St. Vincent Memories

St. Vincent 1900 Census - William Ash , Enumerator [Click to enlarge] Census Population Counts: 1880 - 489 1890 - 507 1900 - 2...

R uth Younggren, a first grade teacher of poor children in Minnesota, yearly spent the first two weeks teaching the sounds of English and...

T he other day, I mentioned crows, which brought up some interesting responses.  My cousin told me how our Grandpa and Grandma Fitzpatrick ...

Who was Col. Fisk ? T ry as I might, I have not been able to find out anything definitive about the mysterious 'Colonel Fisk' me...

Hallock, 2010 - Beau Bakken creates mural on side of his parents' business based on an old photograph... Hallock, 1910 - Note the...

Fire escape slide on west side of St. Vincent School [Courtesy of: Cleo Bee Jones] I am not sure when the fire escape was put in, but ...

"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 ...