St. Vincent Memories

A   broadside announcing an upcoming performance (apologies re: language) [Published by Pioneer Express]  In the late 19th and early ...

In Minnesota fairs are older than the state itself, having  "made their appearance ... in the early 1850's," just at the  zen...

Abraham Lincoln as the Puppetmaster of Death (of starvation, war, and executions) Ledger Art  by Travis Blackbird by Prairie Rose ...

Matters of jurisdiction happened quite often in our area, due to the fact that we are close to an international border, as well as two stat...

A historic postcard touts Pembina's attractions.  [Photo Credit: State Historical Society of North Dakota/Digital Horizons] Pembina, N....

R ecently, I came across an online post by someone who mentioned that his grandfather had worked on the St. Vincent Extension line.  Whil...

Pioneer Express January 3, 1908 The New Year was ushered in by the bells of the city echoing with those of St. Vincent and Emerson, a...

"We can talk good roads," he continued, "until we are blue in the face if there is not that great highway running between ...

Source:  Pembina Pioneer Press ( August 13, 1897 ) I n his book, “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the American Stage and Screen ,” drama professo...

Where Have All The Car Dealers Gone? by Jim Benjaminson Gregory Ford's announcement last week that they are giving up their Ford...

Jim Benjaminson is a local historian from Pembina County, North Dakota.  This year is the sesquicentennial of Pembina County, and in cel...

Boston Daily Globe, May 27 1881, Page 1 Boston Daily Globe, May 27 1881, Page 1 I recently wrote about a Kittson County native, Ep...

R ecently I was contacted by a descendant of Dr. Alexander Campbell , St. Vincent's first doctor.  She said that another relative had ju...

Huron City (1883 Plat Map) Source:  HistoricMapWorks.com I 've written about Huron City a few times here before; and of course C...