St. Vincent Memories

Photograph of St. Vincent depot, as described in the article below... O ne of the great things about our readers is how they participate...

This is a working map primarily of abandoned railroad lines across North America, with layers to include abandonments in other countries, in...

Source:  Pembina Pioneer Press ( August 13, 1897 ) I n his book, “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the American Stage and Screen ,” drama professo...

Norman Kittson , as painted by Kit Leffler ... The Artist Statement for the Double Back: Tracing Histories of the Red River Ox Cart Trail...

I just got my copy of Jill Johnson's newest book, Little Minnesota in World War II:  The Stories Behind 140 Fallen Heroes from Minnes...

Where Have All The Car Dealers Gone? by Jim Benjaminson Gregory Ford's announcement last week that they are giving up their Ford...

Jim Benjaminson is a local historian from Pembina County, North Dakota.  This year is the sesquicentennial of Pembina County, and in cel...

Projector from Grand Theatre [Kittson County Museum Collection] T he Grand Theatre was Hallock's (MN) movie palace.  I was recentl...

W e are in the midst of the Centennial years of WWI . Many men from Kittson County fought in the "Great War", or the "War to ...

Hugh O'Lone, 1870 Kootenai Brown,1895 J ohn George "Kootenai" Brown's reference to “Bob O'Lone” in his memoir...