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 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...
by admin | Jul 23, 2017 | History Blog
Celebrating Preservation: Historic Homes in Northfield By Barbara Evans Beautiful and stately homes in Northfield are so plentiful that having only four of them on the National Register of Historic Places may surprise Northfielders. Homes qualify for national or...
