St. Vincent Memories

I was contacted out of the blue today by Ayla Z. Who is Ayla Z, you might ask? Well, after looking at her family website , it looks like so...

My grandfather, Sheldon Albert Fitzpatrick, was a beekeeper; it was one of his many talents. The others included carpentry, farming, and com...

I'm currently reading Forgetting Ireland , a local history book written by a woman who grew up in the area written about (Graceville, Mi...

Patricia (Short) Lewis, Fargo, formerly of St. Vincent, has started a blog (online journal) about St. Vincent and surrounding areas. Take a ...

St Vincent December 6, 1886 My dear Maggie and Grandpa we received your kind and welcome letter and was glad to hear that you were well as t...

I wish I had had the foresight to copy down some of the names, places of birth, and causes of death, that I saw in the old St. Vincent Cemet...

Algona POW Camp System was based out of Iowa during World War II. The camps held prisoners-of-war of the Allies, including many Germans . ...

St Vincent July 26th 1886 My Dear Maggie and Granpa We received your kind letter and was glad to hear that you were well as this leaves us a...

Dick Lapp's Reminiscences of the U.S. Customs Service by Don Keller Prohibition was the name of the game when Dick Lapp entered the Cust...

While on a trip to the twin cities this long weekend, I visited the Minnesota Historical Society headquarters' library and did a bit of ...