In case you missed Ole and Lena Joke Night this past Saturday, here is the entire night!  Please note there is strong language in the video.  You can see photos from the joke night here.

Ole and Lena Joke Night 2012 from Hayes Scriven on Vimeo.

The 2012 Ole and Lena Joke Night was a huge success!  Thank you to The Grand Event Center for hosting us and thank you to everyone that was in attendance.  Also thank you to Ole, Lena, Lena, Tina and even Axel!

Here are some photos of the evening.  I hope to have a video of the program up soon as well.  But for now you can also check out the coverage on Northfield Patch  here, here and even here.

Ole and Lena Joke Night will be this Saturday, April 14.  Because last year was such a success we have moved the event to the Grand Event Center!  Doors open at 6:30 with the Norwegian humor starting at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 and you can get them at NHS or at the door.  If you have questions feel free to email or call us at 507-645-9268

April 14, we will have our next installment of the infamous Ole and Lena Joke Night.  This years event will be held at the Grand Event Center.  Doors open at 6:30 with the Norwegian humor starting at 7:00.  Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the NHS.  We are located at 408 Division Street.  More details to come!

Just so you get your fix, here is a good Ole and Lena for you!

We had our 37th Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 17 at Great Hall on the Carleton College Campus.  There were about 100 NHS members in attendance. We honored three long time supporters, Marion, David and Susan Hvistendahl.  Thank you to our musicans, Like a Bossa, you did a wonderful job! Finally, thank you to Carleton College, Community Resource Bank, KYMN Radio and the Northfield News for your sponsorship of the meeting!

NHS Annual Meeting Photos

NHS member and local paparazzi, Griff Wigley was there and took some photos as well.

Left to Right: David, Marion and Susan Hvistendahl

We are pleased to announced that we will hold our 37^th Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 17, 2012, at the Great Hall on the campus of Carleton College.  Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for a social hour, program starts at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to all members of the Northfield Historical Society and attendees need only sign up for membership on the evening of the event if they are not currently a member.

We are hoping to have our best turnout ever as we have just launched our 1,000-member Campaign. We will also be honoring the Hvistendahl family at the event. We are delighted to be honoring Marion, David and Susan Hvistendahl. They have been long-time supporters of the historical society and they have really made it a family affair. I can’t think of a more deserving trio to be honored.

Marion retired to Northfield in 1990 with her husband, Jake, following rich and varied college teaching careers. She volunteered in the Museum Store and brought local historical figure Ann North to life as part of her Women in History presentations. Marion has also teamed with Brad Ness to present Ole and Lena Night, an NHS benefit.

Susan, a St. Olaf College graduate, has done extensive historical research since moving to Northfield in 2004. She chaired NHS’s Oral History Committee, edited a publication written by Alvin Houston on Lewiston, a local ghost town, and, in 2010, published a book on the Lyceum Building, the second publication of the NHS History Series. Susan is a regular contributor on local history to the Northfield Entertainment Guide.

Wow, last week was an amazing week for NHS!

On Thursday we opened our newest exhibit, The History of Telephones in Northfield.  The exhibit is sponsored by the St. Olaf Telephone Office and will be up until late June!

On Sunday, over 200 people packed the Weitz Center for Creativity to hear Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies Professor Carol Donelan talk about here book, Electric Theater: The Emergence of Cinema in Northfield 1896-1971.  Sorry for the quality of the photo from Sunday, all I had was my cell phone camera.

The History of Telephones in Northfield, Exhibit Opening Photos

Carol Donelan, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Carleton College, will offer a narrated tour through re-created episodes in Northfield’s early moviegoing history in the cinema at the Weitz Center for Creativity on Sunday, February 26 at 2:00pm. In addition to the lecture, early short films and a stellar cast of local musicians and performers will enliven the show. Come experience the movies as they once were. The event is co-sponsored by Carleton’s Humanities Center and Cinema & Media Studies Department, the Northfield Historical Society, the Northfield News and KYMN Radio. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Last Thursday, February 16, we hosted former NHS and Rice County Historical Society Board President Jim Stark’s presentation Why the Civil War was Fought: The Antebellum Period.  There were 47 people in attendance.  Everyone in attendance got a very detailed account of the events that lead to the Civil War.

This Thursday, February 23. NHS will unveil our new exhibit, The History of Telephones. The exhibit opening is from 6-8.  This exhibit is a

Left to Right: David, Marion and Susan Hvistendahl

Marion, Susan and David Hvistendahl, three long-time supporters of Northfield Historical Society, will be the honorary chairs at the society’s annual meeting Saturday evening, March 17, at Carleton College’s Great Hall.

Marion retired to Northfield in 1990 with her husband, Jake, following rich and varied college teaching careers. She volunteered in the Museum Store and brought local historical figure Ann North to life as part of her Women in History presentations. Marion has also teamed with Brad Ness to present Ole and Lena Night, an NHS benefit.