by admin | Nov 14, 2019 | History Blog
It’s wonderful having a museum in an historic building. The building adds to the ambiance of the story we’re telling. What’s not so great, though, is the amount of maintenance the building needs on a regular basis. Even worse, sometimes, are the repairs, and...
by admin | Sep 5, 2018 | History Blog
I’ve worked admissions at the museum during the Defeat of Jesse James Days for 6 years now and I often see eyes rolling and sneers of disgust during Defeat weekend when visitors see that NHS charges admission to enter the museum. I’ll admit, it’s confusing when there...
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 | Oct 22, 2017 | History Blog
Celebrating Preservation: One Person’s Experience By Barbara Evans I’ve introduced projects and areas of historic architecture in Northfield as general topics. Now I’ll introduce you to a single project and its engineer, HPC Commissioner Randy Lutz. He was part of...
by admin | Aug 19, 2017 | History Blog
Celebrating Preservation: Historic Buildings of Carleton College By Barbara Evans A casual walk through Carleton College reveals an eclectic architecture that tells a story of the history of the campus as seen by its various presidents reflecting their philosophies...
