by admin | Aug 15, 2018 | Historical Findings, History Blog
Northfield started holding a fall festival in September 1946 to celebrate that year’s harvest. In 1948, for the third annual fall festival, local Northfielders Cass Johnson and Sam Haugen decided to recreate the famous bank raid for visitors. This first...
by admin | Oct 25, 2017 | History Blog
15 years after his death, Paul Wellstone remains unforgettable Those who knew and worked with the senator remember their first impressions of him. By Curt Brown The showers were cold at Carleton College 37 years ago. The bathrooms were dirty and the cafeteria was...
by admin | May 21, 2017 | History Blog
Celebrating Preservation: The First National Bank By Cliff Clark The First National Bank on Division Street has undertaken the most extensive Northfield historic preservation project in the past thirty years. The three-story bank at 329 Division Street, designed by...
by admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Historical Findings
Greg Kneser, president of the Northfield Historical Society Board of Directors, has announced that Cathy Osterman will serve as interim executive director. Osterman has worked at the society since 2012, most recently as part-time curator. “We’re excited...
by admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Programs
On February 16, the Northfield Historical Society presents, “Carleton College: The Past Fifty Years of Change and Growth,” a talk by Cliff Clark. An overview of the changes at Carleton College and in town-gown relations over the past 50 years, this program...
