St. Vincent Memories

Pembina ND NP depot looking northeast in 1969 (Photo by Charles W. Bohi) from Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Emerson Junct...

The excerpt below is from a historical essay written by a Humboldt-St. Vincent student, and originally copied off of the Red River Valley we...

Between 1812 and 1823 the Selkirk settlers/Red River Settlement used Pembina as a seasonal (in winter) residence. In the early 1820's...

Patrick was ecstatic to finally get at the building of their house. "That carpenter, Johannason, is a hustler! We got all the plate set...

I have strong feelings about trying to show as much of the whole history as best as I can of our area, and that must include the peoples tha...

I came across this link to an index of the historical essays so many of us participated in writing back in our school days. It's part ...

From: Democracy in America By Alexis de Tocqueville The concept of the Great American Desert had long been familiar to Americans and indee...

Maggy's pains began on the last Sunday in January, just after she had gone to bed. Patrick had taken off his shirt and was preparing to ...

S on. Husband. Father. World War II Veteran. Bush Pilot. Politician. Author . Local Historian (and descendant of some of the area...

It was the Dead Ball era ... Dick Cleem played in the St. Vincent town baseball team when he was an adult. He also played baseball with Pem...