Archive - Apr 10, 2006
It was a Grand event at the Grand
Submitted by hayes on Mon, 04/10/2006 - 22:21.
(The pictures left to right are, Becca Wheeler infront of her exhibit, The full house at the Grand before the program, Maggie and some friends having a good time, our rembrance panel with left to right; Steve Swanson John Mark Schad, Phyliss Finger, Herb Fick, and Brynhild Rowberg)
Last Thursday (4/6/06) the Northfield Historical Society presented the History of the Grand/Ware Auditorium. The program kicked off with Becca Wheeler, NHS intern and St. Olaf student, giving a very well prepared history of the Grand. She documented how A.K. Ware founded the Ware Auditorium in 1899 and its first set back four months later with a fire. She went up to the present, detailing the Grand long and rich history. Becca closed by saying,