St. Vincent Memories

"HISSSSssss..." - I remember well the sounds of the radiators... After writing about the St. Vincent School recently, I reme...

Rev. Appleby circa 1890 Photographer: W. H. Stalee   [Minnesota Historical Society] F rom the records left behind, it's clear that l...

Farmer's Store in Hallock (1910).  Note tea chest on left... [Photo Credit:   Minnesota Historical Society ]  My Mom and I often ...

St. Vincent Classroom, circa 1903: My great uncle Charlie is the boy against the window shade in the far back, on right; my great aunt ...

I received an email from Michael Rustad saying my recent post about P.N. Tri brought back some memories of his own, and that he hoped those...

The story I'm about to share has been shared here before .  While the first version was full of character (based on solid research), th...

From 1920 "Farm Boys & Girls Leader". Organized in 1919, it was the start of what would be known as the  the 4-H club of th...

Mosquito Swarm [Click to see closer...if you dare!] T he newspaper article excerpt below describes a truly horrifying situation. I h...

So many children entered through these doors T he sign is blank.  The steps are mostly buried, a railing rises from the earth.  A  gi...

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