the northwest side.
"The Companion" magazine (Volume XLII, Number 2), dated November 15, 1916, has a front page article titled "Charles Thompson Memorial Hall." This article describes the dedication exercises that took place on November 5, 1916, for the opening of the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall. This building is described as a gift to the deaf people of Minnesota by Mrs. Charles Thompson, as a memorial to her husband, the late Charles Thompson.
Charles Thompson and friends are holding a fishing net in front of a gazebo at the summer camp at Lake Darling. Many deaf people camped at Lake Darling during this time, and thus it was called a "deaf colony." From left to right are Elwyn Smith (who was the CODA (child of deaf adults) son of Dr. James L. Smith), Charles Thompson, and Big (or Old) George, who worked at Mr. Thompson's home in Georgia. Standing in back is Margaret Brooks Thompson.
A small group is sitting in front of Charles Thompson's Riverside Stock Farm residence, where he raised horses. Mr. Thompson is the man with a mustache standing on the right end. Writing at the bottom of the photo reads: "Chas. Thompson's residence, Windom, Minn. July 5-8, 1896."
Charles Thompson and his wife and a family friend are sitting in front of his residence. From left to right are Margaret Brooks Thompson, Charles Thompson, and Mrs. John Schwirtz.
Photograph of Charles M. Goodsell, the principal founder of Northfield College (later Carleton College), after whom Carleton's Goodsell Observatory was named.
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.
