St. Vincent Memories

I present to you, one of St. Vincent's early pioneers - John A. Vanstrum. A veteran of the Civil War, he became very civic-minded, serv...

A s I have earlier hypothesized  when discussing St. Vincent's earlier incorporation (the first of two), it appears I was right -  it wa...

1881 Charter heading... ST. VINCENT Township, organized March 19, 1880, is opposite Pembina, N.Dak. Its name had been earlier given...

I 've been reading this book about Enos Stutsman titled Attorney for the Frontier . Ever since I came across "Stuts", as hi...

Photo of Riel (1878) I t was from the border town of St. Vincent , Minnesota, that on December 26, 1878, Riel gazed longingly at his M...

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

From early on our area was unique,  geographically & politically [Click to enlarge] I t is often thought that the title was secured ...

P resident Cleveland once asked Bishop Whipple what would be the effect of making the Indians voters. Then Bishop Whipple told him that it...

Masthead -  The paper  was started by Horace Greeley T he article below - part of a series on new states in the Union - was written b...

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...

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

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

A native of Maine, born December 23, 1843, of American parentage, the career of Frank A. Wardwell of Pembina , has been an eventful one, and...

Judson LaMoure was the Nestor of the public men of Dakota - [140] years ago he was a public official, serving as sub-agent to the Brule Sio...

Did you know that North Dakota was almost named Pembina? I didn't either. Read on... There was a great deal of objection from influentia...

GORDON, Lord GORDON (alias Hon. Mr Herbert Hamilton, Lord Glencairn, George Gordon, George Herbert Gordon, John Herbert Charles Gordon), ad...

He was of French ancestry. During his service in the Territorial Council of 1857 a bill passed that would move the capitol of Minnesota from...

John N. Chase of St. Vincent , member of the First State Legislature. Photographer: Hill, Kelley & Company Photograph Collection, Ambrot...

Charles Cavileer, the "father of Pembina ," Pembina County, North Dakota, is the oldest living settler of that locality, and has b...

Enos Stutsman - a Pembina pioneer - was one of those characters that people told tales about. Some of them were tall tales, but many of th...