St. Vincent Memories

Jim Benjaminson shared today:   Well, its getting closer to reality - "Sagas of Pembina County, 1867-2017" is at the printer...

H umboldt-St. Vincent School, like any other school, had its share of bullying and bullies... Michael Rustad : I remember when Dave Boat...

Sgt. Fred Bailey [Source:  RCMP Veterans Association, Vancouver Division] L et me introduce you to an ordinary man who happened to...

Elmer Maxwell's tiny gas station   [Photo: Ronald Cox] A woman who wore black and often wore a veil, and would garden early in the ...

Interior of Gardiner garage, still showing signs of accident to this day [Photo Courtesy:  Kris Baldwin Ohmann] This from a witness ...

Circa the late 1940s/early 1950s @ the Short's Cafe... 'The food is not Stranger and we are never Short on customers' ...

T his time, the water cooler chatter turned to our neighboring town - and good friends - Humboldt, MN. Michael Rustad My Mother, Pat ...

The little border town of Emerson, Manitoba, was a surreal place to be in April 1997.  Behind the permanent dike that had been doubled in...

John Stranger - Back row, middle A MEMOIR OF A LIFE,  FOR BETTER OR WORSE By John A. Stranger CHAPTER ONE Beginnings...

T he article below shares a typical yet extraordinary story of one WWI veteran.  His name was Amos Mayse, and among the many things he ...

Nancy gives Cheer a treat... [Diamond Family Collection] I recently posted a story about a crow who was raised by humans, and there...

T he other day, I mentioned crows, which brought up some interesting responses.  My cousin told me how our Grandpa and Grandma Fitzpatrick ...

Rev. Kimberley's Grandson In my eternal quest for stories and history about my beloved hometown, I came across a former resident's...

Anthony "Tony" Merck Humboldt Depot agent T his reminicense by Margaret Matthew Panzer is full of memories and names of old ...

Lyle Dexter, Michael Rustad, Jane Dexter, & Carolyn Wiese (in back) watch videos in church during 2007 town centennial / school reuni...

A pass was regularly made out for a Non-Com and file to go to Pembina , Dakota, for the mail. Passes were also granted at intervals to exc...

From W.P Davies Newspaper Columns , Chester Fritz Library Digital Collections I t's fascinating to read this article that includ...

From a traveler's observation of an immigrant train arriving in St. Vincent comes this account... It was a dull rainy evening when we...

Source:  State Historical Society of North Dakota [Click to enlarge...] THE OLD-TIME POST OFFICE AT PEMBINA By Charles Cavileer Cav...

I finally made it up to Hallock to visit my Aunt Lena yesterday. It was a cold day, but bright and clear with an intense sunlight.  Aft...