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 | May 8, 2017 | Programs
Northfield History Month Begins on June 1st! Explore Northfield’s Historic Downtown District: This walking tour begins with an overview of the District and then highlights several of the buildings on each block in terms of architectural features, original and...
by admin | Apr 6, 2017 | History Blog
April 6, 2017 marks the day the United States officially declared war on Germany and entered World War I. By that time, however, the war had already touched the lives of those living in Northfield. Young graduates from Northfield High School had enlisted before the...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Events, Exhibits, Programs
We are back up and running after the 4th of July holiday and a few staff vacations! So lets jump back into it. The response we received on our last poll for adding items to our next 40 for 40 exhibit was great! So here is the second one! For the past seven months NHS...
by admin | Jun 17, 2015 | Events
‘Tombstone Tourist’ to visit Historical Society on June 25 The Northfield Historical Society is pleased to host Jeff Sauve— Northfield’s own “Tombstone Tourist” — as he presents a program highlighting Northfield’s cemeteries June 25...
