Unidentified Ojibwe women are at a campsite. They are seated on the ground in front of a tent with cooking pots, dishes, and jars between them; there are buckets in the foreground. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The 1967 Dodge County Extension Service Annual Report contains two documents: Statistical Summary; 57-page Narrative Report. The Narrative Report contains: Introductory Statement (pages 1-3); Extension Organization Program planning and administration, Home Council officers, graph of clubs for 10 years (pages 4-10); In-service Training (pages 11-12); Ag Production - Management and Natural Resources, Feed and Seed Dealer meetings, Crop varieties, June disaster 17-20 inches of rain (pages 13-16); Livestock Beef and swine tour, swine testing, dairy tour, cow numbers dropping by 2,000 per year, insects and disease, issues with insecticides, graph soil testing program (pages 17-22); Marketing and utilization of Farm Products average parity ratio dropping, Associations, carcass contest, ADA milk marketing (page 23-26); Home Economics Lessons and special meetings include Parenthood, Re-upholstery, Estate Planning, Herb Cookery, Hair Care and Styles, Fall Tea (page 27-32); 4-H Radio Speaking, 1st year Horse and Photography project, County and state Fair with no results, Individual entry cards, received check on last day of fair, activities and contests. (pages 32-44); Resource Development and Public Affairs (pages 45-48); Organization 4-h Federation officers and leaders, Homemakers clubs by Township, County Fair Committee membership, 4-H general activity committees (pages 49-50); Budget (page 51).
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
Two large cast iron pots are suspended over a fire, there are two people and wagons in the background. One of the people is wearing a beaded belt. This snapshot by Stella Stocker is from her photograph album. Stocker, a musician and music educator, studied American Indian music among the Ojibwe people in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Cooks preparing food in kitchen at Lake Koronis Assembly Grounds. Lake Koronis Assembly Grounds was established in 1921 by the Evangelical Church as a meeting or "assembly" place for its members. Based on the earlier idea of the "camp meeting", it allowed members of many Evangelical Congregations to meet together in one place for rest and renewal.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
Volume 13, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1987. On the front page are photos from the 15th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival. Other contents include the departure of Craft Connection editor Reinder Van Til; suggestions for crafspeople to attract publicity; profile of multimedia artist Joyce Yamamoto; summary of the 1987 Minnesota Crafts Festival; profile of ceramic artist Donna Getsinger; weaver Gayle Limon; and chef Tom Benson.
Girl Scouts preparing gingerbread in a reflector oven and cooking over a fire. Participants left to right Jeanne Meuwissen, Kathleen Weltsch, Beverly Jungbauer, and Rita Jansen.
Contributing Institution:
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys
Three women in the kitchen cooking. The table is full of food. Images in this collection were found in the attic of an old farm house in Kandiyohi County formerly owned by George Kallevig. Whether these negatives are from the Kallevig family or not is unknown.