St. Vincent Memories

Having had its own County Seat stolen - and for other more practical reasons - St. Vincent came to the support of its neighbor across the...

One of Dakota Territory's earliest territorial courts... W e first encountered the resistance to Pembina having serious territorial i...

Competition for political and economic power between the emerging territorial cities was common in the early days, even between Pembina and...

From   W.P. Davies Newspaper Columns ,   Chester Fritz Library Digital Collections . I don't know if the story above is talking abou...

Pembina County Courthouse, Pembina, ND Although built in 1881 (as a sign reads near the roof line), Pembina wasn't officially design...

I was exploring the Internet in search of local history once again, when I came across a fun bit of  St. Vincent trivia in the form of an...

Old Kittson County Courthouse - I must say, it has a lot more  style than the current courthouse building...too bad it couldn't have...

Manitoba 's rudder ( Marine Museum of Manitoba ) I recently discovered Bruce Cherney and his Heritage Highlights ; it appears that Br...

Early on - and according to my grandmother and mother, well into the last century - there was strong competition between the new towns in o...

Things keep changing up home. Populations shrink, those that stay are farther apart geographically, but the ties that bind are as close ...

"Next Wednesday, Sept. 17, the St. Vincent Fair will open its gates to conduct the 68th Annual Fair which will continue this year from ...